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Welcome to a celebration of the natural world through a special collection of photographs, digital art, poetry, essays, audio and more by Western North Carolina photographers (and amateur naturalists) Tibby Dozier Steedly and Homer Steedly. We invite you to browse our hundreds of photographs in which we try to reflect the beauty and spirituality of nature from the mountains to the sea. Click on the left menu to explore our site.
"
IT IS TIME TO START LIVING THE LIFE YOU IMAGINED." Henry James
Homer Steedly's Vietnam War Site
My beloved husband, Homer, returned to Vietnam in June of 2008. Check out his site to read about his experiences in Vietnam and his healing journey.
Wandering Souls: Journeys with the Dead and the Living in Vietnam by Wayne Karlin is the story of my husband's experiences in Vietnam, the young Vietnamese medic Hoang Ngoc Dam, and the journey of two families through war and its aftermath.
BETTY CONNOR DOZIER - IN HONOR OF MY MOTHER
We miss you every day, Mama.
TIBART AUDIO - A NEW SITE FILLED WITH
THE SOUNDS OF NATURE
To my beloved sister, Jean. Click on the photo to read a poem dedicated to this amazing woman of grace. She is the blessing of my life.
I am so absorbed in the wonder of
earth and
the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven
and the angels. I have enough for this life.
Pearl S. Buck
Click on the photo above to visit Annie's Shutterfly site!
Ann Olson is my sister of the heart and friend of many lives who I first met through WebShots. Her poetry is pure magic. When you read her words, you will come away filled with hope. TO SEE INFORMATION ABOUT ORDERING ANNIE'S FIRST BOOK OF POETRY, CLICK THE PICTURE BELOW.
To live content with small means;
to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be
worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly,
talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with
open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry
never; in a word to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through
the common--this is to be my symphony.
William Henry Channing
TO SEE CURRENT VIEWS OF COLD MOUNTAIN, NC - GO HERE
FAVORITE SITE OF THE SEASON: THE BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDER
I do not understand how anyone can live
without one small place of enchantment to turn to.
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
(last update was on January 12, 2009
)THIS SITE IS BEST VIEWED AT 800x600 RESOLUTION.
tibart@mindspring.com - WEBMASTER - Tibby
swamp_fox@earthlink.net - Homer
SPECIAL THANKS TO RUDY MANCKE WHO TAUGHT US TO REALLY SEE THE WORLD.
All animations on this site came from:
Quotation used above was
compiled by Michael P. Garofalo at
GardenDigest.com.
All images, essays and poetry are copyrighted © 1990-2009 Elizabeth Dozier Steedly and Homer R. Steedly, Jr.
Please do not use without permission.