Stephanie Gagnon

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Archive: ‘Nature/Landscape Photography’



Some Joys of Spring…

Monday, May 9th, 2011

Where I live, it’s really easy to tell when spring has arrived. Usually we start getting tons of rain… check! I couldn’t even tell you how much rain we’ve had over the past week. I know it’s enough that we’ve had water in our basement the past few days (something we dread every spring…). This is the time of year that things begin to grow, and living where there are fields nearby, we get to watch as the corn and beans grow every year. Looks like we’re going to be looking at cornfields again this year :)

Corn fields

Corn plants

We also get tons of dandelions every spring. the hubby really can’t stand them, but I ‘m kind of indifferent to them. The past two years we tried a ton of different weed killers in an attempt to eliminate them from the yard… particular the gravel portion of our driveway, but none of them worked. I guess the dandelions have won because they’ve really taken over our yard this year.

Dandelion

I was also rather excited to find this beautiful flower growing along the side of the house. I didn’t plant these, but I look forward to catching a glimpse of them every year. I thought it looked pretty from the side…

Purple Flower

But the view from above was just as stunning, if not more so!

Purple Flower

Do you have any pretty spring pictures? I’d love to see them!

Happy Monday!

Embracing My Smallness

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011



There are days when I embrace my smallness. I’m not talking about my actual height, although at 5’2″ I am a rather small person. What I’m talking about is a feeling… A feeling that often sweeps over me when I’m outside in the midst of nature particularly when I’m in the woods or a park with wide expanses and lots of trees.

I decided the other day to run out to the park and take some pictures of the winter wonderland that is still in full swing here in central IL. It was freezing! No, seriously, it was below freezing, and silly, stubborn me – I headed into the park with my camera to take pictures. There was a heavy blanket of snow over everything, even the trees had a lovely dusting of white. As I walked along where I guessed the path was supposed to be, a deep sense of calm came over me. I had forgotten the feeling of peace that I get from being outdoors, and I think my soul was craving it. What started off as a personal photo trip to the park ended up being a moment or two of comfort for my soul.

Winter Wonderland

I think the smallness I feel outside helps me gain perspective. … Because it doesn’t matter how horrible or great my day has been, I feel peace when I’m outside and I’m reminded of how very insignificant I am. I don’t mean that in a derogatory way either. Just that sometimes it is easy to get caught up in our own lives. There’s so much going on, so much to do, and so much to worry over. It’s so easy to let these things consume us – become these huge ordeals. But when I spend just a few minutes outdoors, I’m reminded that all those things – the worries, the chores, the work, the goals – aren’t as big or great or monumental as the seem. That there are so many more important things and people in this world.

I think that’s what calms me. It takes the pressure off seeing that I am just one more person in that landscape of beings. And it fills me with peace too knowing that there is Someone bigger than me out there watching out for me and taking care of me. I need this subtle reminder more often. I’d forgotten nature’s power over me. So I’m making it my personal goal to seek out times that I can get outdoors, comfort my soul, & embrace my smallness.

Walking Through Winter Woods

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Photographers Escape

Monday, November 9th, 2009
Well – last week on Wednesday I got to go out a photography trip with Mr. Andrew Rathnow, an old friend from high school. We drove around Decatur for a few hours and found a couple places to take some fun landscape, scenery, nature pictures. Here are just a few. To see the full collection visit: http://greentreemedia.zenfolio.com/p162751462








 
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