Nature is all around us. We live within it, we are affected by it, we are a part of it. But how often do we really stop to look at it and take in its wonders?
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The following is a series of photographs taken around Red Hook, New York, in the lush Mid-Hudson Valley. Many of the selected photos were taken on or near the photographer's backyard, and serve to highlight the often overlooked natural beauty that exists all around us; as well as the small inhabitants that live there.