The Mindful Path – Seeing the World Around You
Hello from guest blogger, Lisa Robinson! This is my last post this quarter where personal mindfulness is the broad topic. As the weather has been improving, so have my spirits. I’ve been getting outdoors more and enjoying the sunshine as the snow has melted. Last weekend, my husband and I took our cameras on a trek to Fountain Square in Indianapolis. If you live in the area, it’s worth a trip to enjoy all the interesting things going on there. There’s a little bit of everything. Above is one of my favorite shots that I took. Walking about with our cameras, we started with the simple shots - an interesting manhole cover, some beautiful trim around a door frame, figures around a fountain in a forever pose. The fine details came into view and were captured in the camera viewfinder. I began to notice more and more small things. Some glitter and shiny metallic shapes had been strewn across the sidewalk. I got down on my knees to try and get just the right shot to capture their sparkles against the matte texture of the sidewalk. We wandered away from the retail shops and restaurants, and walked through some alleys off the side streets. Suddenly, a whole gallery of graffiti art and whimsical creatures emerged. It was even more beautiful because it was so unexpected. We kept walking and found more and more art that we would never have seen