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Five-Legged Elephants

The best place in the entire world to see and to make photographs is wherever you are. Freeman Patterson

Jun 11 • Kathy Karn

Colour or Black and White?

When we are fully immersed in nature, there is no past and no future, only the present. Michio Hoshino

Jun 3 • Kathy Karn

Wildlife Encounters: at home and abroad

Wonder is a choice, and we can find it if we look for it. Seth Godin

May 27 • Kathy Karn

The Striped Bandit

“If children grow up not knowing about nature and appreciating it, they won’t understand it. And if they don’t understand it, they won’t protect it…

May 20 • Kathy Karn

A creature becomes ordinary only when I stop paying attention. Seen fully, nothing is ever ordinary. From The Zen of Seeing by Frederick Franck

May 13 • Kathy Karn

Most Popular

Jan 13 • Kathy Karn

Nature’s Best Photography Highly Honoured Finalist

Oct 22, 2025 • Kathy Karn

Murder at the Irish Manor House

Jun 6, 2025 • Kathy Karn

Happy Mother's Day

May 12, 2025 • Kathy Karn

Recent posts

Celebrating Motherhood

A Mother’s Love is Never Finished – African Proverb

May 6 • Kathy Karn

The Zen of Seeing

If I look long enough, the wild animal in front of me stops being ‘subject matter’ and becomes a fellow presence. Frederick Franck

Apr 29 • Kathy Karn

Happy Earth Day!

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito. Dalai Lama

Apr 22 • Kathy Karn

When Women Lead, Ecosystems Heal.

When women lead, ecosystems heal. Daughters for Earth

Apr 15 • Kathy Karn

Trust Conquers Fear

When relationships are centered on trust. Fear is easily conquered. Dr. Winnie Kiiru

Apr 8 • Kathy Karn

Trunks and Tails

To be a baby elephant must be wonderful. Surrounded by a loving family 24 hours a day... I think it must be how it ought to be, in a perfect world…

Apr 1 • Kathy Karn

Kathy Karn - Heartfelt Stories

Kathy Karn - Heartfelt Stories

I believe images have power. Welcome to Heartfelt Stories about caring for nature and our planet. When we take care of nature, nature takes care of us.

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