#lightstruck

2025-02-02

“Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.” ~ William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis

#SilentSunday #ShakespeareSunday #love #valentines #February #sunrise #lightstruck #hope #beach #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

Sun rays shining through clouds that are breaking up after a storm out over the ocean; the sun is reflected onto the calm dark gray-blue water; there is a wooden pier at the bottom left of the image.
2025-02-01

Happy #Imbolc! We’ve survived the darkest days of the year and are halfway between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox.

#spring #lightstruck #sunrise #PartialToPink #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #hope

Sunrise through bare tree branches over housetops graduating from gold to pink to purple.
2025-01-20

“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” ~ Martin’s Luther King, Jr.

#MLK #SocialJustice #DelightOverDarkness #lightstruck #QuietJoys #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

Silver sparkles created by the sun shine on the Chesapeake Bay over a group of small dark rocks with bright green marsh grasses on the left.
2025-01-10

“𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡 / 𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒, 𝑠𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑡 / 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑙𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠 / 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 / 𝐿𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠.” ~ 𝐵𝑜𝑐𝑘 & 𝐻𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑘

#sunrise #sunset #lightstruck #creationstruck #moon #clouds #ocean #calm #hope #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness #FiddlerOnTheRoof #FridayFlashback

Six-photo layout: Top left - Sunset through clouds over silhouetted sea oats in sand dunes; Top right - Orange-hued sunset through a dark gray horizontal cloud band; Center left - Golden sunrise over a calm ocean and pier; Center right - Morning sunrise creating rays through clouds over a calm ocean and pier;  Bottom left - Sunrise in shades of purple and pink through hat branches;  Bottom right - Moonrise over bare trees
2024-12-31

“𝘐𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.” ~ 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵

#NewYearsEve #Farewell2024 #hope #lightstruck #DelightOverDarkness #SON #AllSoulsFamily #birds #BirdPhotography #SnowGeese #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

A multitude of snow geese are silhouetted in the amber light of the setting sun. The silhouette of the end of a barn is visible on the left of the photo.
2024-12-25

Christmas has arrived with its magic and laughter tinged with bittersweet moments that sometimes take your breath away. Today I hope the love of the Christ Child offers you the peace, comfort, and joy that you need the most. Joyeux Noel!

#MerryChristmas #Christmas #Noel #Yule #holidays #lightstruck #evergreens #SimpleThings #QuietJoys #nature #SolaceInNature

A winding stone walkway bordered by round white Christmas bulbs leads to a pale gray bench. Tiny white lights decorate the surrounding evergreen trees and bushes.
2024-12-20

“𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗅𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼𝖾, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗎𝗇, 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝖼𝗎𝗌𝗉 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝗂𝖽𝗇𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋’𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗎𝗇𝗅𝗈𝖼𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝗍𝗌 𝗀𝗈 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗎𝗍𝗎𝗋𝖾; 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝖻𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖿𝗍 𝖺𝗃𝖺𝗋.” ~ 𝖬𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗍 𝖠𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗈𝖽 (𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘰 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵.)

#solstice #WinterSolstice #holidays #Christmas #InTheBleakMidwinter #sunrise #lightstruck #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #snow #SimpleThings #QuietJoys #DelightOverDarkness

Closeup of a dark tree branch lightly topped with snow. The pale gold sunrise can be seen through the branches and twigs in the background.
2024-08-16

A common whitetail dragonfly soaks up the sun.

#dragonflies #insects #lightstruck #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

A common whitetail, aka a long-tailed skimmer, sits on a beige twig reflecting sun off its slender white body and translucent wings with brown bands.
2024-08-04

Golden morning light in honor of the achievements and camaraderie of the world’s best athletes.

#SilentSunday #Olympics
#MorningHasBroken #lightstruck #bloomscrolling #flowers #wildflowers #nature #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature

Golden morning sun shining through spiny, done-shaped teasel blooms on their tall thin spiny stems; the light in the intentionally blurred background creates a sparkling effect

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