I haven’t posted in a few weeks; here’s a consolation flower. There are many beautiful ones like these at a nearby park. I couldn’t help myself but to keep stopping to admire them, which didn’t please the dog I was walking.

I haven’t had a lot of energy to create lately. I’ve been occupied by many things – most of them good – but not much of myself has remained to devote to making art. Life has its ebbs and flows, as is natural, and I’m in an ebb where I choose between what I must do and what I wish to do. Photography is only my hobby after all, and I will enter a flow again with it soon. But until then, I will take each day with grace, treating myself gently all the while.