Water and Grass

With this photo project, I'm learning to never leave home without my camera. Went for short hike at Old Mission State Park with my family yesterday, and of course Dylan the wonder dog.  I took a lot of action shots of him running in the water and playing, he had a blast.  Typically, I'm all over that as he is such a beautiful dog, I love taking pictures of him. However, it's interesting to me that while I was there, I took my eyes off the dog and saw this shot, I can still remember the gut level response I had to it.  Basically, one large deep breath!  I found myself just wanting to drink in its calming effects.  I love the look of the tall grasses with the calm water and hint of hills behind them.  As much as the dog was racing about having a blast, I kept relating back to the peacefulness of that shot.  When I got home and put them into the computer, it was this shot that jumped out at me.  I think its the contrast of the the tangled tree root shot from the other day and the subtle calm of this one. There are many things I'm working on and thinking about and this pictures helps to remind me to slow it down, keep a level perspective before I make big decisions.  I'm particularly attracted to the tall, slight, but strong and steady grasses in the middle ground.  The negative spaces they create against the backdrop of the water and the gentle curve created by the dense bottom section as they meet up with the ground.  Many textures and patterns coming together, but with a calming overall harmony.  This is where my brain need to be to think more clearly about the choices and projects that are in front of me.  One of these is my foot, its not feeling great and I may have to revisit the surgical fix.  Hard to know, live with what I have, or fix and hope its a fix, and not the maker of yet a bigger problem.