by Atala | Nov 12, 2019 | Nature Spirit | Trees
When the same type of nature spirit keeps making its appearance, and you locate images of him/her, you can start your personal cataloging. We have a wonderful naturally-evolved field study going on at our Nature Spirit Community on Facebook. We get to see, posted by...
by Atala | Feb 9, 2021 | Nature Spirit | Trees
I was out photographing in a local preserve a few weeks ago. It was a new area for me – I’d visited it once, and was now back for another visit with the wonderful nature spirits who live there. One area of the woods had been hard hit – it looked like...
by Atala | Dec 1, 2015 | Nature Spirit | Trees
This intricate scene of nature spirits Jamming in Central Park, NY is an example of the ability of trees to manifest complex stories within themselves. It is one of the many complex stories the very strong, aware and powerful nature spirits of Central Park have...
by Atala | Jun 14, 2013 | Nature Spirit | Trees
I have found in my nature photography wanderings many of the nature types we hear of in folk tales and the old Celtic nature tales. There are all sorts of personalities in both trees and rocks – the buffoon, the happy go lucky, the warrior, merchant,...
by Atala | Oct 10, 2015 | Nature Spirit | Trees
Nature spirits often have a good sense of humor. I discovered one such tree living at the Log Slide, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The site has a beautiful overlook of Lake Michigan, and is a favored tourist site. ...
by Atala | Jan 14, 2015 | Nature Spirit | Trees
The tree shown here is one of my favorites for showing just how detailed the nature spirits can be in their tree sculpting, what a keen sense of humor they have, and also how savvy they are on slang usage by us humans. I discovered this marvelous tree along the path...
by Atala | Oct 15, 2019 | Nature Spirit | Trees
Lake Superior is a wild and untamed area – whether you’re a human or a nature spirit. Life and death on this largest of the Great Lakes seems to be in a constant battle with each other, and all life on these shores are known for their courage and resilience. I met a...
by Atala | Jun 7, 2013 | Community, Nature Spirit | Trees
I love it when I go for a walk in nature, pose a question to the universe – and get answered with a cosmic kiss! The universe hears everything, and responds. It is just that we sometimes don’t know how to listen. Here are some nature spirit hearts who...
by Atala | Dec 15, 2015 | Nature Spirit | Trees
The nurturing nature of the feminine spirit is on occasion embodied by spirit in trees and rocks. Here are a few of my favorites, who I have encountered over the years. This is a collage showing a lady of the forest bringing forth a baby bird. Notice her heart-shaped...
by Atala | Nov 21, 2017 | Nature Spirit | Trees
Rocks, trees and plants like to live in community. They are happy and feel protected when they are part of a group. There are some solitary exceptions. But when you think about it, even solitaries are seeking community – only, for them, it is discovering and...
by Atala | Oct 15, 2014 | Audio & Video, Nature Spirit | Trees
Video – A nature spirit vortex created by five plane trees energizes Central Park
by Atala | Mar 16, 2013 | Nature Spirit | Trees
This sequoia stands 209 feet tall, is 96 feet in circumference, and is estimated to be 1800 years old! He is called the Grizzly Giant, and lives in Yosemite National Park, California. The Grizzly Giant asked me to sit with him for awhile, and I happily did so. We had...