“A good river is nature’s life work in song.”

- Mark Helprin

“Water Lilies’ is an extension of my life. Without the water the lilies cannot live, as I am without art.”

— Claude Monet

Historic St Louis neighborhood park is a haven for nature. Lafayette Park with it’s walking paths and gardens invite visitors to the 50 acre square dedicated in 1851

The life of earth comes up with a rush in the Spring time.

Nature is the ultimate symbol of life. Images of nature help create a comforting atmosphere of healing.

Gentle beauty as a positive distraction is a calming element in a health care environment.

Water is the mirror of nature, revealing both its calm and its turbulence, its serenity and tis powder

The softness of the shade connotes peacefulness and hope for a more caring and collaborative future.”

Been busy adding to the library in 2023. A variety of images including travel from France, local Midwest landmarks and landscapes have been added. Most exciting is the number of nature images captured.

Images of nature are calming elements in a health and memory care environment.

Images of nature are a positive distraction during difficult times.

May you feel the spirt of peace during the holidays.

“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”

Always a majestic site in the wetlands and river valleys .

Butterflies provide a joyous and hopeful image during uncertain times.

Every water drop on a leaf is a tiny reminder that even the smallest things can hold great beauty and importance.

Sometimes it pays to look below your feet, to see the beauty in the simple details. Take the time to notice the small facts or pieces of a larger entity. The parts of the whole provide information about a much larger story or scene.

I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.” Henry David Thoreau

Morning sun shining through the Bald Cypress leaves. Missouri native tree, the Bald Cypress are most abundant in wet, swampy soils of floodplain lakes and along stream side corridors.