“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see nature all ridicule and deformity... and some scarce see nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, nature is imagination itself.”  Willaim Blake

''Rotten wood cannot be carved'' Chinese proverb ~~yet wind and snow and ice and rain and insect and flora and sun have done some artful shaping on these parking lot  posts

 fields of grass, farm fields, city streets, country churches and big skies with grand horizons - IOWA

 It was Mother's Day 2010 when my kids gave me a digital camera. When I was a child I loved my Kodak and then Polaroid but then as a young adult i was camera-less and remained so for many decades. When reintroduced to being in possession of a camera in 2010 I became thoroughly addicted to whole process.

Finding something interesting to shoot each time unfolds as I let footpaths or the seeking of a singing bird, or being pulled by dogs or turning to follow the sun.

In four years I have burned through a few cameras. When I have one fail and I am without a camera my day seems to be without shape.

 I have read reports lately saying if one wants to remember something DO NOT take a picture of it. HA! i take a picture then i review, perhaps crop, perhaps add some brightness or darken the image a bit and post and review, I KNOW my photos, I remember being there and taking them as well as feeling the sun or the cold winds, recalling the song of the water dance over the rocks or smell the flower

I find much beauty and wonder in the world, even just in the backyard. I snap and want to hold and cherish and snapping as a photo also allows me to share the views I have captured with others hopefully providing some enjoyment.