179/365 From the Garden

"Liturgical Dancer"

This beautiful woman was a member of a group that took part in a little almost spontaneous liturgical dance.  She was portraying Brother Sun.  I love the yellow wrap on her as well as the sparkle of her jewelry.

I'm going for fruit of the spirit here because there was nothing fresh from any garden in my world today.

178/365 One

"All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission Altar"

This evening I had the opportunity to visit the All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission and share a meal at their First Nations Kitchen.  All of the food was locally grown and organic.  We had buffalo stew (a first for me and it was a little "chewy"), cornbread made with pumpkin, wheat rolls, salad, and a berry cobbler.  Feeding people is a mission of this community.

What a blessing it was to share a small part of the culture of these indigenous people.

177/365 Footwear

"Extra Sturdy"

With each of the daily Capture Your 365 Daily prompts also comes a photo that either inspired or represents the day's photo task.  Today's image was that of two obviously strong boys' feet on a trail in hiking boots.  So, the subtitle to the "footwear" prompt was "sturdy."  I am at a conference with a bunch of Franciscans.  Nobody is wearing anything that resembles a sturdy shoe; we are all wearing Birkenstocks or something similar.

When I saw this man standing with his cane, it reminded me that sometimes we all need a little extra help to stand tall and feel sturdy.  I did crop this image.  I thought about leaving it from the waist down so that his hand was visible holding the cane, but I kind of like the minimalistic perspective here.

176/365 Dinner/On A Plate

I am out of town and posting from my iPad so things will look weird here for a few days.

"Food With Friends"

175/365 A Dramatic Scene

"Sitting At Sunset"

I had hoped for a dramatic sunset tonight, but was disappointed.  (I could have opted for a dramatic sunrise, but my schedule is kind of weird right now and I'm staying up way too late to get up for the sunrise.)  There were some clouds early in the evening that gave me hope that the sunset might be colorful, but the clouds dissipated before sunset.

So that the evening's shots weren't a complete loss, I decided to play with silhouettes, a technique that creates images that I love, but one that I am not very good with.  I was happy with the above shot.  I particularly like the shape of the trees around Weber's back.  I also like the reflection of the sun above his head.  The colors are much more dramatic reflected in the water than they appeared in the sky.

This is my one true sunset picture with which I am somewhat happy.  The colors are pretty, especially to me who loves blue and orange, but the composition is kind of "meh" as my girls would say.

And then there is my ongoing fascination with ducks . . .I photograph them every time we go to the park.  I find them to be beautiful creatures.  It has been fun to watch all the ducklings grow throughout the spring.

This duck spent the evening diving for dinner.  She managed to get more grass wrapped around her body than she seemed to get in her mouth.

174/365 Path

"Path to . . ."

I'm not sure how it happened, but today turned out to be a busy day.  I sand for the early service this morning and then we went to our favorite local cafe for breakfast after church.  That should have been a quick meal but we found ourselves in a conversation with the owner about church, the mysteries of the church and personal spiritual experiences.  Another woman, whom we had never met, then joined us and we continued our discussion with tales of pilgrimages taken and those we all would still like to take.  Two hours later, we headed home.  

I had some papers to grade and a test to write for tomorrow.  I did that and then was called to a much needed nap because tonight was another concert.

Our church choir is leaving in a month for a two week tour singing in some of the great cathedrals in England.  Due to many scheduling issues, we did our "Bon Voyage" concert tonight.  It was nice to be able to perform the music in public a month before we are set to leave; just a little fine tuning and we should be good to go.

All this to say that I did not get outside to photograph a path today.  As we were leaving church at 8:45 tonight, I realized that I hadn't done anything about a picture today.  I grabbed my phone and took a picture of the path that I walked several times today and countless times over many years.  This is also the path at whose end Weber and I began our married life together.  Though it was a spur of the moment picture, it is a fitting representation of today.

Here is my second attempt at a photograph of the super moon. 

 I used the same settings as last night, but the color is totally different.  This shot was taken a few hours later in the night.  I guess that accounts for the difference.  Again, there is nothing that places its size in context.  So, a decent moon shot will remain on my yet-to-be-accomplished list.

Here are some really spectacular Super Moon photo.

173/365 Purple

Patience in Purple"

Weber got a new computer today.  He and the cat waited somewhat patiently as data migrated from the old one to the new one.

And here is a shot of tonight's "super moon."  Unfortunately, I waited until it was dark so there is no context within which to see just how big the moon really is.  I may have to try again tomorrow.