{"id":831,"date":"2015-04-02T05:44:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T10:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lyndalambert.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2015-05-20T13:32:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T18:32:31","slug":"photographing-the-morning-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lyndalambert.com\/wordpress\/photographing-the-morning-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Walk_ Writing Assignment #11"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our \u00a0Early Morning Walk – Writing Assignment #11<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Photo by Lynda McKinney Lambert: “8 Am April Morning.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Did you know April is National Poetry Month?<\/sup><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I decided to occasion EVERY DAY this month by keeping my focus on writing poems.<\/sup><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/sup>Morning walks are a special time between me and my dog, Mitchell.<\/p>\n

I decided recently that I want to photographically record the area where I live, and in particular the landscape around the Connoquenessing Creek in Western Pennsylvania.\u00a0 This is where I have lived my entire life and the Creek has been a central image every day even when I am not consciously thinking about it.\u00a0 I plan to do photos and write about the changes as they occur throughout the year. I call this series, \u201cLife on the Connie.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Around 8 am, Mitchell waited patiently at the kitchen door as I pulled on my Wellies and slipped into my warm jacket.\u00a0 As I put her red leather harness on her she lifted one foot, and then the other, as she stepped into it. I snapped on the red leash, and we were ready to leave for a little walk.<\/p>\n

We left the house together for our first walk of the day. I took my camera along and snapped a few photos of the landscape, all so familiar to us.<\/p>\n

I noticed that the grass in meadow was covered with a fine, light silver layer of frost. There is a quiet beauty in frost that we might miss if we are not paying attention to the visual details of the moment.\u00a0 I thought, \u201cI know the calendar tells us it is SPRING, but it does not look or feel like it yet.\u201d \u00a0It was crispy cold!<\/p>\n

I paused to look at some of the details around us.\u00a0 It will be changing rapidly as the month of April moves forward and if I don\u2019t capture these days with my photos, I will soon forget how special they are.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be swept away with the unfolding of grass, weeds, wildflowers, and trees by the end of this month, I thought.<\/p>\n

Within a few minutes, I heard an owl hooting. Just in case I was daydreaming, the Owl spoke once again. Ah, no, it is real. There truly is an owl nearby this morning. The haunting sounds of the owl, a lyrical moment; it seemed to be coming from somewhere near the creek just beyond our view. I felt like the owl was greeting us as we passed by on our morning journey.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s photos show a world that still looks like a winter day. \u00a0By the time we walked back towards the house, I noticed the sun was already climbing up into the sky more than I had realized.\u00a0 It was already bright and the frost was gone from beneath our feet.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Walking by Inner Vision – \u00a0Journal Assignment #11:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Take your camera outside with you today.<\/p>\n

Look around for some little details that you have overlooked but now you are beginning to see them.<\/p>\n

Take a few photos of some little details and some wide landscape views that catch your eye today.<\/p>\n

When you come back inside, write down some notes about your experience.<\/p>\n

Note what time of day it is.<\/p>\n

Think about sounds you heard.<\/p>\n

Can you recall the breeze, or the scents in the air?<\/p>\n

Did you experience an internal dialogue today?<\/p>\n

What thoughts were swirling around as you tried to pay attention to the world all around you?<\/p>\n

Try to think about what is going on inside your head when you are looking at your world through new eyes.<\/p>\n

Write about your experiences as you look at one of the photographs you took today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Within a few minutes, I heard an owl hooting. Just in case I was daydreaming, the Owl spoke once again. Ah, no, it is real. There truly is an owl nearby this morning. The haunting sounds of the owl, a lyrical moment; it seemed to be coming from somewhere near the creek just beyond our view.<\/p>\n Continue reading →<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Writing Assignment #11: The Morning Walk ***\r\n\r\nWithin a few minutes, I heard an owl hooting. Just in case I was daydreaming, the Owl spoke once again. Ah, no, it is real. There truly is an owl nearby this morning. 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