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Photographing out in nature is so exhilarating and joyful for me… that I oftentimes feel the equivalent of being at Disney World (minus the mosquitoes and poison ivy, of course)! There, it truly seems to me, actually are so many splendid miracles of nature that – even if Tinker Bell miraculously showed up – there couldn’t be much more of an explosion of real miracles! When I was in kindergarten and grade school, they’d say: “Tom’s not here… he’s outdoors looking for bugs and small creatures.” Retired and in my sixties, they say: “Tom’s not here… he’s outdoors looking for bugs and small creatures.”
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[This is a Swallowtail mimic… a magnificent butterfly in its own right, a brushfooted butterfly known as the Red-spotted Purple, resting on some Queen Anne’s Lace. They like to hang around rivers. This one was in a wooded area along a river. Around it are flying little Midge flies (some of which have a rather Tinker Bell appearance). Unlike at Disney World, one did not have to pay any entrance fees or stand in long lines.]
Happiness is a nice day with nature. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014
Don’t neglect the real beauty in life! Photo by Thomas Peace 2014
That’s part of an abandoned old farm tractor to the right. Photo by Thomas Peace 2014
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