“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
Afternoon out
Hubby and myself ventured across to the other side of the shire today. It was nice to get out of the house for a few hours and take in the different scenery.
We grabbed a couple of salad bowls from the CO-OP at Old Meldrum and headed from there onto one of our favourite picnic spots to enjoy our lunch.
The sun was shining brightly – so bright that I had eye-strain. My eyes are extremely light sensitive and even with a good pair of sunglasses on, I still suffer on these bright winter days. We couldn’t stay at home however, and had to get out of the house for a while or we’d go stir crazy! I’m sure you all know what I mean during these lingering Covid times.
On the look out
The photographer in me is always on the look out for something interesting to photograph. Unfortunately, any time we passed something that appealed, I was never quick enough to ask hubby to stop safely to capture it.
No time to waste
When the sun began to lower itself in the sky, it did so really quickly, but before it completely disappeared, there was a good 15-20 minutes when it made a play between itself and the dark. The contrast looked beautiful and hubby stopped the car for a few minutes whilst I got out, walked around for a bit and captured a few photos.
When the ordinary becomes the extra-ordinary
I had a quick scan around and spotted a fence post with a blue tag stabled on top. It stood out against the golden/orange of the trees, and whilst not very exciting perhaps ‘subject-wise’, the highlights from the sun added all the interest it needed.
Reminds me of a quote by Bob Ross:
Put light against light and you have nothing;
Put dark against dark and you have nothing;
It’s the contrast of light and dark that each give
the other meaning.
-Bob Ross
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