“Here Comes the Sun” conjures up dawn and sunrise, my favorite time to be out walking and taking photos, so thanks to Amy for the theme, although it did make it hard to choose. 🙂 So I have to interrupt the retrospective of my Wyoming vacation to go for the sunshine.
This shot was taken on my way down the mountain in Wyoming as I headed home in 2017, the day of the eclipse. As you can see, it began in a stunning way, really more beautiful than the eclipse itself.
“Not all the wings are made up of feathers my dear. Some are made of glass too.” ― Akshay Vasu, The Abandoned Paradise: Unraveling the beauty of untouched thoughts and dreams
Let’s take one last look at the ultimate group of sculptures on our walk. Notice how the backlighting from the sun fires the beauty of the glass.
“I don’t wish to argue, whether the glass is half empty or half full, as long as what it holds, is pure and delightful.” ― Akash Mandal
A few grace notes.
“When you look at a piece of delicately spun glass you think of two things: how beautiful it is and how easily it can be broken.” ― Tennessee Williams, The Glass Menagerie
Moving to a different spot adds the interest of shadow.
That ends our tour of the 2022 Chihuly installation at the Desert Botanical Garden of Phoenix. I hope you’ve enjoyed the trip. It’s possible you’ll be treated to some of non-glass sightings in coming days or maybe even a few shots of glass that I didn’t use before. For now, thanks for walking with me and enjoy your Wednesday.
Morning is my favorite time of day to be out and about, so many of my walks include a sunrise. I love the feeling of anticipation, of the new days, of possibilities.
Sunrise looks spectacular in the nature; sunrise looks spectacular in the photos; sunrise looks spectacular in our dreams; sunrise looks spectacular in the paintings, because it really is spectacular! ― Mehmet Murat ildan
Leaving our cabin in Wyoming in 2017, I had to pause on my way down the mountin to catch a spectacular sunrise the morning of the eclipse. At the time of the actual eclipse, I was in the Badlands.
Sometimes sunrise doesn’t look the way we usually visualize it.
At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.” ― Norman Maclean, “A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
Sometimes morning is full of promise, leading you into the day.
At sunrise, the blue sky paints herself with gold colors and joyfully dances to the music of a morning breeze. ― Debasish Mridha
If you want to be reminded of the love of the Lord, just watch the sunrise. ― Jeannette Walls, “Half Broke Horses”
Where we live now in the desert, sunrise is generally sudden. The sun isn’t there…and then it is. There isn’t much to block its rising.
“We went down into the silent garden. Dawn is the time when nothing breathes, the hour of silence. Everything is transfixed, only the light moves.” ~Leonora Carrington
After too many weeks of
positively negative
temperatures
eyes closed to the coddling sun
60’s patterns of orange dancing on
the insides of my eyelids
natural vitamin D
soaking through skin
to strengthen bones
unusual wind creating
sounds of breaking ocean waves
where spiny cacti stand
I lie quiescent, replete
mind floating untethered
above the desert sand.
This week’s photo challenge asks for an unusual point of view or a different way of looking at things. I took this shot of the sun by peering through the back of one of our dining room chairs and over the table. You’ll find more examples of “Unusual” by clicking on the word.
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