Wild Irises
I’ve gotten into the habit of taking a walk around the local lake each day to think, relax and otherwise meditate. It’s about an hour’s stroll, and most of the path meanders through some beautiful wild areas teeming with flowers, temperate forest, bogs and soothing streams (not unlike the rest of Newfoundland).
Today I decided to bring my camera along to catch a few images of the irises, which tend to bloom and fade quickly. Photographs like this almost always melt away my stress and take me into another place, one filled with the scent of wild blossoms and coniferous trees, an abundance of oxygen, and a sense of sweeping peace and tranquility. While I do occasionally miss the hectic pace of city life, living so close to nature does indeed have its advantages.
(If you click on the photo above, you’ll get a 1024×768 picture suitable for a background wallpaper. ©2005 Douglas Johnston, etc.)
5 comments July 5th, 2005