Tag Archives: beauty

June is Busting Out All Over the World!

Posted on June 7, 2024 by mitchteemley

June weather may not be the same all over the world. In fact, in some ways it’s the opposite: while the Northern Hemisphere reaches its Summer Solstice (longest day), the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing its Winter Solstice (longest night). But … Continue reading →

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Spring Has Sprung

Posted on April 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

“Life!” Even more than “green” or “flowers,” that’s the word that comes to mind when we think of spring. Of course, life doesn’t cease during the winter, it simply finds a warm place to take a long nap. But in … Continue reading →

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Photoblog Mania!

Posted on March 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

I enjoy posting photoblogs themed around topics that are beautiful, poignant, fascinating, surprising, funny… But today, instead, I thought it might be fun to do a montage of images from previous photoblogs themed around, well, previous photoblogs. So, enjoy! And, … Continue reading →

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Surprising Public Sculptures

Posted on March 1, 2024 by mitchteemley

I love public art! Especially those pieces that catch us off-guard, delight us, or make us think (I photographed some of these pieces myself for that very reason). These public sculptures–in thoroughfares, in forests or along garden paths, some carved … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Philippine Retreat

Posted on February 21, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Featured Bloggers this week are Leo and Nina Castillo of The Shoestring Diaries. Native-born Filippinos Leo and Nina have traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and, for a time, North America, capturing spectacular images along the way. Great photography is … Continue reading →

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The Lives of Trees

Posted on February 16, 2024 by mitchteemley

Of all the flora upon the earth, none seem quite so human as trees. Endlessly varied, not only by species, but individually, they strive to find nourishment, to grow and produce offspring. They struggle to weather the storms of life, … Continue reading →

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Only in the Winter…

Posted on February 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

The world is born in the spring rejoices in summer and bundles its blessings in autumn ∗ But only in the winter does it learn who it is ∗

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Ever Green

Posted on February 4, 2024 by mitchteemley

Some lives are leafy limbs compelling eyes to gaze at them to acknowledge their convulsive beauty Naïve in their baseless joy they reign a scant and unremembered season And then they die never having truly lived Other lives are barren … Continue reading →

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Crazy Traditions

Posted on February 2, 2024 by mitchteemley

To honor my country’s silliest holiday (Groundhog Day), I’ve gathered this collection of odd, wildly inventive (see Body Painting Festivals), whimsical (see Mike the Headless Chicken Festival), and in some cases surprisingly beautiful traditions. Enjoy! Click on any image to … Continue reading →

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Let It Snow

Posted on January 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

Few things transform the world around us more than snow. It can be gentle, harsh, inspiring, threatening, blinding or enlightening–and then suddenly its gone. Kind of like people. Click on any image to enlarge it, or to begin slide show.

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