Photo of the week:

Autumn.

The leaves are falling, and temperatures are dropping. Those last bits of precious sunlight are dwindling, getting dark earlier and earlier.

Birds have started their migration Southward and the burrowers have fattened themselves for the winter ahead. The gray and white are here to nest for a while.

This time of year is one of reflection and growth for me. I always become a bit of hermit, shutting myself in, reviewing my work and my images, preparing a new leaf for the spring, planning and plotting the activity for the warmer months and this time, especially, preparing for a new born child coming in the dead of winter. I'm not one to normally have this, but my nesting instinct is in full gear. New digs, new goals and, certainly, new motivations are guiding me now.

I look into to future and see only a fog but right before me, I can see each wave breaking at my feet with intense clarity.

Photo of the week:

Vacation

This is my nephew standing by the lake in WI. Spending a week with the little guy was incredible, to say the least. It reminded me of when I was young, experiencing the sand between my toes for the first time, my first sunset, feeling waves crash over my feet. I remember how magical everything was. I still try to relive that feeling.

What do you remember from your youth? What memories, sensations, experiences shaped you?