Who speaks the sound of an echo?
Who paints the image in a mirror?
Where are the spectacles in a dream?
Nowhere at all–that’s the nature of the mind!
~Tree-leaf Woman (J. Hirshfield, Women in Praise of the Sacred)
Nikon D750 f/7.1 1/50s 170mm ISO 100
a meditative journey 
Autumn is always such a beauty. Have a good weekend, Brenda.
Yes…even as it fades. Hope your weekend is filled with beauty., Mintly.
Beautiful shot. Love the light.
Thank you Desleyjane…nature does offer us amazing moments.
Beautiful capture!
Thank you…positive words are so welcome.
This is fantastic – both the photo and the poem. I really appreciated the message of the poem, this moved me deeply. I’m working with how the mind is only a tool to stay focused on the love / good. Blessings, Brenda. ❤ Thanks. Debbie
Thank you Debbie. I appreciate your thoughts. Tree-leaf Woman is reported to have lived in India sometime between 8th and 11th century. She was a practitioner of the Tantric Buddhist tradition. Hirshfield notes in the preface within in this section of her book is that this is “a rare experience of women prior to our own time deliberately collecting the poetry and teaching of other women explicitly because they were women.” _()_
Thank you!!! Blessings, Brenda. Have a great week, full of love.