The quiet of the forest. Image: Su Leslie 2017
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. — Thomas Szasz
Muriwai sunset. Image: Su Leslie 2017
Posted to the Lens-artist’s photo challenge | serenity
Serenity
Zimmerbitch
age is just a (biggish) number
Zimmerbitch 
good one…nice blog post
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Su, your first image has me dreaming of jumping into the tranquil forest and just being. Beautifully captured and processed.
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Thank you so much Sally. More and more forest and beach are my happy places (and gardens).
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Su, these are both so gorgeously serene, and the quote perfect. Thank you!
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I’m so glad you liked them 😀
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Stunning sunset / beach reflections.
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Thanks Anabel 😀
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Those woods look magical! Even dreamlike!
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Oh WOW!! These images are stunning, Su! 😍
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Wow such lovely pictures! Love the quote to go with them too.
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Thank you 🙂
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Your beaches are huge! Put ours to shame. That sunset is gorgeous.
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To be fair, Muriwai is a very big beach!!
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In conjunction with this remarkable quote on serenity your amazing photos tell in imagery what the words express. I add a quote from my teacher almost 60 years ago, “For the bored person, everything is boring.”
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That is so true!
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absolutely wonderful, both of the photos AND words to keep in mind…. (and a credo of mine)
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Both are stunning yet different serenities…
For the first, haunting Celtic strains roll over me (think Lord of the Rings). The second, beach chill with kettle drums (Girl from Ipanema?).
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I love your musical choices 😀
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Coming from you, I am extremely honoured!
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Serene alright, Su!
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This is gorgeous Su. The photos are wonderful!
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Thanks so much Darren 😀
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Now that beach photo could be here in Cornwall, though I have yet to capture a sunset with a surfer.
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😀
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Perfect image and title
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Thanks so much 🙏
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So beautifully captured!
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Thank you Amy 🙏
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We “do” sunsets so well 🌼
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Agreed!!
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Perfect quote that i haven’t heard before – going to put it down in my quote notebook that I started last weekend because I had enough of the random-pieces-of-paper technique I had before. 😄
And your photos are the embodiment of serenity!
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Hehe. I am trying to consolidate all my notebooks — which were an attempt to consolidate all my loose bits of paper. 😂😂
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LOL! 😄
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