So I find it interesting just how much I’m learning about myself as a student through these Picture Fall photography invitations. For starters, I want to know the plan ahead of time. If you haven’t noticed, many of my posts are late at night since I don’t usually get to snap the picture until the afternoon once I’ve finally read the prompt for the day. And while this isn’t so much new information, I’m once again finding out how much I strive to play by the rules and do things right. But I’m also learning that there are many versions of right.
When I opened Tracey’s message this afternoon I could so connect with the feeling of peace and comfort that fills the early morning hours of quiet. In fact, the first images that came to mind involved the sun rising over dewy fields and how grateful I feel to witness such beauty when I take my early morning weekend run. I also thought back to the falling star I glimpsed as I drove my kids to pre-school this morning. I couldn’t help but wonder if the drivers and passengers in the cars around us had seen it too. Sadly, I wasn’t able to capture an image from either of these recollections, and in some ways I’m completely OK with that. In fact, I didn’t even tell my kids about the falling star. Partly because I knew they wouldn’t understand and partly because I enjoyed being able to savor that little moment of beauty.
I admit that after considering two possible interpretations of morning light and coming up short, I was beginning to think I’d have to pass on today’s prompt. Then, I remembered how difficult it was to rouse Calder this morning and how I could tell we were on the verge of having a Sir Grumps-Alot on our hands. Thanks to some quick thinking (and the fact that it’s now October), I presented him with a glowing pumpkin decoration – which looked especially amazing to a 3-year-old in the darkness of his bedroom. Granted, it’s not exactly what we were “meant” to capture today, but it was the morning light that began my day. And as the kids and I huddled in the darkness of the walk-in closet, my camera propped up on kiddie chairs and the most stable plastic blocks {gasp, I know!} even the sparkly little photograph here sparkles with memories I long to hold dear. And truthfully, I think that ending with an image that has memories like this hidden in every pixel, meets the criteria for this assignment. As a teacher, I craft my assignments not as plans with an ideal, but as a springboard that I hope will lead each learner to discover something they themselves are connected to and proud of!
I felt I could really connect with this post because I am a total morning person. I know that feeling of the morning sun just popping up over the trees and how good it feels to be up early in the morning after a nice nights sleep.
I also feel that I connect with this photo because I feel that I am not a morning person. When I wake up in the morning I look forward to seeing the sun in the morning. In a sense the sun wakes me up and starts my day as a good one. 🙂
The nightlight reminds me of the one i had when i was little it was an yellow happy face (: