Lens Artists Challenge #357 | Into The Woods

Forest Bathing… Ahhhh when I read this weeks theme and saw the post, my heart knew which photos I would be sharing.

One of my favourite ways of forest bathing, is going on UTV trails through the trees and water. Not only is it beautifully calming, nature is the best reset!

Getting out in nature, to sometimes the most remote areas through trails is the epitome of peace.

I love when the chakra colours pull out of nature in the sunshine, so beautiful!

On the tree trust walk, this photo were taken in April this year in Wellington County below, I shared more on the previous post link above for the tree trust!

In our rural area the Mennonite community is all around us, while out the one day on a photo tour I was lucky to capture this image through the woods!

Yes I also love to bring my smaller Canon RP Camera on the trails with me on the snowmobile too!

Photographer in the woods, is how I will end this, not taken by me, by of me in my element! We are lucky to have snowmobiles to ride in the winter and UTV’s in the spring, summer, fall and winter – depending on snow level. Since my husbands accident back in the fall of 2020 we cannot do any type of hiking because he cannot, his ankle does not have full movement so these machines, help us do that. The irony… honestly. My husband had been wanting a UTV for a long time, how could we justify the financial costs of it? Well we got our first used one and even as a lemon, the uses within our life at our home for yard work, was my first ah-ha moment! Then… his accident. The side by side was a life saver, when he couldn’t walk properly, we could at least get him around our yard safely. Now, they are a true blessing as to venture out and see these beautiful forest woods shots, if we cannot walk, having the machines to get us there to experience and take it all in, is priceless! Sometimes in life, we must adapt, and sometimes these adaptations come with heavy and hard life lessons. Making the best of the hand you are dealt.

This weeks theme was posted by Egidio who shared within his blog his gorgeous photos of Into the Woods, how beautiful forest bathing is and the message below:

“Last week, our guest host, Stupidity Hole, asked us to share quiet hours. You gave us quiet times with your beautiful galleries. I hope you will join us again this week in forest bathing. Don’t forget to use the “lens-artists” hashtag when creating your post so we can easily find it in the Reader.“

“Next week, Tina is back with another challenge. It will go live at noon EST in the USA. Tune in to find out more about the challenge then. Please see this page to learn more about the Lens-Artists Challenge and its history.“

I am LOVING these challenges! I take photos year round, share a lot but not all. These are honestly pulling the creativeness out of my mind and soul, I just LOVE it!