• quotes,  shadows

    This moment…

    November 11, 2026

    “Mysteriously, as elusive as it is, this moment–
    where the eye is what it sees, where the heart is what it feels–
    this moment shows us that what is real is sacred”

    Mark Nepo

    I have let the moment slip away so I have not posted anything for a few days. Today seems to be the moment to wake up and get back online. Photography and blogging have not been as vital a part of my life for over a week so I have not pressed the shutter button or written any profound words. As I returned from buying my sourdough bread I noticed these shadows and patterns of the quilt on my bed. I felt the moment required me to press my shutter button. I hope everyone is doing well and having a good week!

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  • bicycling,  clouds,  landscape,  quotes,  sunrises

    The morning’s sky

    September 27, 2026

    “… we think that accomplishing things will complete us, when it is experiencing life that will.”

    Mark Nepo

    Nature put on another show this morning by painting the eastern sky with its palate of colors: orange, gold, pink and purple. She also placed a full moon over the mountains in the west. It seemed that no matter which direction I faced, I was experiencing life to its fullest. I then met friends for coffee and conversation to complete the morning. I hope you are enjoying your Sunday!

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  • Arapaho Bend Natural Area,  quotes,  reflections

    Transformed by the Journey

    December 6, 2024
    Setting sun at Arapaho Bend Natural Area – Nov. 2023

    To journey without being changed, is to be a nomad.
    To change without journeying is to be a chameleon.
    To journey and be transformed by the journey is to be a pilgrim.

    Mark Nepo, The Exquisite Risk

    I love the idea of transformation by the journey. And the journey I am referring to is an inward journey. I tried the geographical change but that didn’t work. I spent way too much of my life being a chameleon and that didn’t work. It has only been in the last few years that looking inward has become a door into an accurate self-awareness. Who I thought I thought I was, was not accurate because the glasses I was using to see myself needed to be replaced. My inward journey has included self-examination, prayer and meditation which have become an unshakable foundation in my life. It’s a regular part of my daily practice and I enjoy being a pilgrim!!

    Hope you enjoy your weekend!

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