I got my camera out yesterday.
I decided the night before that I
would take pictures outside around our yard before going into the newspaper
office, and then more when I got home.
I have had a hard time lately
following through with my intentions. But this time I did it. Something in me
wanted to get outside and see things in ways I do only when I have a camera in
hand.
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| Acorns scattered on the driveway. Larry cleans them off, but more take their place. |
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| A pile of acorns here. Maybe it's a nature-made buffet for the deer and squirrels. |
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| A close-up of the acorns that seem to fall almost constantly. I'm glad to see them. Last year there were very few for the animals. |
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| The leaves aren't changing as quickly as I thought they were. This tree in the backyard is starting to show some red. |
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| This tree in the neighbor's yard is going to be lovely once it all turns. |
It was drizzly when I took my
morning pictures. By the time I got home from the office, it was pouring. So I
didn’t get my after-work pictures. But I worked around that.
Earlier, I had to drive out into a
rural part of the county to interview a person for a story. On the way to this
person’s house, I noticed some things I wanted to photograph.
There aren’t many good places to
pull over on these country roads. The ditches are often too near the roadside
for a safe pull-over, and trees and other foliage tend to hug the road.
But a fence I wanted to photograph
happened to be across the road from a church, so I pulled into the driveway and
took photos.
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| A fence in rural Campbell County. You can barely see the barbed wire because of the growth around it. |
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| The fence must not be keeping anything in or out right now. It ended with a post wrapped in extra barbed wire. |
A few weeks ago, in a comment, my
friend Janet from ocdtalk shared a
link to an article called “Photography as a Balm for Mental Illness,” by Aimee Lee Ball. It’s discusses the
reasons that photography can be so helpful for those struggling with mental
illness. You can read the article HERE.
I can relate. It feels so good to
create something. And focusing on what I want to capture, and how, puts me in
the moment, with a mind too busy to focus on anything negative or fearful.
Since I finally captured a photo
of a fence, I’m linking up with Theresa’s Good Fences meme on her blog, TheRun*Around*Ranch Report.
It’s fun to see the fences and
gates that people have found on their daily adventures. To link up yourself or
to see some fun photos, follow the link HERE.
Do you enjoy photography? Why or
why not?
