Nature Photography Day

This is another holiday I hadn't seen before but speaks greatly to my interest and hobby of capturing real beauty on film.  If you've been following my blog for any length of time, you already know I love to take pictures of moments which are truly inspiring.  By no means am I a professional or anywhere near a trained photographer, nor do I have fancy, state-of-the-art equipment to use in logging beautiful scenery.  However, I do believe I am blessed with a sense of what to photograph, and of what will inspire appreciation and gratitude to the God who created all this.  Over the previous year and a half, I haven't been able to head out camping, which is a sore subject for me at present.  In order to make up for that deficiency, I have been photographing unusual, or less well-known sites of beauty and historical interest around town and posting them on both Twitter and this blog.  (Thank you to the people who share the same interest I have by reading the entries.)  Fort Worth has many hidden treasures people are unaware of, sites and beauty often ignored and unappreciated.  Is it because humanity has become too hurried and busy to stop and take the time to smell the roses, literally?  Currently I work for a company who has hired me as a route merchandiser.  In driving from one store to another, I often plan stopping at areas of beauty and those in which there is historical significance.  Every week I see some place new, or new to me, and resolve to visit the place when I can better plan the time and effort.  The challenge to my readership is to not let the extraordinary become mundane or trivial.  View your surroundings with awe and wonder.  Snap a few pictures of what you find and post them on social media.  A picture is worth a thousand words.  Have a great day!