I had a little time to get out this afternoon and felt a pull toward a local park I haven’t visited in a good 10 or 12 years. And the time I did step into it long ago, with a good friend, perhaps didn’t leave a very strong impression…or maybe it was simply too brief a time spent there or it wasn’t wild enough. One thing is for sure, I’m not the same person I was back then.
Not really knowing what I’d find and bringing Stan the dog to enjoy a new place to sniff and mark, I just grabbed my little cam, the Sony RX100.
I’m glad I had at least this little capable cam. I was overwhelmed with inspiration from the time we stepped onto the trail. I needed that after waking today somewhat down.
So we rambled down the trail, stopping a while to compose for me or for Stan to admire the aromas at his level. Neither one of us had any complaints!
It’s not everyone’s pint of delicious ale, but I love snaggy trees. When they are bare and wet and mossy, wow, I can get lost in the patterns, imagining God bending each of the branches just perfectly.
I believe I found a little treasure trove of compositional goodness here.
We kept walking, peeking here and there, around this corner and that, up this trail and down that one. The air was invigorating, cool, damp, fragrant.
Just as we were returning from glimpsing this little city gem the rain began falling again. We both left with good memories and some much needed inspiration for a return….
This was definitely a good reminder that one doesn’t necessarily need to go to the ends of the world to find beauty and quietness. It can be had in the woods at the edge of the hustle and bustle of a city that seems to never sleep.
Beautiful!! What gorgeous little gems!! I love the comps!! I miss you guys and can’t wait to go back together!!
Thank you sweetness! It will be fun to go here together!
I think I know where you were, and I have fond memories of that place! Your images here are lovely, and for me “Rays of a sword fern among decaying leaves” especially is fine art begging to be on a wall. You are very right that one does not need to travel to exotic places throughout the world to find beauty worth savoring and capturing – in my most recent blog I feature three images taken from a quiet riverbank half and hour from our house in Washington, from a Seattle park 30 minutes in another direction, and from the driveway of our home 🙂
Thanks for your comment Ross! It is a great place and I will look forward to exploring it once the spring leaves begin to show. I need to have a look at your blog next.