Shine Bright { Michigan Nature Photographer } [Ohio Photographer ]

Take a moment and think about all the people you go by in any given day.... at the store, at work, at the park, driving here and there. Are there connections? Do you look, connect? I think about those things, walking through my life. And while I try to look, not so many engage and look back. But I have found that those who do look back - who do connect - who take the time to maybe chat - I really feel like we were meant to meet. In the past couple weeks, I have had the chance to talk with a young woman who is recently out of college and not currently working in her field. We each took a moment to connect and she is such a bright shining star. I have no doubt she will soon be in her field of training and passion. We cover so many topics and it feels like we have known each other from some place  before. And thinking about these people we pass each day.... it reminded me of when I look up at the night sky in the city. I know there are so many starts out there, shining unseen to my eyes - the light of the city diminishing their glow. But those that I do see - those shining lights - they are like the wonderful connections I make in my day to day travels. I will look for more today....

STARGAZING

 

LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK

TRUE PLACES

WE SHOULD MEET IN ANOTHER LIFE

 

IN A FOG

15.30~ Stars

15.30~ Stars, originally uploaded by *ojoyous1*.

OK - these aren't stars! But they're pretty!

This morning I got up extra early (for me -5AM) to assist a photographer friend with an architectural shoot. I walked Mags in the brisk morning air & tilted my head back to see the stars. The Big Dipper, Orion... It reminded me of all those nights with my grandfather - our heads tipped back while he told me about the constellations & the universe. It was magic! And the stars remind me of my mom... & one winter night with our heads tipped back looking at them together. I always think of her when I look up at a starry sky...