Are there trees near you…

      “Are there trees near you, and does your soul need comforting? Quick, then open the door and fly on your heavy feet; the song may already be drifting away.” From – Such Singing in the Wild Branches by Mary OIiver   Often a photo needs the perfect poem or quote. Thanks to…

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Madrone Berries

  Madrone trees (Arbutus xalapensis) grow at Guadalupe Mountains National Park in Texas. The bright red berries become edible about January of every year.   Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography  

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My Best Photography Captures of 2016

Reflecting on 2016 it was a bad and good year combined. However, while it is a year I want to soon forget and not remember, my photography captured moments that will remain in my heart. Out of the all the images I captured in 2016 it seems these are the ones that were the most…

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Silence of a Juniper Tree

You miss moments like this if you never look up along a hiking trail. Photo captured at Guadalupe Mountains National Park on the Smith Spring Trail. Image available for purchase: https://www.etsy.com/listing/490010654/silence-of-a-juniper-tree-nature-photo  Photograph – © Christena Stephens Photography  

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