Spring in my yard

I have a spot in my yard I often go to find peace, it always has birds and bees and butterflies, it has given me so much peace to spend time there over the past 11 years. Finding quiet spots has been something I’ve done since childhood. Some of my earliest memories are laying under the pear tree in our backyard, and sitting under the ginkgo trees in a nearby church yard. We at one point moved to a small cottage while waiting for a new home, I found a spot by a brook nearby and would go there after school every day and just sit alone and notice. When we finally moved to a new house we were surrounded by undeveloped lots, the grass would grow long and would get wild and I’d go lay in the long grass and hide in there for hours. My heart just needs a quiet space, a hidden spot away from the world. I’ve also had cameras since childhood, I had a pink camera when I was 6 and I loved getting all my blurry photos developed, but when I got a bit older my dad let me use his cannon and I took pictures of my moms garden and me and my sister Liz. He taught me to use the timer and set it up. My most happy and most peaceful moments in life happen outdoors in the quiet with a camera.

I think most people can relate, we are part of this world and it makes sense we feel at peace out in nature.

There is nothing like spring after a long northern winter, it is my favourite. The bright green, the flowers popping out. Last year I went through health issues and depression and I didn’t get out like I have every other year, I missed my camera and my spot in the grass. This year I’ve gone out daily. It’s been soothing.

I hope you get out in nature, even if it’s just in your own yard, take a moment and let yourself breath, put your hand on your chest and allow yourself to remember you are part of the beauty all around you.

Here are a few of my favourite shots of spring thus far