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Alice's avatar

I have never experienced a mossy forest but I always loved the look of it. Funnily enough, my computer wallpapers are always photos of very green forests like the one you visited. Such an enchanted place! 💚

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

I hope one day you'll get to experience one beyond the screen - it seems you are drawn to mossy forests. ♡♡

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Phyllis Carlin, Miami's avatar

Yes, "stunning" is the word and "peaceful". Thank you, from Miami. Even many want to be here when it's cold "up north", right now it's in the 50's--chilly for us- but not nearly as beautiful as a "British Columbian cold".

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

So glad you enjoyed, Phyllis, thank you. ♡♡♡

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Donna McArthur's avatar

Thank you Whitney!

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

♡♡♡

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Grace Zacaroli's avatar

Absolutely stunning photos. Thanks so much for sharing!

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you Grace! 🤍

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Tami Close's avatar

I have nicknamed you Anne of Green Gables, a beautiful sparkling, full-of-life fairy sprite, in your fairy forest adventures that you share. There is an ethereal feel to your words and images, and I'm drawn into this magical and ever-so-potent world. As I walk through with you, the mossy trees come alive, and I laugh....a spring haircut is definitely in store. Just beautiful, Whitney.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you, Tami. I love your nickname for me, it seems very fitting indeed. 🥰

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Sandy S's avatar

I can't tell you how much this post means to me. All I can say is thank you so much for sharing it.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

I'm so glad Sandy, thank you. ♡♡♡

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Emily Charlotte Powell's avatar

Beautiful 💛 thank you for sharing these photos and a few minutes of calm reading

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you Emily, so glad you enjoyed the calm. ♡

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Serena Camacho's avatar

The photos are breathtaking! And your words completed the imagery. Thank you for sharing.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you so very much, Serena. ♡♡♡

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Sam Corrie's avatar

Your photos draw me in like magic. Taking me beyond the here and now into a landscape of such richness and beauty and peace...a deep ancient peace...the type of peace that resides in the tiniest snow drop and the slow growing moss...a deep ancient peace that holds secrets and wisdom and stories...for those who are silent enough to hear...

Thank you

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Gosh, thank you so much. Such beautiful words and I am so grateful to be able to share feelings of such peace with you. ♡♡

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Sam Corrie's avatar

Whitney, I really look forward to your letter...Really, it is pure enchantment and magic. Thank you.

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Did you take all these photos?? If so, where do you live? In Narnia???

Wherever that is looks like absolute paradise 😍

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Yes, these photos are all mine. Lol, that made my day - it sure does feel like Narnia! But it's British Columbia. :)

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Kristi Keller 🇨🇦's avatar

Omg. Hi neighbor! I live in Calgary!! 🇨🇦

Any chance you're near Chilliwack? I hiked up to Bridal Falls once and saw mossy forest like your photos. Soooo beautiful.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Ah, very cool! I'm 2 hrs north of Vancouver, but these kinds of forests are easy to find around here! 😊

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Brooke Shaffer's avatar

So happy you found your fairy forest.It truly looks like it🌲❤

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

♡♡♡

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Mary Ellen Gambutti's avatar

Exquisite! Thank you!

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you so much! ♡♡♡

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Ash Kilback's avatar

Wow, this forest is absolutely stunning. I want to lay down on the moss covered ground and stare up at the trees for hours.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Yes, same! I just want to become one with the moss here. ♡♡♡

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The Sea in Me    (Síodhna)'s avatar

Such a joyful journey. Beautifully captured. Thanks for sharing.

Winter is leaving, winter is fading, allowing Spring to arrive, warmer and brighter.

We've seen it oh so many times before, but feels even better this year.... green and full of hope.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you so much. ♡

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Cat Wigmore's avatar

Utterly gorgeous. And the feeling this has evoked, the combination of these words and photos…I needed that today 💚 Thank you as ever.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

I'm so glad it reached you when you needed it, Cat. Thank you so much. ♡♡♡

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Dawn Gibson-Winder's avatar

Whitney, I always feel such a sense calm when I see your photos. Thanks for sharing your work 🤍

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

I love hearing that Dawn, thank you so much. ♡♡

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Mackenzie's avatar

I agree 🥰

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