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Conny Borgelioen's avatar

It's so wonderful to be able to go on these walks with you, Ann. Hopefully, one day I'll be able to go on walks like these myself. In the mean time, I soak up your words and your images, and they have a soothing effect on me.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Conny, we walk together in a word-forest. Thank you for coming along with me.🌿✨

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Isabelle Drury's avatar

These pictures!!! They’re so cozy.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Thank you, Isabelle--I wish I had a little moss bed, too! 💚

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Vanessa's avatar

Beautiful Gnome! He has such a lovely presence 😊 and loved the photos accompanying todays Microseasons post - many thanks for imparting the beauty of this life and the world we inhabit 🙏💜

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Ann Collins's avatar

Your words are beautiful Vanessa. Thank you so much!

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Diane’s Blue Forum 👩‍💻's avatar

Lovely!

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Ann Collins's avatar

Thank you, Diane!

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Paolo Peralta's avatar

This is beautiful

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Ann Collins's avatar

Thank you for your kindness, Paolo!

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Wonderful description! Here in Maine, fall is usually very vibrant, the forests turning brilliant colors against a backdrop of deep evergreen topped by wide blue skies. This year, it's different - it's warmer, it's overcast, it's wet, and you can see the stress on a landscape that endured unusual heat, drought, and storms this summer. It's a bit wistful and a bit weary, though still very lovely. Grace under pressure.

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Ann Collins's avatar

The persistent Beauty of nature is humbling. Always a reminder to savor what is here and now. Sydney, your Instagram is gorgeous. I hope you'll find Substack to be a lively and welcoming creative space.

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SydneyMichalski🌿NatureMoments's avatar

Thank you so much! I hope so too :) Thanks for connecting - you've gotten me off to a good start :)

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

I'm so glad you had a long-time gnome friend to keep you company in the forest. I'm guessing he comes clad in many memories, as well as his handsome felt hat and trousers.

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Ann Collins's avatar

He is a beloved little friend, who still watches over us from his perch on a shelf in our dining room. ☺️❤️🍄

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Donna McArthur's avatar

This is lovely Ann, you made an awesome gnome!

Here in the mountains of British Columbia we’ve had unseasonably warm, spectacular weather. Like summer without the fires and bugs🙂

But now it has turned to the kind of weather you describe, damp and cloudy. But the air is so fresh and delicious!

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Ann Collins's avatar

I feel your excitement at this change of seasons, Donna. I hope it brings you an abundance of creative energy for your work and life this year!

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Donna McArthur's avatar

Thank you Ann, you too!

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Al Adlard's avatar

Oh my goodness, the gnome! 😍 Thank you for the whimsy and warmth in this piece. The gentle Beech tree eyes touch my soul.

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Ann Collins's avatar

I’m so glad you like them, Al. I love to share these forest friends with you.🍄

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Jason McBride's avatar

The gnomes are adorable! The part of the planet that is calling to me today is the ocean. It may be a few weeks before I can get there, but I always return there.

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Ann Collins's avatar

Thanks, my friend. I know you’ll enjoy that ocean time whenever it’s possible for you. Soon I hope.

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Berkana's avatar

October , 12

It is child day in my country

Your post came in a perfect time Ann

What a cute gnome ... delicate content, all ✨

And all this brought me a feeling... and a huge finding...I’m missing the forest that I left in the last country that I lived 🥹

It was much easy to me to be immerse there , every day , for many years

My mornings there started 5 am with mountain meditation and sunrise

The sky was always hugging me

Here I’m in the beautiful island but it is a quite big site to me now

I have to drive a car to go.... I don’t like it

But sometimes I go

I decided to live close to my daughter s school to be more sustainable

Then even to go to the beach it is 20m by car

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Ann Collins's avatar

Child Day! That sounds lovely. Your sacrifice in giving your daughter what she needs right now is so loving. I’m glad you’re also staying aware of what you need, Berkana. Your memories of the forest and “the sky hugging”you are powerful and poetic. I wonder if you might want to write about this feeling in a journal or by making a book of forest poems? This might make the waiting easier for you in this phase of your life.

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Berkana's avatar

you are right

I spent many of the last years of my life taking care of what was outside of me, because of the responsibilities that life brought that I even forgot this certain way I have for writing

also because I like many ways of expressing art

in itself

I've had my diaries always , but nothing structured to really write, with focus and objective

But this year something very incredible messed with all my creative energy

a wonderful soul came into my life and has been inspiring me deeply

I think I'm taking my first timid steps into this world of writing like grown-ups Ann

Thank you for your kind words

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Roseanne Sabol's avatar

This was beautiful, Ann. And may you, too, feel sheltered and filled with Peace during this season.

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Ann Collins's avatar

I need to hear that. Thank you, Roseanne 🙏

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Peter Blasevick's avatar

My favorite time of the year. Plus: gnomes!!

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Ann Collins's avatar

What more could we possibly want? 🍄

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