Thinking about life and the paths we take and trying to figure out the ups and downs. Right now I'm in the middle of a muddle, hurting a bit and needing some comfort. One way I find that comfort is to lose myself and get creative, so the other day I forced myself to go out and shoot.

I had a destination in mind, the courtyard of the Palais Royale, a place I have been wanting to go to for a long time. The day was as gray as my mood and I went through the motions. I got some shots, but not what I could have had if I had concentrated a bit and put my heart into it. Wandered around a bit more, took some snaps of a man at the place de Palais Royale making big, gigantic bubbles... kids dancing and jumping to pop them, the rainbow of colors in the soap swirled in the air and then, poof... gone.

I caught the tail end of an impromptu street concert, all strings... beautiful sounds, the cello... my favorite, singing its mournful song... then they packed it up... 

I strolled over to the Louvre, the contrast of old and new with the glass pyramids against the amazing building that is the Louvre... the halls... the tourists... the history... 

I sat for a while at one of the fountains, thinking about my life. My friends are more than I could ask for in their support and encouragement. My work continues to come in, and I am discovering and learning new techniques all the time. I realized that life is made up of many facets, each one bringing its own element of experience, and when put together, each element spells joy. Time heals, joy helps. Here's to JOY!

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