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Professionally, I am a writer, speaker and coach. But more important for you to know, I walk my neighborhood early mornings here in tropical Miami with my Nikon around my neck. I’m a home person, a family person. I love tending my finches, magnificent koi and lush fast-growing foliage. I am invited to unusual places and travel the world. I savor shadows and reflections. I thoroughly love life.
My camera is my way of preserving a drop of Norfolk Island pine sap hanging in the air. A family of geese unexpectedly rushing up to nibble at my shoes and pants. The moment I opened my window in China and saw pink lotus blossoms holding pools of rain in their pads.
On morning walks in Miami, I stop to taste lush tropical fruit… Surinam cherries, Carambola and Jaboticaba (see how its luscious fruit grows right on trunks and branches). I love shadows and reflections. I rescue discarded plants and nurture them to health and bloom… Bromeliads, Heliconias and Palms.
It was in Shanghai that I first learned about flickr. I had taken a 1,000 + pictures and told my new photo buddy, Andy Chang at Microsoft, my husband Albert's company, that I was searching for a way to share these pictures with my friends in China and to show them pictures of my US home and life. Andy walked over to a computer and showed me his flickr site. And I have been adding pictures and sets ever since.
In February 2009, I began reaching out to flickr groups. I am profoundly inspired by your brilliant shots and unique perspectives! Your pictures move me to chills and to tears! Now I am daily submitting images, making comments and inviting contacts... and thanks to "my tech guru" using SICI to do it. I am so glad you are sharing your unique perspectives on life and nature with me. Be in touch!
Jungle Mama
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Why did I choose to use the name Jungle Mama on flickr? Several years ago my dear friend Harriet wrote this poem for my birthday...
Jungle mama
peering around the edge of a broad-leafed palm, home amid the watery life of fishes splashed with orange and inky spots dancing with birds whose sounds penetrate thick, humid air with crystalline voices
singing the praises of
Jungle mama
mingling with cats and dogs as if they were sacred texts spelling in braille the secret rituals of everyday life informing us of how to be human and still find our place within the universe of creatures large and small.
Jungle mama friend to the knowledgeable who, unacquainted with their power of knowing, rely upon her to set the compass so that they may sail the seas of experience and reach their destination.
Jungle mama
guided by the stars soft breezes and the mist that hovers upon crushed leaves at dawn, whispering tales of spirit and triumph.
Photos of jungle mama (16)
jungle mama's favorite photos from other Flickr members (25,496)
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Groups (50)
- Clique of CAMARADERIEs 4,021 photos, 496 members
- INSECTARIO ENTRE AMIGOS 3,050 photos, 152 members
- BEE FREE!! 774 photos, 140 members
- Soul o' Creativity ~ Level 1 ~ Post 1 & Award 4 8,577 photos, 1,228 members
- The Number One 1,542 photos, 705 members
- Soul o' Creativity ~ Level 2 ~ Post 1 & Award 4 2,728 photos, 710 members
- SUPER FOTOS EXTRAORDINARIAS P1 ~ A 2 / N 1 ~ 2 P 8,118 photos, 1,234 members
- Creative Impulse Level 1 ~ 1 P ~ A 3 ~ 1 N ~ P 3 2,641 photos, 686 members
- The Sunshine Group.(INVITE ONLY) Post 1-Award 2 450 photos, 200 members
- Natural World. (P1/C2) 2,598 photos, 465 members
- Vokuro.....Tramagieenuoveispirazionidiquestomillennio SI VOTA!!! 454 photos, 48 members
- ## Shining Pieces Of The World! New Challenge ~ Night Images~ 16,622 photos, 1,241 members
- Softly Spoken (Admin Moderated) 10,666 photos, 842 members
- "Good Morning Happiness " P1Aw/FAVES3 Sweeper RUN NO TOLERANCE 2,247 photos, 534 members
- Streetlife Berlin & elsewhere 7,002 photos, 245 members
- Amigos de España 3,889 photos, 306 members
- Spider Saturday Sunday 18 photos, 4 members
- Click a Pic [ post 1 - award 3 ] 20,137 photos, 1,874 members
- Windsong ~ (Admin invite only) ~ P1 - C2 7,745 photos, 492 members
- A Real Beauty Step Up - Please Join, Post 1 Award 3 593 photos, 265 members
- Birdwatch 6,702 photos, 236 members
- ! * Only birds from around the world * ! Admin moderated P1/C2 2,361 photos, 476 members
- I Love All Of Natures Wildlife - Level 3 (P1/A5) Sweeper Active 565 photos, 257 members
- A Nature Canvas [The Alternative] (P1-C2) Please Read Rules 212 photos, 77 members
- I Love All Of Natures Wildlife - Level 2 (P1/A5) Sweeper Active 774 photos, 339 members
- I Love All Of Natures Wildlife - Level 1 (P1/A5) Sweeper Active 1,655 photos, 543 members
- Natures Kingdom Choices INVITATION ONLY, Add 1 Award 3 SWEEPER 152 photos, 100 members
- Green Eden 1,150 photos, 195 members
- Street Food that makes you say, "Mmmm." 150 photos, 24 members
- Portraits That Tell a Story (READ RULES BEFORE POSTING!) 96,641 photos, 7,993 members
- Flickr Silver Award, Level 2 ~ Post 1, Award 5. Invite Only. 167,895 photos, 13,154 members
- Elite Bug Competition 222 photos, 131 members
- Certified Photographer LEVEL 1 ( POST 1, AWARD 3) SWEEPER IS ON 3,782 photos, 899 members
- Oceans.. of Talent! ~ (by admin invitation) ~ A2 5,192 photos, 296 members
- The World Of Plants 1,158 photos, 62 members
- *Sonia's Picture Gallery*/P.1-C.3 / strictly sweeper 5,368 photos, 1,176 members
- A Photographers View 6,399 photos, 1,185 members
- Pretty Flower 2,883 photos, 123 members
- Animals and Critters of the World 9,447 photos, 122 members
- peregrino27-PLANTAE 1,116 photos, 147 members
- Flower Beauty ! 8,466 photos, 757 members
- Un autre regard 846 photos, 413 members
- Grandes Flores ~ Please Award ~ 1P ~ 2 A 1,579 photos, 412 members
- Stunning shot - Admin Invite only P1/C2 SWEEPER ACTIVE !! 2,256 photos, 215 members
- A Square DreamLand [invited image only] A1/P1 admin control 556 photos, 131 members
- Tra un Manifesto e Lo Specchio - High quality images 39,213 photos, 3,810 members
- Tree flowers- Flores de árboles 320 photos, 59 members
- Light Art Masterpiece (Admin Invite) 1,005 photos, 279 members
- ♥ Nature Treasures ♥ 1,624 photos, 251 members
- Bouquet d'images (No people) P.2 / C.2 2,582 photos, 179 members
Galleries (1)
Testimonials (6)
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roberthuffstutter says:
"YOUR PHOTOS are all excellent. There are many that are favorites, but it would not be right to mark them all as favorites. You are, however, one of my favorite photographers.
Flickr is one amazing addition to our lives. Where else can one create an image and begin getting feedback upon it so quickly? Flickr is the only site I use and I find it rewarding.
I have been a member for almost two years and each day I find new artists and photographers who are fantastic, artists and photographers who deserve much fame and fortune.You deserve both.
Thanks for sharing your photos with the world. Robert L. Huffstutter"3rd January, 2012
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jimpg2_Peace Group Moderator Needed says:
"Jungle Mama (Susan) is a true friend and have wonderful, colourful pictures. Its a joy to see the beautiful colours and creations. I hope that you will continue your work....take care always..big hugs
Sincerely
Jim"11th December, 2010
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Dan | framesmedia says:
"jungle mama make images from her heart and soul. She is connected to the nature. Although she takes the time to explain the facts, the image takes the viewer beyond the words."
20th September, 2010
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seddeg ~ says:
"Susan,
Thanks for your visits and comments! But more than that - thanks for the refreshing views and perspectives you bring to your contacts through your photos. I have really come to look forward to the delightful mini-botany/zoology lessons! Your joy of discovery and sharing is delightfully contagious!
I had been saving this little song from Mokey (Fraggle Rock) for some annotation to a future post of mine. Stumbled on it today and it so reminded me of your photos and your approach to flickr that I decided to share it with you.....
Show me the light in a butterfly's eye.
And show me the dreams of the Earth and the sky.
Show me the night. Show me the day.
Show me the secret that dances away.
There's a rainbow I wish I could climb like a tree.
A bug and a boulder that beckons to me.
Show me leaves in the spring.
Show me love on the wing.
Show me things that I long to explore.
Show me more.
Show me the color. Show me the sound.
Show me the magic that lays all around.
In the shapes of a rock I see mountains and moons,
And I sometimes believe that the colors are tunes.
Show me tears in the stones.
Show me thimbles and thrones.
Show me things that I long to explore.
Show me more.
Show me the light in a butterfly's eye.
And show me the dreams of the Earth and the sky.
I do think that's what your photos do! ;-)
Best Regards, Seddeg"14th July, 2009
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KM EGO says:
"Textures and color
scents and sound
so carefully and wonderfully
you dissect each glance each step.
Through your journey
your camera has always been your eye
dangled around your neck as you travel through the same normal and rapidly
traveled path
only to find a new treasure
a tiny detail so unbelievably beautiful
a world within the world
the texture
the light
the color
the feeling
the composition
right there through the lens
the click the capture
the feeling of owning something so beautiful and special if only for a moment.
You not only look at the world but see it.
You create something by looking at it differently
carefully
lovingly
with nothing but your eyes
you let what is be…
and what is
is by itself beautiful
if you just look.
Kathy"28th April, 2009
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Hellsgeriatric says:
"I look at hundreds of photographs on Flickr every day but, sometimes, on really good days, I come across a Photostream that just blows my socks off, and Susan's is one of those.
Looking through her work there are so many wonderful shots that I wouldn't know where to start if I were to Fav them, for to praise one may lead to the inference that I think less of another, and that would be unjust.
Suffice to say that seeing her work has improved the quality of my life and, for that, I am grateful. Now I look forward to the future with a shade more optimism."11th April, 2009
- Name:
- Susan Ford Collins
- Joined:
- August 2006
- Hometown:
- Richmond, VA
- Currently:
- Miami, FL, USA
- I am:
- Female and Taken
- Occupation:
- Speaker, writer, coach
- Website:
- The Technology of Success























