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River & Sky

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

- Mark Helprin

River and sky

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The view of a river is a powerful symbol of healing. “A good river is nature’s life work in song.”

- Mark Helprin

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Water Lily

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

— Claude Monet

White water lillies High key images

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

Claude Monet

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Urban Nature

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

Historic Lafayette Park pond with iron bridge, swans and ducks

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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 Rockery with it’s iron bridge was build in1866 and is now home to resident swans and migrating ducks. Today the park is a popular spot for wedding photos and vintage baseball.

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The Rush of Spring

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

Dogwood trees blooming in spring forest

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

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Elegance & Reverence

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

White Orchids against a dark background

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Orchids have been thought to have certain powers by various cultures, including the Aztecs, Greeks and Chinese. The White orchids symbolize innocence, purity as well as elegance, reverence, spirituality and new beginnings. Nature is the ultimate symbol of life. Images of nature help create a comforting atmosphere of healing.

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Beauty from Change

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

Macro of Japanese Lotus blossom petals, pink yellow and white

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The lotus flower in a reminder of the beauty that comes from change, the magic that a new beginning brings and the seed of potential that can be found in the most unlikely places. Gentle beauty as a positive distraction is a calming element in a health care environment.

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Fox Tails at Sunset

Sunset illuminates the wild grasses in a meadow.

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The illuminated wild grass in the prairie sunset is a reminder of the soft warm peach shade selected by Pantone as the color of the year for 2024.  Pantone states that the softness of warm shades connotes peacefulness and hope for a more caring and collaborative future. The warmth of nature images are a calming element in a health and memory care environment.

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Mirror of Nature

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

Reflections of autumn leafs and trees on lake

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Water is the mirror of nature, revealing both its calm and its turbulence, its serenity and tis powder. Images of nature have the ability to engage and create a positive distraction.

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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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