One evening, with a heavy Heart, I decided to go to a creek to photograph some waterfalls at twilight. I needed to be around water to get into my Calm Space. My Life was in a whirl so I sought solace in Mother, as I always do.
I started taking photographs from the bridge and because of the guard rails being in the way of a clear shot, I had to use my tripod as a unipod for some of the images. To steady the entire ensemble I braced my camera right on the guard rail itself. I also had to wait to compress the shutter when the bridge was clear of all traffic. It was quite the feat and in looking back I don’t know how I did it. I was so focused in what I was doing, the heaviness of Heart abated.
When I shot all I wanted from the bridge, I packed my gear and headed for the actual creek bed, where I knew were more waterfalls. I didn’t realize it at the time, but the combination of pigmented water from a recent rain, and the light of the setting sun, gave me some spectacular colors in my images. I couldn’t believe the Gift Mother gave me when I opened the images in my editor. My jaw dropped. As I think yours will as well.
Please enjoy the following images of absolute pure magic. I am not exaggerating. See for yourself. I present to you,
“Twilight Magic”
(The first 5 photos were taken from the bridge, with number 4 & 5 photos using my tripod as a unipod.)
(The following 4 images were taken at the creek bed.)
Writing/Photography 2014©AmyRose
Nice work… final waterfall shot does it for me 🙂
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I worked up to the “bang” for the ending!
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Another WOW! moment
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Thank you, Richard. I agree. Wow! Love, Amy
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“Pure magic” is an understatement! Beautiful!
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Thank you, Mary! Thnk you! I am in awe of what transpired that evening. Love, Amy
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I am in awe of Mother and your ability to share her majesty, Amy Rose. ❤
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Thank you, Mark! Thank you! May you feel the serenity and Peace Mother gave to me through these images. May your day be Blessed! Love, Amy
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Wow! These are absolutely beautiful!
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Thank you SO much for you comment. It really meant a lot to me. Bless you! Love, Amy
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Entirely gorgeous 🙂
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Thank you, Morgan. Thank you. Love, Amy
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They are absolutely stunning Amy!!! 🙂 Thank you for this! 🙂 ❤
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You are so welcome, Line. May this “magic” be felt by you, making your day one of JOY and Bliss! Love, Amy
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WoW! So calming despite the energy of the water. Almost like delicate brushstrokes. 🙂
Lovely Amy.
Val
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Thank you, Val. It was quite the experience and I am so thrilled I am able to share it with you. Love, Amy
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Wow Wow Wow! They are simply beautiful, thank you for sharing Amy 🙂 ❤
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Neha, it is my pleasure to be able to share an event that truly was magical. Thank you for being a part of Petals. It means so much to me. Love, Amy
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These are all such beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing them.
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You are so welcome, Dan. Bless you for being a part of Petals. Love, Amy
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I’m so in awe! Too beautiful, Amy!
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Thank you, Amy. Yes, truly a magical moment Mother gave to me which I in turn give to you. May you receive the Gift. Love, Amy
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I do appreciate the Gift, Amy. Thank you for reminding us 🙂 ❤
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(((HUGS))), Amy. Bless you for touching my Heart. xx
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Glorious! I especially LOVE those close-ups!
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Thank you, Laura! Thank you!!! I stepped into Magic. And I share it with you. (((HUGS))) Amy
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Thank you! (and thank you to your hubby hehe)
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Hubby wasn’t there for this one. I went solo. Perhaps that is why I stepped into Magic. It was just for me. xx Amy
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oh! I thought this was the one where he helped you down.
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Nope. This is a different location. I got down to this creek all by myself. It was an easy route this time. (smile) xx Amy
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Hehe
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Lovely shots, Amy.
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I brought to you Magic that is rarely seen. I hope you take the Gift I presented you with, and treasure it. Love, Amy
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It’s like sitting in an outdoor amphitheater watching a drama unfold. Spectacular shots and the shades of color – just wow. If I had to pick a favorite, I think it would be the second one.
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Aw, Bless you, Susan. Thank you from the bottom of my Heart in recognizing a Gift when you see one. May your day be extra special today for this Gift Mother gave me and I share with you. Love, Amy
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Beautiful falling light filled water!!! Just lovely! I can always sit by water all day long. It is soothing to my entire being. Thanks Aimes!!! You are always right where one needs to be! 🙂
Love as always,
Denise
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May this Gift Mother gave to me enrich your life this day, Denise. Bless you! Love, Amy
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Such soothing images.
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Thank you and Bless you. Love, Amy
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Wow, these are simply beautiful. I have always loved water and these are so inspiring. Could look at these all day 🙂 Great Job, Amy and thanks for sharing them ♥ Kathy
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Oh, Kathy, really, the honor is all mine. To have the means to share something that was so special to me is a Gift. The Magic I was shown and was able to create still stuns me. I could look at these all day too. (((HUGS))) Amy
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(((HUGS))) back and love the Magic ♥
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Pieces of my heart…. Love Catnip
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With Love, Amy
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Gentle greatness.
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Catnip, I am right now pruning back my Peonies. You just may want the seeds I have when you SEE my Peonies I will be posting either tomorrow or Thursday. I am putting all the pods aside, according to the color and type of Peony. I am stunned to see how many seeds I have this year. Just letting you know …
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How do you get the seeds?
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From the plant itself. They are in pods. Not all my plants seem to be female. So far, just the frilly pink I got pods off from, and I think those are the ones I will post. The deep reds have no pods, the whites none so far as I can see, and I have one other variety of a deep pink that I have yet to check. I understand fully about the privacy issue, so if you are not comfortable exchanging addresses I will not be hurt. I mean it. I totally understand. I am just putting the offer out there for you. Bottom line, two things. No one gets your address. And I am not asking money for them. These Peonies were Gifted to me by my best friend who now walks the Next World, so I want to continue the Gift. I don’t even know yet if these pods have seeds. I am just cutting off the pods and putting them in a paper bag for now, to let dry. OK?
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Hey that would be lovely. I have nothing to hide. Let me know when they are ready. Are you on Facebook?
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Yes, I am. But I never use it. I will let you know if the pods do have seeds, and go from there. OK? I have nothing to hide either, as I am sure your perceptiveness has shown. I still have more plants to prune, so out the door I go. Bless you, for trusting me! Love, Amy
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Very beautiful! ❤
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Thank you. Love, Amy
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Amy, these are just gorgeous!
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Thank you SO much. Your comment means so much to me. Love, Amy
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I really mean it, Steve. Thank you. I’m thrilled you experienced the “magic” as well. (smile) xx
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So beautiful, Amy!
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Thank you SO much!! I hope the “magic” seen here shows up in your own life! Love, Amy
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Thank you, and in yours as well!!
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(smile)
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Incredibly Majestic!!
What a gift you have shared with us, Amy ❤ Your love for expressing through your photos is wonderful ❤
((HUGS))
Tonya
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Tonya! How good it is to see you! And I am so deeply honored and touched by your loving words. Bless you! I pray the “magic” seen here in my images, follows you into your own life! (((HUGS))) Amy
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Wow- per usual, your photos just completely move me. What a wonderful place to find solace and peace. ❤
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Thank you, Melissa. Bless you for your continual support of my Petals. Now that Rusty is finally in the clear, I can actually come to see you! How nice!!! Love, Amy
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Beautiful. I do the same – I go to the park and just absorb nature and it recharges my batteries. 😀
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Thank you so much. Your comment truly means a lot to me. Love, Amy
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Reblogged this on in view and commented:
I have allowed myself this fantastic photos to Reblog.
Thank you for sharing, AmyRose! 🙂
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Thank YOU for the reblog, Marijap. (((HUGS))) Amy
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STUNNING! ❤
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Thank you, Julie!!! So much!!!! Love, Amy
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I promised you that I’d weigh in, so here goes. Essentially, I like what you’ve done here. You’ve captured some unusual lighting conditions very well. (That brownish, silty look is one that’s common at some waterfalls (see the fall photos at the bottom of this entry as an example: http://lightscapesphotography.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/the-up-day-3/.)
There’s a lot of perspective variety here, which is always encouraging to see. I urge you to keep playing around with different focal lengths and realist/abstract/semi-abstract renderings. There are an almost endless number of ways to capture waterfalls and cascades; most people satisfy themselves with a simple head-on shot and move on. You’ve already demonstrated a willingness to go far beyond, and I hope you’ll continue to push the limits each time you head out.
Well done!
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Wow, Kerryl, I am so very humbled by your very encouraging words. I do like to experiment and to get something from a unique angle. I walk around first at a site, and listen to what is being shown to me. Sometimes it takes a while before I understand why I am there. This one was just one magic moment after the other. Doing a unipod trick with a tripod while balancing the camera on a guard rail was quite the creative side of me, coming to the forefront. I really don’t want to repeat that experience. My eyes see differently then most people’s eyes and this is what I bring with me when I am behind a camera. Your words spoken to me, after seeing your work, has floored me. I thank you from the bottom of my Heart. I now head to see where you are leading me with the link you left. (((HUGS))) Amy
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Looks very cool stream of water. It is great to see in summer time to come. Very nice!
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Thank you, YellowCable. Thank you. Love, Amy
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Beautiful! You do this so well.
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Thank you SO much! I am pleased you enjoyed my post. Bless you. Love, Amy
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Spectacular Amy! 🙂
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Thank you, Maverick! Thank you! (((HUGS))) Amy
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I wish I could go with the flow as easy as your pics make it look, Amy. 😉
What a charming getaway you have! Cozy cool, methinks! Peace, keith
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The flow has been tough, Keith. Really tough. Rapid tough. I was just sitting here thinking how I am going to survive even one more day of these rapids. Stunned, shocked, disbelieving that so much is falling apart around me. At times even me. And I am the Eye of the storm. Hmmmm…..My photography is crucial for me right now to stay connected to God or I would sink. So I look at these falls and feel myself unwind and melt into the Heart of God. Love, Amy
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Best wishes, dear lady, and keep swimming! 🙂
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Tis the only way I know, Keith. I refuse to go down with the ship. God is my life raft. And I am NOT letting go. The One who walked ON water is teaching me the very same. (smile)
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Spectacularâ¦â¦.what coloring you captured!
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Thank you, Mom. I got lucky between the pigment in the water and the twilight light. And of course there is the person behind the camera with the eye that sees. (smile) Hoping you are having a good week!!! Love, Amy
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Absolutely beautiful 🙂
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Thank you SO much. May the magic seen in these waterfalls touch your Heart and soothe your Soul. Bless you. Love, Amy
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They certainly have, As well as inspired. Thank you Amy 🙂
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The pleasure is all mine. Thank you. Love, Amy
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Very nice, Amy… ❤
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Thank you, Janis. Thank you. Love, Amy 💞🌹💞
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You are such an inspiring artist; thank you for sharing your talents with us. Light & love.
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Aw, Lisa, the pleasure is mine. Thank you for being a part of my life! Love, Amy
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These are some nice shots! I always like waterfall photos. Big or small. 🙂
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Thank you, Justin! I’m on on way to another creek today. Hopefully I’ll find magic again! xx Amy
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The set of last four is awesome! It looks for myself as a still monuments full of life. The water and flame are two things you can look after endlessly.
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Alexander, I do thank you from the bottom of my Heart for your comment. I really got lucky that evening. I didn’t know what magic I caught until I went to edit the photos. Then my jaw just dropped. (((HUGS))) Amy
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Absolutely Stunning and Gorgeous!! You are gifted! Blessings!
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I am greately humbled by your words, Mar. Thank you. May the magic seen in my images be felt in your own life. Love, Amy
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Thanks Love!
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such fluid emotions spilling from Gaia….
Beautiful Lady PinkRose…The next to the last one made me think of Angel wings in motion….
Take Care…You Matter…
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maryrose
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That is because you are an Angel, Maryrose. I know. Love, AmyRose
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Amy, once again your “work” has touched my heart. Waterfalls have a special spiritual meaning to me and you have captured that so well. i hope that you have found the peace and light in them that you are in need of right now, also. As your journey continues, allow the waters flow to bring you strength and perseverance so that you may find the way you are seeking. Peace and love, Phyl
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Phyl, it took a while, but the tranquility of the water has soothed my Heart. I am thrilled that these waters have touched you as well, and for this I am deeply grateful. May this beauty found in these falls manifest in your life in endless ways. Thank you so much for your comment. Love, Amy
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Oh, Amy… Gorgeous shots… Certainly a gift inside of you too…
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I am very humbled by your words, Lor. Thank you from the bottom of my Heart. Thank you. Love, Amy
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What a gorgeous place;)
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Oh wow! Bless you! Your words went straight to my Heart. (((HUGS)))Amy
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You’re right! Amazingly beautiful! 🙂
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Thank you, Linda! It is good to see you here today. I’ve missed you. As I have obviously missed you. Just LUV the techo poop. Hehehehehehe xx
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Wow, some really magical images here, Amy. Blessed, indeed!
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There are more of those coming, Eliza. I don’t know when but I have taken them and I can tell you I am blown away. What a shutter speed can do with my different way of seeing, is just making my jaw drop. I have SO much to show everyone …. in due time. Tis the season to go photo shooting …. la la la la la la la. In fact, I am taking three days off which I will be notifying eveyone about tomorrow. Many more places to go … many more adventures to seek. Have a great night! I am off to bed. Love, Amy
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absolutely beautiful…I could imagine myself writing poetry amongst this beautiful surrounding:)
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Thank you, Zara, so much. I am indeed touched by your comment. One of these days, instead of my camera, I will bring my pad and pen and just sit by a beautiful setting to write. May you have a Blessed Weekend. Love, Amy
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These are blowing me away girl! WOW! You are really talented! Wow! Wow seems like a dumb word but I’m speechless!
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(smiling) I use the word WOW as well when I see other photographers’ work while I sit there with my mouth hanging open. LOL Love, Amy
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That’s cute! So that is good to know! I get wow’d a lot. There are some lovely photographers here on WP! You are one of them!
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(((HUGS))) and thank you!!!
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I want to personally invite you to participate in artists4peace. It’s a collaborative blog we have started in order to spread love, understanding and peace through art. Your words are always so wonderful, your photographs as well. We plan to publish once a month (the blog is only a day old) but we are using materials now, in order to get started. So once a month we will publish the work of artists who wish to spread peace throughout the world through art. If you decide to join us please send your work to: artists4peaceproject@gmail.com There’s a lot more info on my blog:) Once we all vote on the logo, at the end of the month, we will have a symbol to put on all of our blogs,as well as a heading for the blog itself. Hugs and beauty in your life, my friend.
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Wow. I am so touched, so honored. Let me think about this, OK? I would love to contribute. It depends on how much work this involves. I’m up to my eyebrows as it is . I’ll get back to you on this, I promise. Love, Amy
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Lovely! Yes, nature is my solace as well…your words helped me this morning…and your photographs added to the delight! Thank you!
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You are SO welcome, Johann. (((HUGS))) Amy
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These are amazing AmyRose! Jawdropping indeed. Just love love the light. I’ll bet these put you in a better mood, how could they not.
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Wow, Linda, thank you SO much!!! I must come over to see you. Why have you not been in my reader? Let’s not go there. *sigh* But I do really thank you!! Yes, these amazing sights lifted my heavy heart that I had at the time. (((HUGS))) Amy
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