Photographer John E. Walker in Oshawa, 2022 Sept 03, 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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🦋 Captured years ago — still unfolding today
This image is very similar to another I’ve shared before. The setting is familiar.
The colours echo each other.
The stillness remains.
But there is one quiet, powerful difference.
Here, the monarch’s wings are fully open.
Not preparing to fly. Not closing inward.
Just open — steady, grounded, and at ease.
🌿 That difference changes everything.
🦋 With its wings closed, the monarch spoke of pause. Of readiness.
Of the moment just before nourishment.
🦋 With its wings open, the monarch speaks of arrival. Of trust.
Of allowing itself to take up space exactly as it is.
The monarch has always symbolized: 🔁 Transformation
💪 Endurance
🌬️ Trust in the journey
Open wings remind us that transformation isn’t only about becoming — sometimes it’s about being.
🌼 Beneath it, the yellow zinnia continues to offer: ☀️ Gentle energy
🍯 Nourishment
🌱 Renewal
Yellow does not rush healing. It warms.
It supports.
It invites.
Nearby, orange blooms still glow with: 🔥 Resilience
🎨 Creative expression
❤️ Emotional strength
Orange reminds us that strength doesn’t have to be guarded. It can be open.
It can be visible.
It can be soft and powerful at the same time.
Together, yellow and orange hold balance: ⚖️ Rest & openness
⚖️ Nourishment & expression
⚖️ Healing & presence
What stays with me in this image — even years later — is not the movement of the monarch,
but its willingness to remain open.
💭 Wellness is not only found in rest or preparation. 🌿 It’s also found in allowing yourself to open.
🌙 In trusting that you are safe enough to be seen.
🍃 In knowing you don’t need to close yourself off to be protected.
✨ Transformation doesn’t always ask us to change form — sometimes it asks us to open fully into who we already are.
🦋 You are allowed to take up space. 🌼 You are allowed to remain open.
🤍 You are allowed to receive.
💚 You are loved