if you had told me five years ago
that someday
i'd fall in love with an old stone wall sliding precariously close to a lake's edge
or
exposed tree roots that had outgrown themselves
i would have grabbed the yellow pages and searched institutes
~for both of us~
::
i guess i have always loved landscapes
but
not enough to necessarily photograph them
or
to even think they were worthy of being photographed
::
but now
i see beauty everywhere
and
everyday landscapes that i've seen a thousand times
are sucking me in
like that deep breath you take so carefully
when your doctor has a stethoscope on your back
::
so today
even if your landscape is piles of dirty laundry or dishes
or
a mess of pillows and blankets while the bedding gets changed
love it
let it suck you in
photograph it
and
be amazed
that what you've seen so many times before
can
be amazing and beautiful
today
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