I though this shot was rather bland. When editing it, suddenly it popped!
Archive of posts filed under the Photography category.
Skanky
Wow, is the Potomac skanky these days. The dearth of rain has brought the levels down and between the stagnant water and the heat, the algae and underwater growth is flourishing. Here’s a little meditation on the underwater growth.
Many of these river shots are the product of my morning meditations by the river. Over time I start to notice things externally (as I do internally) that I had not noticed before.
This image is from a pond. Last year about three old trees came down, exposing the pond to sunlight. The result is a permanent cover of algae and growth.
Man … Alive
This Saturday 50 or so men gathered for the Man Alive retreat – a day of mindfulness practices, inquiry and sharing. A most inspiring day.
We did mindful movement, sitting meditation, standing meditation and lying down meditation.
For the lying down meditation – a guided body scan – I invited folks to put their feet up on chairs so they could bring some relief to their lower back from all the sitting.
An older woman was in the lobby looking through the window, checking out the scene and asked Steve, our manager, “Is that a Lamaze class?”
