Where we place our attention determines what we see.

 
In normal, everyday life we’re often looking straight ahead, intent on what’s ahead and where we’re going next.

Occasionally, we look up – to tree tops, birds flying, cloud formations, blue skies and stormy skies. We might look down occasionally to examine a beautiful leaf or an insect.

When I was at a Miksang contemplative photography workshop in Boulder, Colorado we had an assignment to photograph concrete, that literally changed my view. Since then, I spend a lot of time looking down at the ground beneath my feet.

It’s one way to pause and see what’s right here, right now. I find accidental art – the random way things come together on the ground – as well as an ever-changing canvas of the seasons.

Here are a few things I’ve seen lately.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try looking down today and see what you find.