White lion & lionesses

Empowerment, Photography

If you’ve read Linda Tucker‘s books (whitelions.org/linda-tucker/), you know the white lions & lionesses are quite special.

A few of them live in The Netherlands, in Ouwehand’s Zoo in Rhenen. The pictures below were taken on September 9th, 2024.
While living in a zoo is not ideal, of course, at least they are safe from canned hunting practices. Also, it is a comfort to remember they are not limited to the location of their physical bodies to do the energetic work they are here for (just like the cats who choose to live with you).

To get a sense of their energy, join Damien Wynne and Rachel Kearl in a conversation and subsequent meditation with the white lions (August 8th, 2024): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4y9lBVBi9o .

The pictures above were taken on September 9th, 2024, at Ouwehand’s Zoo in Rhenen, The Netherlands.

White veils

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What might they hide?

Purple spots

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Tricyrtis formosana Purple Beauty (in Dutch: Armeluisorchidee, or “poor man’s orchid”).

Upside down

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Petal

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Pink

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Purple & lime

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Yellow brightness

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Crocosmia

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Dark & light

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The inner garden

Innergarden, Photography, Woman & Earth

Andrea Gulickx and Jacinta Kogelman hosted an inspiring workshop called “Colour magic. Treasure hunting in the inner garden“, in a wonderful place in IJzendoorn, NL (Pluktuin IJzendoorn).

As I wanted to reconnect to the essence of flowers and plants as light-filled conscious creation, the picture below feels like a precious gift. I’m very grateful for this ‘image of the day’.

Some of the results:

Caterpillars

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Above: shallowtail / Papilio machaon (koninginnepage), zomer 2022.

Below: privet hawk moth / Sphinx ligustri (ligusterpijlstaart), augustus 2022.

A play of light (2)

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The lovely thing about a rainy day is that the garden looks after itself, and there is lots of time to play inside. Last year I did a very nice workshop with Andrea Gulickx and yesterday I got inspired again (& click here for last year’s results).

Two calves

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These pictures were made during a workshop storytelling led by Bart van Engeldorp Gastelaars (PhotoUnited, Picturing Wildlife), at a small dairy farm near Leiden in The Netherlands (September 18th, 2021).

At a small dairy farm …

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A story in pictures. The English text will follow shortly.

Een fotoverhaal over een kleinschalige zuivelboerderij in Zuid-Holland. De foto’s zijn gemaakt tijdens een workshop Storytelling op 18 september 2021, met Bart van Engeldorp Gastelaars als docent (PhotoUnited, Picturing Wildlife).

Wat voor kaas wordt hier precies gemaakt, en wat doen de koeien daarvoor?

Allereerst: zonder kalfjes geen melk.

In september knorren de magen van de koeien al voor zonsopgang. De brokken en het hooi worden zeer gewaardeerd en de camera wordt scherp in de gaten gehouden.