dreaming dreams

The night opens and I cannot sleep,

Yet, I am dreaming dreams,

And, loving them, the moon I do not see.

whimsical

a dandelion gives

a nod…

my new summer robe.

~Issa (cited: The Haiku Guy)

Week 31 Story Telling: Friends and Family (Telling the story of someone you know well is sometimes the hardest story to tell.)

Image submitted in response to Dogwood Photography’s annual 52-week photography challenge.

Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/2000s 150mm 720 ISO

An original image of Horsetooth Reservoir

edited in Photoshop and finalized in Nik’s Color Efex Pro 4.

A third image finalized in Photoshop creating a cinematic effect.

Nikon D750 f/5 1/2000s 82mm 1000 ISO)

Week 30 Inspiration: Exit (“Every exit is an entry to somewhere else”. Be inspired by the Exit this week.)

Image submitted in response to Dogwood Photography’s annual 52-week photography challenge.

In the summer night
The evening still seems present,
But the dawn is here.
To what region of the clouds
Has the wandering moon come home?

~ Kiyohara no Fukayabu (cited: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)

image submitted in response to Travel with Intention’s six word saturday’s photo and word challenge.

day-light moon

silently searching

world healing