What Am I Missing?

Have you ever walked out of a museum, garden, or entertainment experience 

and wondered if you missed anything? 

I have. 

I am one of the lucky few in this world that has had the opportunity to visit the unbelievable Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. I can guarantee you there were a million and a half things I missed in that place. Everywhere you looked - up, down, left, right - everywhere there was art. The beauty and intrigue was endless and I constantly dream of returning to the Eternal City one day.

Here, however, in the mundane everyday life we live, we often overlook those things that were meant for beauty when created. They might be right in front of our noses or right over our heads. 

  This photograph is not from Roma, but instead from a gem of a place called Busch Stadium, in St. Louis. When I go to a game I usually make a dash for my seat and the glory of the field in front of me. The sights, the sounds, the smells of the game...I love it. But while on a stadium tour I saw something I had never before seen during my multiple visits to the stadium. I had time to take in sights I had never been allowed to see before, or just simply overlooked. 

Sometimes when we are in the most beautiful garden we can imagine, 

we still forget to stop and smell the roses.

 And sometimes, we just need to look up.

Today's photograph is not one of my best. Anyone can see that. I believe a photograph can capture more than perfection though. It can capture a feeling, emotion, thought, and memories without perfection. That is what this one does for me. 

It reminds me to stop, take a look around, and ask What am I missing?

Leaves of Change

It is hard to believe that all these leaves have changed, fallen, and now fully cover the yard. Seems like yesterday I was shooting them. They were just starting to change, the sun was shining upon them, and they moved gently with the wind. Such change in such a short period of time. However, before we know it, they will be budding and growing and soaking up that sun all over again. For now, you lovely leaves will be missed.

Pumpkin Corn

Pumpkin Sky

Red Corn

Face Time

Welcome Fall

The beauty of fall creates the perfect time to stop and smell... the leaves.

Summer Ends

Dandee-Bee

Shadows in Pink

Autumn has already arrived, but as summer ends, I wanted to take a look one more time. 

Best Seat in the House

Anyone who knows me, knows my love of baseball. The ballpark is one of my "happy" places. An escape from the rest of the world where I can just melt away into the sights, sounds, and smells of the game. Though it is a bit difficult to truly smell the dirt from the upper deck, I remember its scent. And so, no matter where my ticket stub leads, I know I'll have the best seat in the house.

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