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Nancy Fisher's avatar

Beautiful! I plan to come back to this post when I need it. Glad I found it. Thanks!

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Wonderful Nancy! Thank you! :)

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Autumn Fox's avatar

“Ice crystals danced in my dreams and the forest glittered in the late autumn light.” Absolutely stunning 🤍

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Brooke Shaffer's avatar

Beautiful journey.Loved owl pics🌲

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you Brooke. 🤍

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Lachlan Welsh's avatar

Fantastic, beautiful photos. I would feel humbled and awed, everyday, living in an environment like that. thank you for all your fantastic work ; I've been happily watching it for years.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you so much for being here for so long. 🤍🤍

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JudyC's avatar

Such breathtaking photos! With all the craziness of this world we are now living in, your posts are a reminder that the quiet moments, breathing the rich odors of the forrest, are what revitalizes me and is where I feel the most centered, the most at home. A Quiet Moment is just what I needed today, in more ways than one! Thank you!

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you so much, I'm glad I could be that reminder and that my posts reached you when you needed them. 🤍

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Tami Close's avatar

Oh my, it's always such a beautiful walk with you. I love your reference to leaves as rain catchers on the forest floor, it's such an intimate, connecting sound.being heard. I believe it's the forest where we get to experience the interconnectedness of all nature. These photos remind me of Thoreau's poem: I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately. Thank you so much, Whitney.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you Tami, I always love how to put your thoughts into words here, they echo my own feelings so deeply.

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Carri's avatar

Like Anna, I'm delighted to have found you. Your pictures are very special - a little piece of quiet and magic. Thank you; it's such a gift.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

So glad to have you here Carri, thank you. 🤍🥰

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Anna Rose's avatar

So glad to have found you. This is so fantastic ❤️

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Very happy to have you here also, thank you Anna! 🥰

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Naomi de Vries's avatar

Beautiful

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you! 🤍

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Emily Charlotte Powell's avatar

Stunning Whitney 💛 thank you for sharing these beautiful words and pictures

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

So happy to Emily, thank you for being here. 🤍🤍

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Craig Guillot's avatar

Beautiful photos.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you!

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Ann Collins's avatar

Your eye is sensitive, Whitney. I love the way you see the extraordinary beauty in an ordinary day!

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you Ann, that's so kind. 🥰🥰

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james paterson's avatar

Really great, uniquely engaging pictures. You find so much in the things you capture.

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

I appreciate that, thank you so much. 🤍

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

Always a walk in your forest makes me sigh Whitney.. huge and worthy congratulations for your Substack feature! Happy spring days… 🍃

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you so much Susie. 🥰🥰🥰

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Gary Gruber's avatar

Breathtaking. ….and breath giving. The rhythms of the forest and us. Thank you! 🙏

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you! 🥰🤍

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Alicia-Marie Lavoie's avatar

As always, stunning photography, Whitney!

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Whitney Barkman's avatar

Thank you so much. 🥰

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