Stillness

Stillness



Chicken Spring Lake, Sequoia National Forest, Ca.

"We need silence to be able to touch souls.” - Mother Teresa.

This image screams silence to me. I backpacked to Chicken Spring Lake last week partly in search of good photography but also in search of silent retreat...I got both!

I remember vividly how silent it was at the lake...not only audibly but also in nature. No wind or weather to shatter the stillness. It was a good spot for meditation - but then you really can't go wrong with that anywhere in the Sierra.  Silence is where creativety is birthed and flows.  I got some great clarity on some things while up there on this trip from all the meditation I was able to get in, in between shooting sunrises and sunsets.  Reflection, yes pun intended, was what I did and what I got.  The stars were aligned so to speak...or at least the reflections were...

We had a half moon this night that made for a good compliment to the transparent sky and reflection. I felt I had to include it here.

Happy Friday!