Welcome to the Abbey Photo Party!
I select a theme and invite you to respond with images.
I have been pondering a great deal lately the ways the landscapes I have lived in shape my soul (this week’s love note from me will develop this theme). My invitation to you is to ponder this for yourself: What is the impact of my physical landscape on my spiritual one? How might I express this through a photo or image?
You can share images you already have which illuminate the theme, but I encourage you also to go for a walk with the theme in mind and see what you discover.
You are also welcome to post photos of any other art you create inspired by the theme. See what stirs your imagination!
How to participate:
1. Go to the Flickr Group I have created. You need a free Flickr account first (go to the Flickr home page and click “Sign up now.”) When you go to the link it will ask you to join the group first before posting. Share up to five of your images in response to the theme.
2. Leave a comment below this blog post to let us know you have joined the party and what your Flickr profile name is (you must include this to be entered into the prize drawing).
3. Please post the invitation on your blog or Facebook page and encourage others to come join the party!
On Friday, April 26th – I will draw a name at random from those who participate and the winner will receive a space in my upcoming online class Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Contemplative Practice (April 28-June 15, 2013).
66 Responses
I will post on Flickr as “camcau” Photos are from a walk I took last weekend, along the ice covered river, close to my home.
Greetings! What a lovely party! Every morning I walk in the desert of the southwest USA, to which Spirit called me almost 9 years ago. Along with my dog, I usually have my camera. These days I regularly visit where a pair of red-tailed hawks are raising their 3! babies!!! The 2 photos I just added to the group (under KathyAnne2012) are from my walk yesterday — a view of the nest cuddled in an iconic saguaro, seen against mountains to the west and a wildflower that caught my eye. I look forward to seeing all entries! Namaste
I posted on Flickr as EpisRev. There are six photos of the lake where we live now. Sunset especially draws my soul. Whether viewed from out on the water or from the porch, the changing colors of water and clouds speak to my heart of the beauty and vastness and eternity of God.
Your photos are simply beautiful. I would love to see your lake in person.
Added two photos of the landscape around my home on the Hood Canal. I believe my moniker is my old yahoo acct., wren942002. Thank you so much for this opportunity and for your newsletter/blog. I am Celtic Christian, and finding you was so very timely in a very isolated area :). Not quite so lonely anymore.
In His name,
Christine, Celtic Order of St. Morgan, Prioress
My flicker name is Melinda Householder. This topic is especially potent for me. Landscape infuses everything I do from breathing to writing to teaching yoga and creating art. It is one of the primary ways I connect with God, myself and the soul of the world.
My flickr name is SusanG_2010. My morning walks in the blooming desert around Tucson, AZ comprise a big part of my spiritual landscape as my spirit opens to the newness of life.
Looking forward to the class – I just bought your book.
Blessings
Susan
My Flickr moniker is “Chimmih”… I returned a little while ago from a walk through the local landscape. I had taken my camera and, thanks to the cooperation of my walking partner, Bowser, I came back with some fresh pictures on my camera. In my Inbox was the invitation to this group. Good timing….
Thanks… enjoy the blessings…
Jim
My flickr alias is “dewphotographyva”. The cherry blossoms are here for a short period of time. They speak to me in the essence of we need to cherish what we have while we have it for it is not guaranteed to be here tomorrow.
My flickr alias is “soulwalker”. This space speaks deeply to me, I enjoy talking to mother earth, the trees and the sun, the plants and the rabbits.
thank you
My Flicker name is LissaKahl
I’m looking forward to the webinar!