by Atala | Jun 29, 2022 | Dark Forces & Grumpy Beings
This stone called on me to trek through the woods to photograph him. He lives beside a gently flowing small stream. It wasn’t until I got home and started processing my photos that I realized the philosophical profundity I had captured. The stone seems like a...
by Atala | Jun 10, 2022 | Complex & Grand Stories, Love
A large community of nature spirits lives at the scenic Rainbow Curve, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Their presence is strong and varied, and a love story connects them all. But which came first? The nature spirit presence – recognized subliminally by...
by Atala | Feb 22, 2022 | On the Road with Brian
For many centuries, this peaceful rock being has been standing watch over the valley below. Cloudland Canyon, GA. Photo by Brian Toy.
by Atala | Feb 18, 2022 | On the Road with Brian
My younger son, Brian Toy, is a born wanderer. He and his partner, Betsy Schurmer – also a wanderer – are traveling around the USA in their RV. Brian tells me they are now my roving reporters and they send me the occasional rock and tree being images they...
by Atala | Jun 10, 2021 | Honoring Animal Spirit
Serpent energy is often present around Native American sacred sites. In the standing stone on the right you see a serpent head and on top of that an image of a Native American – the long ago occupants of this area of Rim Rock National Recreational Trail, Shawnee...
