Mississippi Autumn

Tomorrow is an exciting day for us, as we're finally moving into our new home!

It's such a beautiful area, which I've started to explore with my camera.  

Loving the Mississippi river,

 from its grand views to intimate backwaters.

Looking forward to the future as the river reveals its secrets to me.

After the boxes are unpacked and the dust settles,

there'll be more of the Mississippi showing up here :)

Happy autumn to you! 

Gentle Evening

The storm cleared in the evening ~

rising mist, amazing light, and insane mosquitoes.

The lighting, the scene,

it reminded me of paintings by the Hudson River School.

Long ago, I determined that not all light is created equal.

Wishing you boat loads of amazing light,

and no mosquitoes!

P.S. Check out my Turning Point entry at

 Darwin Wiggett and Samantha Chrysanthou's 

blog, Oopoomoo - link.

Time is...

Time is infinite.

In our youth, time stretches out before us like the Dakota plains.

We have time for fun, learning, college, travel, love, and finding a soul mate.

There's time for our first apartment, job, house, baby's first steps, 

friends, creativity, hiking, camping, and more love.

Life rolls on in film, digital pixels, and polaroids, 

as we capture these moments in photos.

Time seems infinite.

Then a dear friend becomes gravely ill.

Time stands still.

The world turns upside down.

Perception changes.

Time is finite.

It is time to live in the moment ~

say "I love you", hug your child, notice the sunrise and sunset,

 soak up the sun's warmth, the color of blooms, and 

the delicate scent on the breeze.

Use that roll of film on the shelf, take that polaroid of your friend,

do the photo shoot you've been planning, finish a creative project...

because time is finite.

We may only have this year, this month, this week,

this day, this moment ~

to enjoy all that is special to us.

Capture and relish today.

Time is finite.