Photographer John E. Walker in Oshawa, 2022 Aug 31, at Parkwood Estate National Historic Site.
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I truly appreciate the beauty of nature, and I enjoy your eye for capturing beautiful images. You don’t have to post every week; posting every second week or even monthly would be perfectly fine. With so many options to choose from, it takes time to fully appreciate each picture. There are 21 choices to go through, and I can select the images I want to save. The words "love," "compassion," and "community" resonate deeply with me, as they convey a sense of connection and empathy. I really enjoy this aspect of the network. Thanks for being awesome!
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Wow, just beautiful pictures. Great eye my friend.
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My favorite color purple and with the bees snd butterflies, just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this wonderful images.
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Just beautiful John, Im was out today and it was so nice just to feel the sun again. How can I support you this week?
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Taking in the Whole — When Everything Belongs🦋🌸
I’ve returned to this moment more than once, and each time it meets me differently.
At first glance, the whole scene feels complete. A monarch butterfly resting on a zinnia — wings intact, posture calm. The deep magenta petals radiate outward, held together by a warm golden center. Green fades softly behind it all, allowing the life in front to breathe. Taken as a whole, the image speaks of balance, nourishment, and quiet strength. It’s the kind of view that reminds us to pause, to take in the full picture of our own lives and notice that, in this moment, things are holding.
But then I look closer.
The same flower. The same monarch.
A completely different conversation.
Up close, the ray florets stretch outward like open arms, while the disk florets form a living circle of nourishment at the center. The monarch’s proboscis reaches deep into one floret — not fully visible at first, partly hidden behind a foreleg. It’s a small detail, easy to miss, yet it tells the real story: nourishment doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it’s quiet, precise, and deeply intentional.
Health and wellness are like that.
From a distance, we often judge ourselves by the full frame — how we look, how we’re functioning, how much we’re “handling.” But healing often happens in the details we overlook: 🌿 the small moments of rest
🌿 the subtle reaching for what we need
🌿 the gentle adjustments that keep us going
The monarch doesn’t rush. It doesn’t consume the whole flower at once. It takes exactly what it needs, from exactly where it is, trusting that the rest will be there when it’s time.
Both perspectives are true. Both images are whole.
One reminds us to see ourselves with compassion.
The other reminds us to honor the quiet work happening beneath the surface.
Sometimes wellness means stepping back to see how far you’ve come. Sometimes it means leaning in close enough to notice the details that are sustaining you right now.
Same moment. Different perspective.
Equal beauty.