Curiosity is powerful. It makes us explore, investigate and ultimately learn and grow.
Curiosity led me to visit 365Project.org. Where I saw fantastic photos. Where I was introduced to the term “street” photography. Where I’ve seen amazing, searing, gritty, revealing, stark photos of every day people going about their every day life.
The photo above isn’t by any means good. It is only a start and another step on this journey of learning.
I think of now as the start of the countdown towards the 1 year anniversary of my mom’s passing. One year already, can you believe it? She passed away on April 1st, but right around end of January or begging of February is when I started getting news of her health decline. Little did we know at the time how serious it was.
Today, I found out that my sister-in-law had a health scare. Chest pains, breathing troubles, a late night visit to the er. She’s okay, thank goodness.
As I get older and as I’ve experienced losses, I realize how important good health is.
So in light of all this, I’m thankful that for the most part, my family is enjoying good health. May it continue. May they thrive, much like the mushroom pictured above.
Since I’ve been participating in the 365 project, I’ve come across photos of sunsets so beautiful, mere words wouldn’t do justice. One person’s whole project is sunsets. 365 beautiful sunsets? Geez. I envy these people who get to see such beauty on a daily basis.
Where I live, pretty sunsets are hard to come by. I know this for a fact because after seeing so many, I swore I would capture one, too.
Night after night, I would look at the horizon and nothing. Zip. Nada. Bright sun, fading into darkness with none of the red, orange, and purple hues turning the sky into an artwork.
So what a surprise to look out my bedroom window tonight to see this.
Not a great view, obscured by the trees and not a great photo either. I’m going to be embarrassed posting this on 365Project.org. There are some seriously talented people on 365.
But the lack of perfect view didn’t take away from the sheer happiness I felt seeing the sky lit up in pinks and blues. I stood there and enjoyed the unexpected beauty until the insistent voice of my toddler broke in.
