Three: rocks...road-tripping females...family medical issues over three days. I hadn't even noticed that trio of rocks in the foreground of this photograph taken Thursday evening. I notice them now, though, less than twenty four hours after returning from five days and hundreds of miles of driving. The three days together in a house in Northern California culminated in a beautiful evening filled with a birthday celebration: Thai food, family photos taken on this beach, a hike through an unexpected neighborhood redwood forest patch. Each of these memories is encased in other memories: family storytelling - elders to younger during a late evening; layers of relationships that shift and move with each exchange of words; other times shared during distant past get-togethers. I offer this photograph as a mantra, as a reminder that there is beauty in all things, as a token of appreciation and gratitude for the rich blessings of female family camaraderie.
I offer up this photograph, too, as a reminder that we can find a wellspring of topics to write about in just about anything. Try this, if you want, dear writer: Open your photo album or picture files and let your eyes land on the first image presented to you. Do a timeless free-write with the photo as your companion...the only requirement is to keep the pen moving. Let the words flow, the memories surface. The page can take whatever you have to offer. The pen is capable of scripting the words driven by the heart. You might be surprised how much will emerge with only a few minutes of editor-free journaling.
All blog photographs taken by Jennifer J. Wilhoit unless otherwise noted.
