Some humans relax in natural places,
and are less content in human spaces.
While other’s thrive in the social whirl,
a nature’s soul will find depth of meaning,
far from the thrum of a human being.
Nature’s souls go to wild spaces,
for it is here they find their sacred places.
Cheers to you from a nature’s soul~
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Hugs & cheers to you my friend~ <3
Regal Eagle. Symbol our our country. America. Out of many one.
Yes, he is regal and a more than a bit annoyed with us it seems!
Beautiful, words and pictures!
Merci beaucoup mon ami~ <3
I love all your photos, they’re awesome, Cindy. 🙂
You are awesome my friend! Thank you~ <3
It is so good to share our passions. That is glorious country, and I’m so happy to have shared it as well in my own travels!
I am glad you have experienced it. Red Rock Country has a spiritual tranquility that calms your soul~
Many thanks for the many cheers you provide, today and the yesterday’s.
Ah, your thoughtful appreciation makes is so worthwhile~
Awesome! I am quite certain that most will find them relax with these images..
Oh good! We need relaxation now~ <3
WoW WoW WOW!!!!
You are a lovely friend my friend~ <3
Thank you, as are you, Cindy <3
Oh, wow, I’m breathless! Truly stunning natural beauty. Thanks for posting these, Cindy!
Ah, thank you much more Eliza for appreciating them like the true nature’s soul you are!
That I am. 😉
Great photos! The picture of the eagle is just magnificent!
Thank you! Eagles are magnificent creatures~
They are. I’ve gotten a few photos, but nothing from that close!
Nature at its best. And all at peace and rest. 🙂
Yes, My heart rate slows in natural places…..
Really beautiful, Cindy, in every way!
Makes me happy I posted! Thank you~
Love you photos tonight!
So happy you do & thank you!
beautiful, just beautiful
So kind and so appreciated! Cheers to you Julz & thank you too~
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Beautiful article.
Muchos gracias mi amigo y abrazos tan bien~
Gorgeous gorgeous photographs that spoke to my nature’s soul. I am so much happier surrounded by nature. Where were these photos taken?
Alison xox
This is why we understand each other so well. We are both nature’s souls~ <3 The photos were taken in Utah; Moab, St George, Arches and Canyonlands National Parks.
Beautiful photos, beautiful words. Thanks Cindy.
Ah, wonderful to hear from you Wally and hope you are well my friend~ <3
What a remarkable cactus flower!
I thought it was the most beautiful cactus flower I have seen!
Beautiful capture…
Honored. Thank you!
your work is stunning Cindy! thank you ~ smiles hedy
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Beautiful pictures. Is that Arizona or some other far off and distant land? Great blog.
Thank you, these were taken in Utah: Arches & Canyonlands National Parks, and Moab & St George.
Gorgeous photos, Cindy The last two look like relatives….
Both a bit prickly…..
The colours…just wow.
The magical palette of red rock country~
Stunning. Especially the bald eagle. Love!
I am enraptured by eagles too! Thank you & cheers to you~
Lovely photos, equally lovely words.
Lovely of you to take the time to say so. Thank you!
Stunning photos, Cindy. Of course, they’re all beautiful, but I love the reflections. Aaaah 🙂
Reflections mesmerize me too. They make us wonder at what we see.
Breathtaking pictures! Thank you for sharing them. 🙂
Thank you much more for appreciating them~
Not at all a problem. They’re gorgeous.
What amazing landscapes, Cindy. The rock formations are particularly interesting.
Leslie
They are interesting aren’t they, these ancient structures carved by natures hand~
They are indeed, Cindy.
Leslie
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Cheers Cindy, beautiful…
Grazie mille~
Is that Sedona? I liked the yellow beak!
Close, but these are all in Utah, Canyonlands, Arches, Moab & the outskirts of St George in Ivins.
Ahhh! Sedona is so beautiful! Tall cliffs and red plateaus…
Yes it is red rock country and it is magical!
There used to be crystals embedded in the rocks… magical to say the least… they say Sedona and Asheville NC are both spiritual hubs
Amazing breathtaking landscapes and reflections 🙂
Ahhh, makes me happy I posted. Thank you! <3
🙂 🙂
Cheers right back to you, Cuz.
There’s a peace in nature’s spaces
that can’t be found in other places.
The silence of nature quiets the soul and grants rest to a tired mind and heart, be it a desert, a mountainside, a forest, or stream or lake. In those places we find our peace. Hugs ! 🙂
Yes it does and that is why we are cousins. Nature’s soul relations~ <3
Well said. Nature is grand.
Thank you!
My God, you get some magnificent photos! And then have the audacity to put perfect words to them. Why hasn’t National Geographic called you?
The joy I receive from the kindness of people like you are more rewarding than anything to me. Thank you. <3
I see a lot of photographs and my son is a photographer. Not many do it as well as you.
Your photographs are among the most beautiful I have ever seen, including Ansel Adams.
Ahhh, humbled and honored beyond words Charles. He is the undefeated master.
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Very well-stated…Cindy perfectly captures the wild hears of those of us who live in Nature – wherever we are.
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I love this comment. Nature is everywhere. We can find the solace of nature in the green spaces in our cities, and most importantly, we can carry nature’s beauty in our hearts and souls as you do my friend. <3
We almost retired in Ashland. I know precisely what you mean.
You could have attended Shakespeare Festival every year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Shakespeare_Festival
I know. I know. I am a lifelong idol of the bard. We have The Old Globe but Ashland has the festival. There was an incredible log house there on 13 acres. I still think of it. It was basically family that kept me in California. Santa Fe and Ashland were the two top choices.
Clever decision
I’m soul touched, my friend! (((´♡‿♡`+)))♬° ✧❥✧¸.•*¨*✧♡✧ ℒℴѵℯ ✧♡✧*¨*•.❥
You touch my soul my dear friend. (((´♡‿♡`+)))♬° ✧❥✧¸.•*¨*✧♡✧ ℒℴѵℯ ✧♡✧*¨*•.❥
Oh, several people have already said stunning. I was going to say stunning. They are stunning pictures anyway. The long distance canyons vista is my favorite.
Ahh, thanks John. Those red rock canyons are amazing aren’t they. They line up geological time for us to see, and touch, and walk through. It sort of clarifies our unimportance in the scheme of things which is huge relief to me. I don’t like the responsibility of thinking I’m important.
Ha ha. Indeed. There is an abundance of ‘importance’ going around these days.
The colors are amazing. So very beautiful. The eagle…stunning. I want to pet him and hold him in my arms. He wouldn’t like that but he’s so gorgeous.
He is gorgeous and unapproachable and perfect. Hugs to you my friend~
You are so poetic Cindy. This post, along with images of nature’s wonders, most definitely speaks to me! I love how the 5th image from the top conveys such incredible spaciousness and the close-up, intimate look at the cactus flower and bald eagle.
The fifth is complicated and cerebral to figure out which is why it speaks to you my cerebral friend. All those layers of geological time spread out before you with no clear clarifiers or orienting points. It was disorienting to me, but interesting. The eagle and the flower are just incredible living things. We are part of a beautiful world. Hugs to you my dear Lynn~ <3
You know me so well Cindy! Hugs and a big thank you for you as well! <3
<3 <3
How can something so barren be so breathtakingly beautiful? I dunno. Just is.
Yes, I dunno either, which is a good place to be.
These photos are so fantastic – the contrasting colours are stunning. 🙂
Honored that you enjoyed them!
ancora un saluto incantato dall’occhio ardito della tua superba aquila!
La natura che ci circonda ci ricorda che la sua selvaggia bellezza va amata e rispettata! a te il grande onore di presentarcela in tutta la sua stupefacente maestosit°
Come sempre un grazie dal profondo della mia anima
Annalisa
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Beautiful pictures!
Thank you!
Wow Cindy for an amazing beautiful post 🙂
I just love this places.
Gracias mi amiga. It has a magic that calms your soul.
Yes it has, Cindy 🙂
Hugs to you Irene!
Thanks Cindy and hugs to you too
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To start this lovely morning of soft mist and rain… the complete opposite environment with Cindy Knoke’s photographs at Arches National Park. Stunningly beautiful.
Happy Anniversary Sally and thank you!
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Thank you Cindy. hugs
<3
Real outstanding photography and wonderful writing
Honored and humbled. Thank you!
Beautiful post! I love your photographs as well. Amazing
So kind & so appreciated!
Poetry in words and pictures- how wonderful.
How kind of you to say so! Thank you~
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