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Heartfelt Kindness

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

Pantone announced it’s choice for color of the year,Peach Fuzz 13-1023. “ a sweet soft sherbet-like orange, peach fuzz is supposed to be a compassionate and nurturing soft peach shade conveying a heartfelt kindness. The softness of the shade connotes peacefulness and hope for a more caring and collaborative future.”

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2023 Favorites

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.

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. Ready to get started on the 2024 collection. Check back often, more to come. Click here to view and purchase images https://www.linsleyphotostl.com/linsley-photo

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Water Drops on Leafs

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

water drops on leafs on an Indian pink wild flower

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“There is an eternal love between the water drop and the leaf.” Images of nature are calming elements in a health and memory care environment.

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Splendor in the Landscape

Images of nature are a positive distraction during difficult times.

Bight red columbine in garden with purple phlox

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Indigenous plants provide a wealth of color and texture to the landscape resulting in a stunning display. Images of nature are a positive distraction during difficult times.

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Feliz navidad/Merry Christmas

May you feel the spirt of peace during the holidays.

Golden Longwing Butterfly on a red  Poinsettia

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Both the Poinsettia and the Golden Longwing Butterfly are natives of Mexico and central America. The Poinsettia has been a symbol of the Christmas season for many years. In nature the Golden Longwing and the Poinsettia share habitats. May you feel the spirt of peace during the holidays.

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In nature, nothing is perfect.

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

Bent trees in autumn forest

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

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Wild Swans at Sunset

Always a majestic site in the wetlands and river valleys .

Wild Swans spreading wings

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Wild Trumpeter Swans migrate  along the Mississippi Flyway from November to early April. Known for their sonorous calls, which are often compared to the sound of a French horn. Always a majestic site in the wetlands and river valleys

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Tropical by Nature

Butterflies provide a joyous and hopeful image during uncertain times.

Golden Longwing Butterfly

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Butterflies remind us that even the smallest action can cause a ripple in the world. These winged creatures have long been viewed as messengers of good fortune. The Golden Longwing is one of many species found in tropical and subtropical regions of the “New World”. Butterflies provide a joyous and hopeful image during uncertain times.

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Small Things of Beauty

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

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

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Like a secret treasure, a water drop on a leaf glistens with the magic of nature's touch. Every water drop on a leaf is a tiny reminder that even the smallest things can hold great beauty and importance.

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Below Your Feet

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.

Blue Stone in Autumn with Red and Yellow Leaves

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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.  Details can be engaging and require the attention of the viewer. Components of nature are calming elements in a health and memory care environment. 

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Taller than the Trees

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

Trail in fall forest

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

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Bald Cypress in Morning Sunlight

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.

Bald Cypress trees in morning light near a pond

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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. A mature tree can live as long as 500 years and reach a height of more than 100 feet. These trees are deciduous conifer, meaning they drop their leaves in the fall like maples and produce cones like pine trees. Getting the name because they appear bald during the winter.

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Ready for Some Color

Colorful art helps promote a positive distraction in health and memory care environments.

Colorful art helps promote a positive distraction in health and memory care environments.

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As autumn begins to surrender to the muted winter landscape, the brilliant color of tropical orchids are a welcome sight. The color green of the foliage is beneficial in all healing situations. The white of the petals is associated with truth, cleansing and protection. Colorful art helps promote a positive distraction in health and memory care environments.

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The Last Zinnia

As autumn approaches a few blooms remain to bring a splash of color to the graying landscape. Also thankful for the last Zinnia.

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single pink Zinnia remains in the garden

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As autumn approaches a few blooms remain to bring a splash of color to the graying landscape. Also thankful for the last Zinnia.

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Smoothing Sights & Sounds

Water rushing through a rocky creek creates a smoothing sight that often bring back memories of a peaceful walk in the forest.

Rippling water in in stream during autumn

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Water rushing through a rocky creek creates a smoothing sight that often bring back memories of a peaceful walk in the forest. Images of nature can be a positive distraction during uncertain times.

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The Colors of Autumn

One of the best examples of fall color is the indigenous plant, Sumac. Sumac or Sumach is a flowering plant that lights up the forest and prairie in the fall with colors that ranch from yellow to orange and brilliant red.

Brilliantly colored Sumac foliage

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One of the best examples of fall color is the indigenous plant, Sumac. Sumac or Sumach is a flowering plant that lights up the forest and prairie in the fall with colors that ranch from yellow to orange and brilliant red. Sumac is related to the cashew family and is used as a spice, a dye and in medicine.

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Thistle in the Morning Dew

The shinning dew drops are a reminder of crystals gleaming in the sun. The early morning visit to the prairie alsways brings some illuminating images.

Purple Thistle with dew drops shinning in the sun

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The Thistle in the morning dew was taken in a nearby mellow late summer. The shinning dew drops are a reminder of crystals gleaming in the sun. The early morning visit to the prairie alsways brings some illuminating images.

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Sparkling after a Summer Rain

The softness of pink love grass with rain drops shining in the morning sun help draw a person closer to the natural world.

Rain Drops in Pink Love Grass

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Sparkles in the grass after a late summer rain is one of those images that evokes positive emotions allowing the viewer to release stressors. The softness of pink love grass with rain drops shining in the morning sun help draw a person closer to the natural world.

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Art as a Positive Distraction

Images of nature such as waterfalls provide soothing sights that help distract and de-stress.

three teared waterfall in late saummer forest

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Art as a positive distraction is often claimed to lower stress and promote calm. Images of nature such as waterfalls provide soothing sights that help distract and de-stress.

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Sunset on the Meadow

The prairie offers us the most when we offer it our time and our presence.

Sunset with clouds over the pond and meadow

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The prairie offers us the most when we offer it our time and our presence. Images of nature serve as a positive distraction in a healthcare or memory care environment.

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