Each morning when I wake up, I open the bedroom shades and look out at the Morning Light on the Pond seeing whether the day will be bright or cloudy, windy or still. Some mornings the view is so gorgeous that I head out to the living room in my Read more…
Most mornings I sit in my bedroom chair beside the window to meditate immediately after I put on my clothes for the day. I’ve learned that if I don’t sit to meditate right away, I probably won’t take the time to sit and meditate later either. But sometimes the Morning Read more…
The cottonwood tree down by the pond has shed most of its leaves. But still in the Early Morning Light it’s beautiful to me. I made these images through my windows just after sunrise the other day. I’ve begun writing haikus as a way to practice what photographer Brook Shaden Read more…
I decided to participate in Susannah Conway’s December Reflections and share the photos I take — hopefully each day but I’m letting my heart decide how often I photograph and share. There are no rules here and no shoulds. While I am no longer on Facebook, I plan to post Read more…
Sometimes the magic appears in the mundane. Earlier this week I was in my office working when I noticed a shaft of morning light angling towards the cup of pens and pencils on the corner of my desk. It struck me as one of those fleeting moments of luminous beauty Read more…