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Photographs and designs by Leah Volker Quotes and photography combined to uplift and inspire. Original nature photos taken in and around the photographer's travels and local environment - from state and local parks, to backyards, to the neighbor's garden, and beyond.
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a snowy field with trees and a poem written on it
Winter birch, pine, and oak --- And the wind said: May you be as strong as the oak, yet flexible as the birch. May you stand as tall as the pine, live gracefully as the willow and may you always bear fruit all your days on this earth. (Native American prayer)
a snowy scene with a quote from the book journey not the destination by mark twain
Snowy path in the woods -- The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey - not the destination. (Don Williams, Jr.)
the words peace are in front of a lake with trees and rocks on both sides
Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area. ---- Peace
the statue of liberty is in front of a wooden background with words that read do justice love money work humbly
Statue of Liberty - Do Justice, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly -- Micah 6:8 (The Bible)
a close up of a flower with a quote on the front and back side that says, the sun comes up's a new day to sing it's time to sing
Dew on tulip bud - The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning. It's time to sing your song again. Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me, let me be singing when the evening comes. (Matt Redman)
two people sitting in the snow next to a christmas tree
Cutting the Christmas tree --- This year at Christmas I'll wander to a snowy, glistening place. Where God watches warm through the window, blessing my life with his grace. (Jean Penner)
Snow and lights on spruce tree --- Come darkness, come light. Come new star, shining bright. Come love to the world tonight. Alleluia.  (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Snow and lights on spruce tree --- Come darkness, come light. Come new star, shining bright. Come love to the world tonight. Alleluia. (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
an image of the moon in the sky above some trees with leaves on it and a quote from dr seuss
Autumn leaves with moon against a clear blue sky - two photos merged --- From here to earth, from my small place, I ask of you way out in space: Please tell all men in every land what you and I both understand. Please tell all men that peace is good. That's all that needs be understood. In every world in your great sky, we understand. both you and I. (Dr. Suess)
a lake with trees in the background and a quote on it that says write in your heart, that every day is the best day
Rum River after first snow --- Write it in your heart that every day is the best day in the year. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
a green and white photo with trees in the background text reads let's take our hearts for a walk in the woods & easter to the magic whispers of old trees
A path in the park -- Let's take our hearts for a walk in the woods and listen to the magic whispers of old trees. (unknown)
a quote about life is shown in front of a sunset over the water with an image of
Specatcle Lake sunset --- Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and the awful life is ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing. Hold on through the awful. Relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living. Heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary -- LIFE, And it's breathtakingly beautiful. (L.R. Knost)
a tree with the words we never own the work of god, we are simply stewards of it
Spring green leaves against a blue sky -- We never own the works of God, we are simply stewards of it. (Christine Caine)
a watercolor painting of snow and trees with a poem written in the center on it
Snowy evergreens, watercolor filter applied -- May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you are wonderful. And don't forget to make some art - write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself. (Neil Gaiman)
the words wonderful are written in front of a field
Summer sky, rural MN -- I see skies of blue and clouds of white and I think to myself, what a wonderful world. (Louis Armstrong)
two lighthouses in the water with a quote about ships on it's side
Duluth harbor entrance with lighthouses and small ships --- A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for. (William G.T. Shedd)