Thursday, May 2, 2013

Kindred



This picture took itself.

well...

I pointed, focused and clicked.
At then end of a long walk around my pond, I quickly took one last shot.

Of my willow tree. Of my setting sun. Of one of the benches that I love....where I often sit and write. Or pray.
I don't know the fisherman...but I'd seen him here before, and loved getting to shoot him silhouetted against the changing light.

What I didn't know {see, feel, realize} until I saw the image, was how it captures so perfectly what this place means to me. I'm often there in the evening to walk off the stress of the day...and this day, two days after the horrible bombing in my home town...I really needed my time around the pond. When I looked at this shot and saw the fisherman settled right under the sun....the light dancing across the water and kissing his pole, I was reminded that part of the magic of this place is that it really isn't just mine.

I was reminded that we all seek solace. Peace.
That I'm not alone.
Ever.
It's what we've felt here in Boston in the aftermath of that day. That there's so much good in most everyone. That we can be one if we focus on that good. On what we have in common. Even if it's just the setting sun and the gentle breeze at the end of a long day.





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19 comments:

  1. Beautiful words, you are not alone. The world is with you, our hearts with Boston. I love the photograph, it reminds me of my husband ..he loves to go out and cast and he finds his peace doing that. xo

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  2. Wish I took this photo. It very much appeals to me. Isn't it funny those instantaneous snaps seem to bring great images (well, or total flops). I think our instinct tells us what our brain or concreteness does not.
    Lovely processing on this too.

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  3. So right...never ever alone. Beautiful image. I grew up climbing "my tree"...also a beautiful mature willow tree that I loved. I was devastated when my father cut it down. We are going to plant two on my property here shortly...near the stream. xo

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  4. What a beautiful shot! It's like a poetic dream.

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  5. I have my peaceful place,too. This shot is just perfection. Keep on breathing and living peace.

    Alita

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  6. Breathtaking image! So glad you have a place to find peace in this broken world!

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  7. This is a stunning image, so very beautiful. What a blessing to have such a place of refuge when you need one. And don't we all these days!

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  8. What a lovely place, and a lovely photo! Maybe sometimes our subconscious captures our hearts better than we realize, and it just takes our consciousness a little while to catch up. :)

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  9. How wonderful that you have such a special place to go to and find peace. Your image really does capture a beautiful tranquility.

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  10. Thank you for sharing this photo, Adrienne. It brought a tear to my eye thinking about my own Sacred Places, and how I need to find a new one closer to where I live. Solace. Peace. Beautiful image!

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  11. Such a lovely image. I feel the peacefulness of this special place to you. You have captured it well.

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  12. Your post and picture are simply beautiful. Thank you.

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  13. Gorgeous! Oh, if only we did focus on the good in one another and what unites more so than what divides!

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  14. Stunning - words and photo so in tune with each other and so right for the time.

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  15. A wonderful Photo-Heart Connection! I love how this image made you realize that this special place to you belongs to others too. You are all connected, through the love of this place. And that connection helps you through difficult times. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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  16. So beautifully written, truly straight from your heart. This must be such a magical place, and I'm glad that it offers you peace as well. Great shot!

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  17. So great and beautiful, photo and words, thanks for sharing.

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