Photo-Heart Connection ~ March 2013

Have you noticed a lack of nature images on my blog lately

It’s not because I haven’t been trying

Nothing seems to be working

I can’t seem to take a decent picture

They seem blah

Lifeless

Boring

 

I am confused

What is wrong

 

I go outside

I walk

I take pictures

I come in, look at them, and delete them

 

I feel a little grumpy

Maybe a little down

I need to get outside

It is drizzling rain

I slip on my raincoat

I tuck my little camera in my pocket

 

I walk across the yard and into the woods

I walk slowly

Just a few steps at a time

 

I listen

I hear the raindrops

The tree frogs

The chattering birds

The water gurgling in the creek

 

I breathe deeply

 

I look closely at everything around me

I see signs of spring

Trees budding out

Woodland violets beginning to unfurl

Lichen growing on tree trunks and branches

 

I began to take pictures

I take tons of pictures

I keep just a few

That is fine

 

If one pictures connects with my heart

That is enough

 

The one that connected is the one you see above

All the little trails left by small bugs seem to begin at one place

From that point they wander around in different directions

In the middle of those trails I spotted this heart

 

This looks like it could be a little map of my wanderings

All the paths I’ve taken

All the adventures I’ve had

All centered around my love of nature

There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks.
Most of the time we are simply not patient enough,
quiet enough to pay attention to the story.
~ Linda Hogan