Nature beings craft themselves as living images in trees and rocks. Here is an astoundingly clear example. This is the revered American Elm who stands at the entry to Longwood Gardens. The last of a once majestic elm colonnade, her health is not good and she is tended lovingly by the arborists. The nature beings protecting her usually look stressed (left) but on the happy, exciting, visitor-full opening day of this year`s Christmas show - the nature beings were happy as well (right). See how they are all smiling. #longwoodgardenschristmas #americanelm #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #happytrees ...

We began cutting planks from the trunk of our 350-year-old London Grove Friends Meeting white oak. The third slice - 4" deep by 20` long - cut through her largest burl. It revealed a bear`s profile. The next slice revealed a smiling spirit. Seen here are the slices - and also the part of the tree that housed the burl. The tree had fashioned an old man in that area, during her life - wizened, wrinkled, angular. But she had housed inside that image what he looked like in spirit: strong and happy. Read the full story at my blog - https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/11/whats-inside-the-old-man-part-2-in-tales-of-an-oak/ #londongrovemeetinghouse #londongrovefriendsmeeting #oldman #treeface #treebeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography ...

There is a dignified rock being who hangs out at Miners Falls, MI. It`s a wonderful scenic walk in to the falls. For Throwback Thursday! https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/11/rock-spirit-and-tree-beauty-at-miners-falls/ #minersfalls #minersfallsmichigan #rockbeings #michiganwaterfalls #naturebeingsphotography ...

Jade Davila built a Chromadome with inset colored glass panels, where she and her friends can practice overtone singing and meditative practices. Jade is the newest addition to our International Nature Beings Photography Gallery. She communicates with light, sound and nature beings. For Jade, it all consciously began with her walks at Walden Pond - a nature site made popular by transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. Read more at https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/11/jade-davila-toning-and-nature-being-communication/ #waldenpond #chromadome #lightbeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography #treebeings ...

I was down at Hearne Hardwoods in Oxford, PA conferring on the storing and cutting of the London Grove Oak. Turned around and saw this fine fellow, standing on the sidelines. He must have been a grand old tree at some elite estate, which by his expression he seems to remember well. On his side is a wise benignly-smiling guardian being, with long beard and one eye conspicuously absent (meaning he is a messenger between spirit and earth). #hearnehardwoods #treebeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography ...

Here`s a Palm being I encountered the other day, on my visit to Longwood Garden`s Conservatory. He is certainly dignified, all 12" of him! #longwoodgardens #palmtrees🌴 #palmtreebeings #treebeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography ...

When the cutting apart of the London Grove Friends Meeting’s White Oak began on Monday October 23, 2023, the reality of her loss finally settled in. Seen here is the initial cutting of the branches and trunk, handled by Chadds Ford Tree Services. The Meeting is inviting the public to pick up smaller branches on Saturday Nov 4 from 10-3 and Sunday Nov 5 from 12-4; larger wood pieces are available by application - all free of charge. The Meetinghouse is located at 500 W Street Rd, Kennett Square, PA 19348. For more information, go to this url: https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/10/saying-good-bye-is-always-hard/ #londongrovefriendsmeeting #whiteoak #cuttingdowntrees #quakertrees #ChampionTrees ...

This 100′ tall cliff sits at the top of Evan’s Notch, Maine. On it is the image of a Native American in an Eagle Headdress. Looked at differently, you can see the full body of the eagle totem. This panoramic view, the nature beings said, is of a revered Native American leader whose totem was the eagle. His identification with eagle spirit was so strong that the full body of the eagle can also be seen when you shift your viewpoint. #evansnotch #mainespirits #rockbeings #naturebeingsphotography #nativeamerican ...

Always wonderful to connect with friends from years past...met up with Suzanne Schwartz at the Dowsers conference in Flagstaff - a friend from the old Lyndonville days of dowser conventions...and she shared two tree face photos she`d found recently. Thought you folks would enjoy seeing them...the fine fellow in front of a house lives in Pickity Place, NH and the expressive fir tree is from Mt. Baker, WA. #mtbaker #pickityplace #treebeings #naturebeings #naturebeingsphotography ...

The Amitabha Stupa and Peace Park in Sedona, AZ features a Buddhist stupa and a Native American medicine wheel…and in the hills around, many huge rock formations. Some of the formations have very distinct rock profiles and personalities. https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/10/rock-beings-at-sedonas-peace-park/
#peacepark #amitabhstupasedona #rockbeings #naturebeingphotography #medicinewheel ...

Here are two images that turned up in pieces of bark laying on the ground. Another way to see nature being artistry! One is a furry Pan with horns and the other a man playing at an old-time upright piano...fun! #panhead #barkbeings #pianoman #naturebeingphotography ...

She left this life with true Quaker grace. On a warm sunny autumn Tuesday, our 350 year old white oak gracefully and quietly lay down. Not a great noisy exit – a gentle descent in the only direction that would avoid excessive harm to any other being.

This White Oak had been gracing the front yard of London Grove Monthly Meeting, Kennett Square, PA since the late 1680s. It is believed she was present when William Penn, the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, first visited this meeting.

Our tree died of root rot, an issue with white oaks, and we humans worked with Longwood Gardens and many other arborists to keep her alive. She and her nature being colleagues worked from their side to keep her alive. She lived a good long life and passed gracefully into spirit.

Read more of the story at https://atalatoy.com/blog/2023/09/saying-good-bye-to-the-william-penn-oak/
#londongrovemonthlymeeting #londongroveoak #londongrovemeeting #londongrovepa #londongrovefriends #whiteoak #quakers ...