Ed Lehming Photography
From Where I Stand...
“There was an ocean above us, held in by a thin sac that might rupture and let down a flood at any second.” ― Stephen King Mýrdalssandur is a massive outwash plain...
“The places where water comes together with other water. Those places stand out in my mind like holy places.” ― Raymond Carver Water upon water, water flowing everywhere, from the high and...
We pass through the present with our eyes blindfolded. We are permitted merely to sense and guess at what we are actually experiencing. Only later when the cloth is untied can...
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature...
“Mountains, according to the angle of view, the season, the time of day, the beholder’s frame of mind, or any one thing, can effectively change their appearance. Thus, it is essential...
“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.” ― John Muir It feels a bit odd...
“The stars looked down at me from infinite space. We are tiny, they said, but you are insignificant.” ― Shane Maloney On the first day of my Iceland trip, something that came...
“Waterfall and Barn” – Þjóðvegur, South Shore, Iceland “The icy waters flow and drop in silver streams from high cliff tops; they nourish the land and flow among the ancient bedrock...
“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar:...
“Kleifarvatn” – South-East Iceland “The very land oozed sulphurous steam, as if some ancient beast trapped below was exhaling through the cracks in the earth, yet the morning light filled the...
“Videy Island” – Reykjavik, Iceland “You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us. And the world will live as one.” ― John...
“Hvammsfjörður” – Western Iceland “Those who live by the sea can hardly form a single thought of which the sea would not be part.” ― Hermann Broch There was a slight delay...
“Hraunfossar – Wide View” – Western Iceland “In Iceland, water is everywhere. It surrounds the land itself. Water courses from high mountaintops, bursts from the ground, itself, and flows in endless...
“October Afternoon at Kirkjufellfoss” – Iceland “People are very busy; they are so busy that when they walk in the crowds they see no one, no one but themselves; they hear...
“Heiðarfall” – North Iceland “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson On a day...
“Möðrudalsfjallgarðar” – East Iceland “When hell freezes over the Earth shall be covered in snow.” ― Anthony T. Hincks The theme of this day is snow, never-ending snow, floating snow, drifting snow,...
“Berufjörður” – Djúpavogshreppur, East Iceland “Welcome to driving Iceland, where every turn in the road opens up a brand new and astounding vista. Just when you think you have found the...
“Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður – Glacial Pool” – East Iceland “ If one looks at the glacier for long enough, words cease to have any meaning on God’s earth.” ― Halldór Laxness Today was...
It is said, “There is no bad weather in Iceland, only bad clothing” – unknown “Rangárþing Eystra” – South Iceland The saying above rang true on day one of my trip...
“Oh, these vast, calm, measureless mountain days, inciting at once to work and rest! Days in whose light everything seems equally divine, opening a thousand windows to show us God. Nevermore,...
“I liked watching more than I liked being part of it and for the first time I realized that it was OK to just be an observer. Some of us were...
“A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon and then dripped over and was gone, and the sky was brilliant over the spot where it had gone, and a torn...
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in...
“Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” ― John Muir I realized, as I was...
“I spent uncounted hours sitting at the bow looking at the water and the sky, studying each wave, different from the last, seeing how it caught the light, the air, the...
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ― Marcel Proust It’s pretty amazing the things we see when travelling. I’m not talking about...
“Each time I see a beautiful sunset or sunrise, I have to pinch myself because I can’t believe that I’m awake and not dreaming.” ― Anthony T. Hincks Every now and then,...
“Water is the most perfect traveller because when it travels it becomes the path itself!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan This image is another of High Falls, near Bancroft, Ontario. I really could...
I’m still taking a break, and this is part of it. Had to share this beautiful view from the edge of the lake on this frosty Sunday morning near Bancroft, Ontario....
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