There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.~Lord Byron

Even though I’m a city girl, I respect and love nature.  Sometimes, in urban areas, it’s easy to  lose sight of its majesty and power.  But on our recent trip to two islands in Fiji, Mother Nature revealed herself in all her glory.  That trip inspired this week’s Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #33—Nature.

Savusavu, Fiji

At the end of January, we took a small plane to Savusavu, a remote and beautiful island in Fiji.  We stayed at a guest cottage owned by a lovely and gracious ex-pat couple from Hawaii.  From our cottage, it was a quick 5-minute walk to the beach.  As we walked down a gravel road…