Your Life As Art Photography by Pam

Winter Has Arrived

On this day, a year ago, the sweetest little boy arrived and brought so much light to our lives. At a time when it felt pretty dark, for me it felt like the few years prior had fully consumed me. And then this little boy arrived, reminding me so much of my own little boy, who is in his last teens year and can easily cradle his wee cousin in his arm. He brought so much light to all of us and I am so grateful for that.

The sky is overcast today, however the beautiful white blanket of snow helps brighten up everything, even without the sunlight. The warmth of the bare trees.

I was hoping to catch some birds, however they were all tucked away. Will try again another day.

Saugeen River in Mount Forest looking towards the bridge on highway 6.

Canon R6MII + RF/EF Adapter + EF 24-105mm f4L
I just love my L lenses, the colour, the image RAW right out of the camera, beautiful quality. As an artist I would highly recommend this lens.

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The light at the end of a hard month.

The day after my brother was buried, our sweet nephew was born.

He has been such a bright light for all of us.

The roundness of his wee head, as well as his sisters.

Especially as a mama of teens, one almost no longer a “teen”, I love having these littles in our life. They make “surviving” November even easier ❤

The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!

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These round dishes are a staple in our home, for both our dog and our cats. These are the dog dishes, he is a messy water drinker. His bowls had a thorough washing after this photo was taken 😉

I tried to stick within our home for this challenge – to push myself!

The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!

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A couple lenses in my collection, the RF 35mm f1.8, my first RF lens in my collection, its light and powerful! With some rearranging in my den, my lenses and cameras have more space to be displayed and more safely, easier to grab.

These lenses provide me such joy and really bring my creativity to life – especially the 35mm in these darker winter months when we spend more time indoors!

The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!

Wordless Wednesday | Grass, Raindrop + Sunlight

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The roundness of the pot and the leaves of this forever plant. Adds a pop of colour to our mantel in a subtle, natural way.

The closeup reminds me to give them a little dusting!

The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round!

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For today’s round image, this stone jumped out at me, a Flower Agate palm stone.

I am very much a “newbie” when it comes to crystals, I know the basics. However when I am drawn to a stone, I feel that pull strong and simply do not question it. When I saw this stone years ago, it caught my eye and I knew, even though I knew nothing about the actual stone, I knew it had to come home with me.

My heart, when I read the meaning… ❤

Meaning & Energy

Flower Agate helps one bridge the gap between emotions and reality by activating and connecting our heart and root chakras together. This unique effect can best be felt through deep meditation, with one solely focusing on their emotional body and it’s current needs. By doing this exercise, one will begin to gain freedom from the deep pain that has attached itself to our hearts and will assist us in looking towards the path of self-embetterment. Flower Agate’s energies resonate with one’s core and can help better expose this damaging and sometimes traumatic pain that we still carry. Some of us go about our daily lives not realizing the extra weight that we carry as well as the toll that it takes on our physical and mental health. By releasing the constraints one has unknowingly placed upon themselves, they are able to reignite the ever-lasting love that we all have the ability to release. This pure, undeniably affectionate energy is a direct result of working with Flower Agate. Flower Agate