This month’s theme is morning. I’m not sure what I was thinking in choosing this theme as mornings have been pretty rough for me lately. My motivation in the morning is quite low these days. I used to be a morning person, and I do believe I still am, that is, if I could ever get a good night’s sleep.
For my pictures I tried to capture the things that are a part of my mornings. I love getting outside first thing in the morning, whether it be for a walk or for a bike ride. Winter gets tough though as snow and ice cover the side walks and things get slippery. With the weather finally warming up though, I have started to resume my morning walks.
I love being outside to enjoy the first golden rays of the sun setting the tree tops ablaze, and casting long shadows of anything that stands in their path. The birds have woken up and begun to chatter. The geese signal spring’s coming with their incessant honking. Their splash landings on our pond echo across the glassy water, while the sun’s rays peek through the trees.
We have a pond and woods behind our house. These things make for lots of wildlife. Many mornings I am blessed with seeing a deer or a family of raccoons while on my walk. The sights and sounds are incredibly serene. I can’t help but be thankful for life and invigorated for the day which has begun.
That is, until my goofy dogs see something they need to chase and they lunge forward yanking my arm. Thankfully that doesn’t happen too much though.
Here are my images for the theme, I tried to capture the things I have mentioned above.
I’ve always been told I have long legs, the morning light makes them look like stilts. LOL
These last two pictures were taken with my phone. As the saying goes, and as I’ve told my photography students – the best camera is the one you have with you. My morning walk is not only a workout/exercise (I speed walk and my average heart rate is 156BPM), it’s my time to just think and enjoy the quiet. These may not be the best quality pictures, but I love them and they will serve to remind me of a moment in time. They also show real life. The last one is especially blurry as I was trying to take a picture with the hand that was holding the leash. You can see in the shadow, that my other hand is holding a bag of dog poop. Nothing wakes you up in the morning quite like the smell of dog poop. LOL
Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed my interpretation! Click HERE to head on over to Sharleen’s blog to see her lovely images!