Relaxing by the River

 These photos were taken in the early morning hours. We had fog both days creating a very peaceful mood. I stood in awe of the beauty around me. I hope these photos portray the relaxation felt when taking them.

The Sun Always Returns

 Shooting into the sun I get only the silhouettes of these cool miniature creatures, but it is enough to capture my moment :) These were taken moments after a short summer storm blew in.

Feeling Fortunate

Inspired by my friend Judy's lovely hummingbird shot, I finally got my feeder back up. I feel so lucky to be able to spend my afternoon relaxing on my deck with the book I'm reading, "Buddha's Brain" and waiting to see if the feeder is found by the local birds. This guy flew over to assess the situation before coming to the feeder not far from where I sat. As you can see the skies were getting darker again as another storm approached.

I wish I had gotten him in this shot, but those little guys are too quick for me. I did manage to capture this Blue Heron in flight while watching the clouds rumble past.

Prestorm stair case

We enjoyed an amazing light show from an incredibly long electrical storm last night. I watched in awe. It never even occurred to me to try to photograph the lightning bolts that raced across the sky, this is unusual for me. I was caught up in the beauty of the moment. I had been out earlier taking photos in the yard just before the storm yellow tornado glow covered our world. It was the best electrical storm I can remember with constant lightning for almost two hours. Heat lightning supplemented the rapid fire bolts streaking across the sky. Can't believe I didn't get a shot out the back window :(

Small moments~Big Life

Life never ceases to amaze me! 

Another iPhone shot today- this one taken on my way into work. I was just slowing down both my vehicle and my mind when this reminder to live large appeared in front of me. I got this shot just before the truck in front of me took off.

Radiating Grace

I did my morning meditation by the lake today before school. I loved how the scene from my car window seemed to perfectly illustrate today's theme~ radiating grace.So I grabbed my iphone to try to capture the mood. Since the workshop I attended in New York, I do very little post processing on my photos.  I can see now how much I've over processed my photos in the past.The main processing I do lately is to desaturate the colors turning the photos to black and white since my camera only shoots in color. I resisted the urge to add more contrast to this shot making the black more black~ old habits die hard but they can die :)

 

Always Keeps Us Guessing

Looking out the front door this morning, I was a bit disappointed and quite surprised to see the fog was not out, but also grateful that nature keeps us guessing. I was hoping to try some more early morning fog shots so instead I let the lamps from my home show me things in a new light.
This morning's meditation: Living with Passion.