June 28, 2007
Volume 3 - Number 43

tri-colored heron protected by a log in Wakodahatchee

anhinga out on a lime



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Today's Picture to Ponder Photos
Upper photo is aTri-colored Heron and a turtle in Wakodahatchee Wetlands; lower, an Anhinga on a Driftwood Limb in Wakodahatchee

When we passed the tri-colored heron, as we walked on the boardwalk, I got a feeling of comfort as I looked at the bird in relationship to the angled piece of wood in front of him and the short piece in the rear.

Upon seeing the photo on my computer monitor I got the same feeling reinforced by the steady rhythm of the water. I also like the overall repetition of lines and shapes.

I like the lower photo particularly for the drama of the anhinga boldly perched on the wood, rather high in the sky. I also love the line and textures in the wood. Although it looks, to me, like the photo may be a collage, or pieced together from two pictures, one being a flat blue surface, it is actually how the sky appeared that evening. There is no alteration in the photography.

Self-Reflecting Queries
Without intent, today's photos seem to be a study in contrasts, both in the differences in the visuals of the scenes and in the contrast between the positions of the birds.

Are there places in your life where you are "out on a limb," boldly standing far up above the crowd, as is the anhinga here? If so, are you comfortable there or do you feel isolated and along?

Where in your life are you standing comfortably with the sources for all you need in the immediate spaces around you, as it is for the tri-colored heron?

If images for situations both come up for you, where are you most comfortable? Where do you most thrive?

As always play with this and have fun.

Following Up - Choosing Trust
Earlier this week I sent you an email inviting you to check out IChooseTrust.com. Each statement of trust will result in the planting of a tree. Coco Fossland's goal is 10,000 trees and she has invited people to go back more than once to add new statements and, thus, more trees. Again, go to www.IChooseTrust.com.

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