{52 photo projects…week 44}

joining bella at 52 photo projects…

this week’s prompt…what inspires me.

a lot actually…because, honestly, i am inspired everywhere i turn.  there is beauty in nature and in people, in poems and in paintings, in conversations and in dreams.  what inspires me to step behind the camera…where to begin?

i begin with my children…their energy, sweetness, authenticity, passion…their pure sense of love.  with my children at my side, i have learned again how to look at the world with a child’s eye.  i notice birds that i never used to notice before, look for the first blooms and the first hint of autumn color.  as a young adult, i think i was in such a hurry.  for what?    well, i’m not exactly sure.  while i appreciated the beauty of the world around me, i know i rushed by so much of it.

with my children i have learned to slow down a bit.  and i have gained a new appreciation for the documentation that my camera allows.  i am able to capture a glimpse of the beauty that my children are, and i am able to make artful studies of nature and daily life.  life inspires me.  my children inspire me.  they inspire me to be a better person…someone who strives to live mindfully and with grace and acceptance for all that is…someone who takes the time to notice, to document, to share.

sending a little love your way, m