Project 365 - Day One Hundred And Ninety-Four

After two busy (and kind of exhausting) days I needed a total veg day. So that's exactly what I did. I even almost forgot about bookclub until a friend called and reminded me. As I was tucking myself into bed I realized that I'd forgotten to take the photo of the day... I tell you what I was sorely tempted to just miss a day but sanity prevailed and I hopped out of bed and started photographing the first thing I could find... Thank goodness for a peacock feather!

Image taken 06 June 2011

I decided to add the water drops just for a little bit of interest. This photo would have looked a lot better if I'd taken the time to light it properly but I was keen to dive back under the covers. So this is the best I could get. I have never been so thankful for my random collection of feathers. This little beauty saved my project. Are you a fan of feathers?

Project 365 - Day One Hundred And Ninety-Three

A friend and I got up at a ridiculous hour of the morning to capture the sun rise. Well, in truth I didn't bother going to sleep the night before. I was too excited and too terrified that I'd sleep through my alarm. We made our way to the Gateway eager to see what we could photograph. Dawn was just beginning to break as I set up my equipment ready to capture the moment.

Image taken 05 June 2011

It was a magnificent spot and a perfect sunrise with just the right amount of cloud cover. It was incredibly perfect and oh so peaceful listening to birdsong usher in the new day. There was something amazing and wonderful about being able to watch the sunrise. A time filled with infinite possibilities for the coming day.

The emerging light hit the clouds and lit the sky in such a stunning way - simply breath-taking.

When was the last time you watched a sunrise? I can highly recommend it! It soothes the soul, provides a picture of infinite possibilities, and is filled with magnificent moments.

Until my next post I hope you take a moment to realize how beautiful life truly is.

Project 365 - Day One Hundred And Ninety-Two

I love the color scheme/range of a sunrise or a sunset. There are such prominent layers of color and light. It's simply breath-taking. On Saturday I stood by a lake and watched the sunset and it was beautiful.

Image taken 04 June 2011

While I was standing there watching the final moments of the sun's descent I noticed the moon had moved to be perfectly in shot. I just had to try and capture the magnificent moment.


A sunset takes me away and reminds me of a poem I once read by Kimbaline Navas called:

My Sunset

"I close my eyes and I can vision my sunset laid across the water with clouds gently placed on top.

The yellow is so bright that it consumes my thoughts I fall deeper into the colors of the sun so that I could touch the orange glow, what a soft feeling, my sunset.

My sunset takes me to another place and time where there will be no problem to tall to overcome. This vision is imbedded in my mind it is like a river running free a clear thought on a sunny day and it ends with my sunset and me.

My sunset frees my thoughts from confusion it leads me to believe that I am on top of the world, setting me free to soar over the waters of my mind.

My sunset places me in a part of heaven where the day comes to an end with the beauty of my sunset."

Ah, such bliss!

Project 365 - Day One Hundred And Ninety-One

As I said I am finding so much beauty in the world around me. Sometimes beauty can be found in the most unlikely places. A weed growing in my garden (I'm not much of a gardener) caught my attention and proved to be a lovely if unusual subject.

Image taken 03 June 2011

See what I mean? A beautiful weed. I didn't have the heart to rip it out after I'd finished with the photos. Is it weird to form some sort of attachment to a pest in your garden?

Until my next post - take a moment to appreciate the world around you. It's far more beautiful than you might think at first glance.

Project 365 - Day One Hundred And Ninety

There's a tree that I walk by fairly regularly and it is covered - absolutely covered - with these little... things. I have no idea what they actually are. But that doesn't matter. So I clicked on my macro lens and went to work.

Image taken 02 June 2011

There is so much detail and intricacy in the world around us. It's simply amazing and inspiring. All you have to do is look for it.

How was your week?

Project 365 - Day One Hundred And Eighty-Nine

This is me…

These eyes have brimmed with pain, loss, happiness, and heartache. These hands itch to be creative – to write, paint and capture. These eyes have been bloodshot too many times to count – from overwhelming tears, from sleep's elusive grasp.

And this mind… Ah this mind. This mind has wandered to the edge of the world and back. This brain has pictured millions of different scenarios each more fantastical than the next. This mind can get lost in a whirlwind of imagination - then slowly fall back into reality.

Image taken 01 June 2011

This face understands struggle, grace, and hope. This face has seen adversity and knows what grief is. This heart has experienced the Power and the Presence. This girl hangs on to faith. This is my story. My life.

My heart splutters a little and nearly skips a beat. Because I know. I know. That this is who I am… I am unequivocally... ME.