Some moments can’t be planned, they just happen. Call it what you want, serendipity or happenstance, but it happens to us all of us at the most unexpected place and time. I dropped by the library to see an exhibit and while I was there I walked around the garden on their grounds. There are beautiful flowers, a lovely pond with fountains, and a gazebo. As I walked into the gazebo I spotted a heart-shaped rock in the concrete floor. I bent down on one knee and took several pictures. As customary when I stood up I kind of moaned!! It’s hard for my old knees to get me off the ground! To my surprise, as I moaned, the sound resonated! It was soft and musical! How strange, a moan turns into musical sound. I stood there and hummed a little. The acoustics in this little gazebo were amazing. I began to hum the first tune that popped into my mind “Amazing Grace.” The sound, full and rich, reverberated off the ceiling and seemed to surround me. I don’t know how to describe how I felt. I was touched deep inside. The beauty that just my simple humming created brought tears to my eyes. When I look at this picture I will remember the moment clearly, the moment my heart sang as I hummed.
Music, when soft voices die
Vibrates in the memory -
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
Vibrates in the memory -
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
I thought I should show you the little rock that led to this beautiful experience.
Linked to Kat Eye Studio and her Photo-Heart Connection.
oh cathy. what a beautiful story. i can just imagine how it felt for you. how great that you took a minute to really experience it! such a good reminder to me to slow down and notice my surroundings. thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love your humming story, Cathy. I could feel your emotion. I love that refreshing fountain and seeing the heart-shaped stone that led to your experience! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteHave a beautiful day! Sandra
I'm smiling all over!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely moment you captured, Cathy! Don't you love it when things like this happen?
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely moment you captured, Cathy! Your story makes me smile too.
What a lovely moment you captured, Cathy! Your story makes me smile too. Such a sweet little rock there....
What a lovely story. Who knew that the practice of photography could also lead to musical joy at the same time? "Come,let us make a joyful noise..."
ReplyDeleteYour story brought tears to my eyes also. Love the story and the rock was so neat looking. Makes me want to visit your library.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet experience. Thank you for sharing this with us.
ReplyDeleteyour photo and words remind me to be in the moment, to follow my heart and allow for the delight that often unfolds.
ReplyDeleteThat little rock, surely evidence of love. Loved your story and I know that deep feeling you describe, I have felt it before in the strangest of places. Thanks for sharing this!
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely connection. What a lovely little rock and how unexpected and beautiful to find such gorgeous acoustics. Thank you for sharing such a lovely moment.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful moment! How lovely that resonance can make music :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your heart connection and the little heart rock. Ordinary miracles that you took time to notice!
ReplyDeleteWho would think that a moan could become music! I love this story!
ReplyDeleteLove your story and like the photo a lot, pitty you can't picture that sound.
ReplyDeleteWonderful story! I love how the little heart rock led you to create this amazing moment. I can almost feel and hear the sound with you! I bet you'll be going back there again. Wonderful Photo-Heart Connection!
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