Nature Art--10

This photo was taken near the entrance of Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, in northeastern Ontario.  www.ontarioparks.com/park/samueldechamplain.  [Sorry, my links don't seem to be connecting directly.]

Share Your Comments

Would like to invite people to share some comments in this blog about their successes, failures, or concerns....  Comments are welcome.  The only thing is, I'll reserve the right to moderate the comments first.--I can choose not to publish some, if necessary.  But for the most part, I think I'd be willing to publish everything unless if I get too many or if some are really bad...?

At this point, I'm not sure if the email addresses will show in the blog, or not?  Will check on it.

Nature Art--9

This is a pair of Canada Geese, along the shoreline of Lake Ontario.

Gratitude

A while after my divorce, I met an exciting, "eligible bachelor"--with children who played with my son--and this man and I were friendly for a time.  But it didn't work out in the long run and I was feeling down.  My father came to visit one day, and he was a person who used the "power of gratitude" a lot in his life.  He said to me, "Well, Susan, what can you be thankful for?"  So I thought a little bit and decided, "I'm glad I don't have any divorce papers to handle!"  And I started feeling better right away!  [When I was going through the divorce, it seemed that my lawyer gave me pile after pile of papers to fill out.  And maybe they were necessary...?]

Many years ago, there was a pastor in my church who used to preach about gratitude.  He recommended to make a list of ten things you're thankful for and do it each day for ten days.... Nothing was too small to count--any simple things, or big things, could be used to express gratitude.  This pastor's name was Glenn Coon and he has various materials available on the Internet, at different sites.  [No specific website for him, that I've found.]  His materials seem to be free, or mostly free, also.

Nature Art--8

This photo was taken in the area of Duchesnay Falls, in North Bay, Ontario.

Stuff Happens!

In the top two photos above, I'd like to illustrate that problems happen in life!  [These photos were given to me, courtesy of "WillieS."]  Sometimes we know where the problem came from, and sometimes we don't....  But we can bring something constructive out of it, in one way or another....  [If I'm not mistaken, I believe I took the third photo.]

When I was young, my extended family owned the damaged van.  They'd been using it partly as a camper, with their small children.  Sometime after the tree fell, I was needing a camper, myself; and somehow, my family and I got an idea that the old van could be repaired and I could use it!  So, some work was done on the structure and then I did all the body work and painting.  It took a lot of work but it was a very positive experience.  The vehicle didn't run on its own any more but it was planned for use in a specific location.

Nature Art--7

The above photo was taken in the North Bay area,
in northeastern Ontario.

The photo at the right was taken at a roadside stand in southern Ontario.   www.watsonfarms.ca.  Watson Farms.

Nature Art--6

This was a tree in the fall, in the city of Thunder Bay, in northwestern Ontario.

My Recent Photo

This is a photo of me that was taken this past summer, 2016.

The photographer was a friend who wishes to remain anonymous.

Nature Art--5

This is another photo from Bon Echo Provincial Park, the same as below.

Nature Art--4

These photos were taken at a provincial park in southeastern Ontario.  Their website is:
www.ontarioparks.com/park/bonecho.  The link doesn't seem to be working directly.  The park name is Bon Echo.

Nature Art--3

This photo was taken at a public peony garden in southern Ontario.  You can see the website for their annual peony festival at:  https://www.oshawa.ca/things-to-do/peony-festival.asp.

My Nature Photos

In the process of doing my nature photography over the past 20 years, I've found more and more things of interest....  And more locations.  Besides that, the fresh air, sunshine, and exercise are good, too.  These days, of course a lot of people have camera cellphones and it's easy for them to take their own photos....  I realize that and I encourage them to do so.  People can also enjoy my photos, if they wish to.

Parks, large and small, are located within our cities in Canada and elsewhere; and still larger parks are located outside of the cities.  Some people have homes or cottages in country areas and I think they're fortunate if they can maintain them....  And some people travel to tropical destinations for their vacations....  There's a fair bit of nature around, if we want to make use of it....

Nature Art--2

This photo and the previous one in Nature Art--1 were taken near North Bay, Ontario at Duchesnay Falls.

Photo Credits

All the photos in this blog will be my own photography except for a few which will be otherwise credited and used by permission.  Any photo may be copied but please give credit, where possible, to "Susan Coles' blog."  I'd appreciate it.

Nature Art--1

Introduction--Part 2

There have been some legal matters which I've been involved in for a period of time and they're explained elsewhere on the Internet.  These matters haven't been resolved yet.  But in this blog, I'm not wanting to promote or connect directly with those issues.  I'd like this blog to be separate.

NOTE, added on August 23, 2018:  In this blog, I haven't normally promoted my legal matters very much but recently I stated I'd like this nature blog to support the legal blogs....  So, there is some connection and I don't mind acknowledging it.... 

Introduction

In this blog, I'd like to share some nature photos of mine and encourage people who are struggling with their lives.

First of all, will state that I'm not a professional counselor.  I'm a person who has been through a lot in my lifetime, and I've survived!  If I can make it, others can too; and I'd like to encourage them.  Will explain more as I go along....

As for my background, I spent some time in university but didn't graduate.  I've traveled halfway around the world, including all across Canada; throughout Western Europe and Great Britain; and to some states in the eastern and southern United States.  My mother was a registered massage therapist; and I received my certification in reflexology.  My certification has since expired because I wasn't able to keep up with the upgrading requirements but I've continued to maintain an interest in health.

Would like to explain briefly what reflexology is because many people don't know.... Reflexology is a natural therapy which has an effect on the nerves, which may have a helpful effect on the entire body; and some types of reflexology have a direct, beneficial effect on the circulation in the body, also.  Reflexology is mainly performed on the feet, where there are a lot of nerve-endings, but it may be performed on the hands and head as well.