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Nature beings work with earth’s living energy. They are able to alter physical form at a molecular level, creating living artistic and commemorative images. What these nature artists depict is a varied as the work of their human peers.
What we humans call regions or parks may be managed, in the nature beings realms, by very different life forms with very different objectives. I’ve photographed a wide variety of settings in my over twenty years specializing in this topic. I am in the process of developing each of the galleries on this site into an accurate depiction of at least some of the nature realm activities of that area.
My photographic studies have been featured in one-person shows, juried group gallery shows, stores and galleries and have received photographic awards. I lecture and lead workshops on this topic.
My three books on nature beings and interdimensional communication are: We Are Not Alone – A Guidebook to Interdimensional Cooperation; Nature Spirits, Spirit Guides and Ghosts – How to Talk With and Photograph Beings of Other Realms; and Truths the Nature Beings Have Shown Me.
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March Bank at Winterthur Gardens
The March Bank at Winterthur Museum and Gardens is famous for its hillside of color. There is a burst of ephemerals, starting with white snowdrops and moving on through yellow aconites then to blues and pinks. The nature beings associated with specific trees enjoy...
March Newsletter Explores the Power of Images to Create Change
Why are images so powerful? What is it that an artist, throughout the ages, has captured that so inspires others to pause, look, and absorb? How do images change over time, and why do we seek the new while revering the old? I posit it is because we trust artists to...
Red Maple by the Quarry Garden
This red maple tree is significant because it houses nature beings who work in close harmony with humans. The tree is located in Delaware, at the edge of the Winterthur Museum's Quarry Garden, the last project of H.F. du Pont in his twilight years. Facing the tree,...
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This handsome being insists he is a goblin not a dwarf, even though to me he looks a lot like Thorin Oakenshield in the Tolkien movies. He is very charismatic, sociable and popular in his world. Goblins and dwarves get a bad rap in our human world, he explains, because they are not afraid of humans and won't be pushed aside or around, like some of the gentle beings in the nature realms.
There are SO MANY cool beings there! With so many visitors throughout the years, maybe they are more comfortable than in some areas
Beautiful place! Interesting info too.
Hmm. Definitely goblin.
Nature beings are enjoying the March Banks at Winterthur Museum & Gardens, Delaware...check out how many spirits you can find in the trunk with the large friendly dog...and some photos of happy nature as well.
Very lovely tree , nice detailed faces I see . I even see a few little people peeking through the bushes in the background on the left side of picture.
The second pic looks like a baby dragon peeking out of the ground 😊
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This handsome being insists he is a goblin not a dwarf, even though to me he looks a lot like Thorin Oakenshield in the Tolkien movies. He is very charismatic, sociable and popular in his world. Goblins and dwarves get a bad rap in our human world, he explains, because they are not afraid of humans and won't be pushed aside or around, like some of the gentle beings in the nature realms. #ThorinOakenshield #tolkienmovie #goblins #dwarves #hohrainforest #nationalparksusa
Nature beings are enjoying the March Banks at Winterthur Museum & Gardens, Delaware...check out how many spirits you can find in the trunk with the large friendly dog...and some photos of happy nature as well. #winterthurmuseum #delawareflowers #aconite #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography
The existential scream exists for all lifeforms in all realms...what responsibility do we humans have to lessen the angst for each other and for earth?
Read my March newsletter to further explore this issue: https://conta.cc/3kDpuqm #thescream #edvardmunch #ecoart #greatape #treebeings #arttherapy
Staff - human and nature beings - liked to hang out around this red maple as they created the Quarry Garden, Winterthur Museum, Delaware. The nature beings showed me the story their artists carved into the tree. Shown here is a seated nature being watching the bench where humans sit to watch the stream and tree; the tree's sculpture of a worker taking a mid-day nap; and two staff portrait studies - one of nature beings and one of humans, each surrounding a tree portal. Click on this link to read more of this story: https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/02/red-maple-by-the-quarry-garden/ #winterthurgardens #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #redmaple #treebeings #winterthurmuseum
So look carefully at this tree. It is a glorious grandmother maple tree who lives at the entrance to a community's Dog Park. This image is on the backside of the tree and has all the humor of a grandmother smiling at her grandchildren. See the very large side view image of a friendly dog and placed in the dog's heart is the image of an unperturbed bird. So the story is that the tree spirit created an image of a reoccurring amusing situation - dogs who love to chase birds and birds who feel loved by all the attention and aren't at all concerned - but maybe a bit annoyed - by the dogs play. #dogchasingbird #grandmothertree #treebeings #treespirits #dogparkfun
So this is what Eagles fever looks like in Philly now...even the august Philadelphia Museum of Art is fully decked out. Go Eagles! #GoEagles #eaglesfootball #philadelphiamuseumofart
What's your tree's story? Click on the link below to read my February newsletter, with the story of my favorite sugar maple and all the activities she participates in, human and nature realm related, including serving as home for this bearded gnome.
https://conta.cc/40ovWRV
#gnomes #sugarmaples #naturedevas #treebeings #naturebeings
Here's a lance soldier charging fiercely, with a Valkyrie type battle spirit smiling above him. This tree is a nodal correction point for the war energies that soaked into the land at the 1777 Brandywine Battlefield site, Chadds Ford, PA. Another sign of how humans affect nature, and how it can take centuries for the nature beings to restore balance. #brandywinebattlefield #brandywinebattle #chaddsford #valkyrie #treebeings #naturebeings
A friendly dog, protecting his master (see face inside his mouth). #dogspirit #treespirit #naturebeings #treebeings
The "beastie" beings shown here live in a well-developed beech tree burl, alongside a small creek called Bennett’s Run, in the Brandywine Valley area of Pennsylvania.
I especially enjoy this grouping because the beasties are so clearly happy in their own existence and their place in their small community. These are address marker images showing a group home.
The beings live underground at this delightful scenic vista along the little stream. The energies here oscillate between very clean clear energy good for focusing (a result of the beasties activities consuming darker frequencies) and a heavy dark energy that is centered at the burl location (their personal energy).
Read more about beasties in my website blog https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/01/beasties-along-bennetts-run
#beasties #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #naturespirits #bennettsrun #brandywinevalley
Vote Time...Having Fun...wanted to test if I could take a photo of a nature being and develop it into an interesting design via Photoshop. Testing if there are design applications here for having the energy of the being infuse the abstract pattern. Shown here is the original image and the interesting pattern I created (via Photoshop Waves filter). What's your vote on this? #mesquitetrees #grandmotherspirit #treebeings #naturebeings #abstractarts #abstractpatterns #photoshopfilters
How many faces can you find in this long tree trunk? This tree lives at the back exit at the renown Winterthur Museum & Gardens, Wilmington, Delaware. I've photographed the bear-like beastie at other locations; he/she is community-oriented and usually appears happily hanging out with other beings. You can see them at today's blog on my website atalatoy;com #winterthurmuseum #winterthurgardens #treebeings #beasties #naturebeings
Learn about the Wood-Wide Web and nature beings at my latest newsletter https://conta.cc/3vAXjdA #woodwideweb #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #animism #paganart
How's this for a ghost image on a gravestone? The gravestone is for a Sarah Sandwith, died 1756, Philadelphia, PA. It's one of the few gravestones that were erected at the Quaker Arch Street Meeting - one of the oldest and most central of the Quaker Meetinghouses in the USA. The Meetinghouse was a burying site for many Philadelphians, but there became a rule that no headstones were allowed, there were so many layers of burials. This tombstone was found in the cellar, and as hers was an honored Quaker family, it is now viewable in the Meetinghouse museum. I wonder how many people notice this sad face on the tombstone? #archstreetmeetinghouse #quakerburialground #tombstones #ghostimages
Ode to the Year Past...black walnut shell and blue jay feather...nature's remembrance of summer's growth #odetosummer #bluejayfeather #blackwalnutshell #naturebeingsphotography #naturespirits
My Instagram name change reflects the cultural shift occurring in society. Academicians, ecologists, activists and lawyers are all documenting the existence of “other-than-human-lifeforms” who co-exist with humans on earth. My focus is on our interactions with these beings, who frequently provide us with clear images of their real existence. #naturebeings #treebeings #woodelves #naturebeingsphotography #naturespirits #cherrytrees
#merrychristmas2022 #joyeauxnoël #christmastree🎄 #treespirits
War affects the land long after the actions are done. The nature beings may have to work centuries to correct the disturbances to the earth grid. #naturebeings #kennetsquare #faeriesofinstagram #earthgrid #warphotos
May you experience a joyful return of the light #wintersolstice2022 #mothernatureisbeautiful #animism #ladyoftheforest #treebeings #happysolstice
You can work with the trees to relieve the stresses of this holiday season. Shown here are three energetic "dump" sites. Learn the details at
https://atalatoy.com/blog/2022/12/clearing-yourself-with-tree-energy/ #stressrelieftips #treebeings #forestbathing🌲 #holidaystress #naturebeings #energydump