Illuminated

I am reminded of my beloved by everything beautiful. My love keeps growing. The connection deepens. Everything is illuminated. The more I come to know this person, the more I admire and respect her, and an increasing number of dormant and/or jaded and wounded parts of myself wake and want to be alive in the world. 

This makes camera + Lightroom (too poor for Photoshop!) a great way to meditate. When the digital image involves texture, color, light, contrast and form, Lightroom offers a lot of ways to play. 

I've been fascinated by Helianthus this late summer-- I've always loved them. Along Waldo Canyon Road south of Santa Fe once I drove between giant walls of wild Helianthus lining both sides of the road. I wish I had had my photography thing happening then.