Pamela Leavey

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Landscape Photography

The fine art landscape photos available below are some of my favorites. I hope they will be your favorites too. All of the photos in this collection were taken in the Newburyport, Massachusetts area at either Maudslay State Park or the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

All prints are 8″ x 12″ Giclée Prints on Fine Art Paper. Print prices at $32.99, with a 9.99 flat rate shipping fee added at the Checkout to the total cost of your order.

Check back for more prints, coming soon…

Golden Light on North Pool Overlook No. 1

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

October Dogwood at Maudslay State Park

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Fall Leaves at Maudslay State Park

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Golden Light on North Pool Overlook No. 2

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Dike Trail at Hell Cat Swamp No. 1

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Trees at Hell Cat Swamp

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Hell Cat Swamp No. 1, at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Dike Trail at Hell Cat Swamp No. 2

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Fall Foliage at Maudslay State Park

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

Dogwood’s Fall Colors at Maudslay State Park

8″ x 12″ Giclée Print – $32.99 each

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Artist Statement: As a photographer I am drawn to color, light, movement, patterns and reflections that occur in nature. I am a visual spatial person who naturally sees what is before my eyes within a frame. Throughout my life I have been inspired by art and nature, each in their many forms. Photography a marvelous medium for me as multimedia artist, writer and photographer, as it provides an instant gratification of creating something tangible that I can share with others. I hope you find inspiration in my work, and invest in my artistic vision. With gratitude… Pamela Leavey

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Daily Affirmations: I Release the Stress and Pain

In recent weeks I have been working on the things I carry around with me that I need to release. I struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, along with Osteoarthritis. Add in General Anxiety Disorder, and you’ve got a sometimes debilitating mix of fatigue, stress, and pain. Two weeks ago, I started repeating a daily mantra to release the emotional aspect of health issues wearing me down. Our emotions play a big role in our health. When we can release our emotions that are affecting us, it makes a huge difference in the way we feel. I hope this simple affirmations helps others as it has helped me…

“Today, I release the stress and pain I am carrying. When stress and pain arise in my day, I take a moment to acknowledge what I am feeling and release it. With a deep breath in, on my exhale I let it go. Each time throughout the day that I release the stress and pain I am carrying, the burden becomes a little lighter.” – Pamela Leavey

Our intent can be very powerful when we put it to work… Intent makes manifest.

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Poetry: Winged Bird

Snowy Egret at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
 
Winged Bird
  
 Winged bird in flight,
 Flying so freely through the night,
 Upon the winds of love 
 And hope,
 Fearful perhaps of what might.
  
 Like all winged creatures
 You soar,
 High above earth's stable ground,
 Touching briefly,
 If only to light,
 Upon the soul of love's creation.
             
 Your flight is your fancy,
 Your freedom from truth,
 You use your wings wisely,
 To escape attainment.
             
 Winged bird in flight,
 Flying so freely through the night,
 Upon the winds of love
 And hope,
 Fearful perhaps of what might.
             
 To stop your flight,
 And be conceivably grounded,
 Would it quench,
 Your freedom you fear;
 Or would you gain,
 With your wings some feet,
  
 To plant firmly on earth,
 Among the seeds of love,
 And grow ever more joyous,
 Amid what love reaps. 

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Food for Thought: Life as a Process of Following a Path

I look at life as a process of following a path. The path isn’t always direct. Sometimes it is straight and you are moving along in life thinking, “yeah, this is good.” And then one day the path takes a turn. You’re good with that turn, great, keep moving. Maybe the turn doesn’t feel right. Maybe you need to sit and think about whether you want to go in the new direction or turn back. It’s still a forward motion in life if you follow the turn. Turning back might not be beneficial, because life is all about moving forward and evolving as our best selves.

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Reflections: Affirming Direction

Summer is winding down as the first week of September has brought a preview of the colors of fall to the banks of the Merrimack River and beyond. The other evening after attending the wake of an old friend from high school, I decided to drive down to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge as I had the camera in the car.

Before I even got to the Refuge, I was struck by the late day light on the west facing wall of the iconic Pink House on the Plum Island Turnpike. I quickly veered off the side of the road, parked my car and grabbed the camera. I took numerous shots with both a 70 – 300 mm zoom and a 10 – 24 mm wide angle (both Nikon).

The light was breathtaking. The wall was illuminated with a golden glow that mingled sweetly with the fall tones of the marsh grasses and brush around the house. As I walked back and forth along the roadside with the camera taking shots from different angles with my two lens I suddenly realized there was a Red-tailed Hawk sitting on the chimney of the house. My spirit bird had come to visit.


Always tuned to the energy of the wild creatures and other forces of nature, I was grateful for the visit of my messenger, the Red-tailed. (more…)

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Food For Thought: The Road of Life

hitting the road

I often muse on the road or path that our lives follow for the road and the path such perfect metaphors for the trajectory of our life. Where we go in our life, what we do, the detours we take, these are all aspects of traveling through our lives to get somewhere, or to just be, to just be in the moment and savor the journey.

Today, I remind myself that as I travel the road of life, I am grateful for the varied terrain, the gentle slopes, the tough hills, the steep canyons, the winding roads and the clear path ahead that have all been a part of my life. The journey was never meant to be easy. (more…)

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