Saturday morning I woke up and decided to go see what autumn colors I could find. I had things to do later that day so I wanted to stay close to home. I grabbed G2 (my camera) and went to a local park. The crisp cool air and golden sunlight of early morning greeted me. Yes, some trees were turning but we’re not quite at ‘peak’ color yet. I walked through the grass, wet with dew, up to the lake to find the colors of autumn reflecting in the clear calm lake I took a few shots .
As I was walking around the lake to get a better perspective, I was pulled in another direction. Across a small stretch of grassy ground, up on a slight hill I saw a dandelion caught in a beam of morning sunlight. I ask you, who, but me, could be distracted by a frigging dandelion? Well, if you’ve read this you’ll remember that occasionally I can be easily distracted. Or this you also know I’m easily entertained. But then again, this was Saturday, I wasn’t working so I have every right to let anything I want distract me and trust me, I often do.
So I walked over for a closer look.
And then I sat, on the dewy ground, not caring that my pants were going to get soaked, and I took an even closer look.
Then why not lay down in the wet grass & go in even closer?
There is beauty all around us. Sometimes it’s so small and intricate we pass it by. Sometimes its good for the soul to stop, get a little dirty, and take a close look.
After I looked ever so close, I sat up and looked around. Imagine sitting in the middle of a park on the wet grass, in the morning sun, just soaking it all in. Breathing. Seeing. Feeling… thanking. I really didn’t care too much what passer by’s thought. At that moment I was just living, fully aware of the beauty around.
Oh and about those autumn colors, I’ll give you some peeks soon.
Amazing photos!! You are so right. It’s certainly good for the soul to slow down and absorb the beauty that almost constantly surrounds us. Maybe I need to get out early tomorrow and see what I can find. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Anytime, and thank you! I can tell you that when I get too busy & don’t absorb the beauty, I get cranky. 🙂
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I love taking close ups as well. Dandelions are nice subjects because they are so cooperative unless the wind is blowing!
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Ahh yes, but I bet with the right conditions, that could be an interesting picture too, the little pieces floating away on the wind.
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You sometimes have to stop and snap the dandelions. 🙂
Cows. Remember the California Cows commercial? The cows are having a race, one is saying to herself “I’m winning, I’m winning, I’m win……Oh, dandelions…”
Cows get distracted by dandelions.
Your a photographer, you are suppose to get distracted by things like that.
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LMAO oh, you have me cracking up! I do remember the cow commercial and that is pretty much how my thought process went that morning…..only I wasn’t racing. Thanks for the chuckle and yes, I am actually thankful for the fact that I get distracted easily, or maybe it would be better described as, I go with the moment when I have the freedom to.
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Those are so striking! I feel bad for having missed them for so long.
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Thank you! I feel the same way. I had never looked that closely either, and with the teeny tiny dew drops, it was like a tiny jewel box.
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Stunning! Totally worth the damp pants! The super-closeup shot looks like crystal. Crystal dandelion. Love it.
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It was totally worth the damp pants! I was wearing capri jogging pants, looked down at my legs, had freshly cut grass clippings sticking to them, and I just laughed at myself because I didn’t care.
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Wow! Amazing the beauty in the simplest of places…
By the way…we managed to get out today (the rainiest day of the weekend) for some beautiful (I hope) shots in a local park. Fall colours are astounding…
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YAY!!! I hope you are going to show me! I don’t get out much so I’d love to see your part of the earth! I’ve heard its gorgeus up there!
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Hi,
This is my first visit to your site and I really like your photography. I’m a former CPP now disabled but I hope to be able to shoot some stock as I can. Will be back again. Thanks.
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Thanks for stopping by Barb! Good luck with the stock, I’ve been wanting to look into that myself, maybe this winter I will have time.
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That last shot of the dandelion is stunning! I’m glad you got damp pants to take it. Also glad that you had time for a post with all that you have going on.
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Oh! I love that cow commercial! (Surprised?)
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hey there! i dropped by your blog again just to see what you’ve been up to, and i’m not disappointed. the dandelion pictures are AMAAZZIIINNGGG!!
you have a beautiful eye for detail and composition.
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Really nice pictures of dandelion. 🙂 You’re a great photographer! 🙂
Long live!
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Stunning, stunning, stunning photography!!!
I love the last image… with the dew. Phenomenal.
And the light too… wow.
Probably totally worth getting your pants soaked 😉
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Awesome shots. It reminds of what a floral designer I worked with said (not sure of origin- but very true), “every flower was once just a weed. they can each have beauty.”
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