Today's Picture to Ponder Photos
Photographers in Wakodahatchee Wetlands and a Baby Anhinga in the nest looking up at the parent

A few nights ago I was more entranced with the postures of the photographers at Wakodahatchee than with the nests that they were photographing. Note the woman with one foot on the bench and another on the railing.

Last evening I did get excited with the anhinga baby. See the little orange ball in the first picture that I included for the overall feeling of the scene. In the lowest photo we see the baby's neck reaching up.

I say "parent" rather than "mother" because I was told we had just missed the switching of parent birds in the nest. From what I've observed over the past four nesting seasons for the birds in Wakodahatchee, there does not seem to be a differentiation in genders when it comes to sitting on their nests or feeding and nurturing the fledglings.

Self-Reflecting Queries
In the top photo we see photographers willing to do whatever is necessary to get the particular photo views they desire. Where in your life will you do whatever it takes to get what you want?

Yesterday, when we went to Wakodahatchee I saw a sign for the Annual Wetlands Day Exhibit next week. I had exhibited there last year and immediately went into, "Why didn't they call to invite me?" and numerous other self-defeating monologues. I continued on with justifications, "I'm too busy anyway" and many more.

This morning I saw the sign and again the internal babble started. I stopped the vicious cycle when I got home by making a simple phone call which was quickly returned by someone new in the position who had no idea that I had exhibited last year.

Although there will be no other vendors there - all are environmental organizations - from what I said he agreed to make a table available for me. When I made the call I had no attachment to the outcome and it resulted in an easy "Yes" to my request. Also, just last night I started thinking about Wakodahatchee photos as a possible subject for my next DVD. Now there is an opening for that too.

Are there places where you have been having a lot of self-defeating monologues preventing you from moving forward? If so, I invite you to take even one simple action and see what opens up for you.

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