white noise

It's my turn to write a post. Should be easy since I haven't blogged in weeks. Photo sessions have been stacking up. But for some reason, words remain illusive. There are so many of them swirling around, shape-shifting. When I try to define them, they all rush down at once forming a bottleneck in my mouth. I try to string a few together for a sentence. But it feels inauthentic. Delete. Out comes another that feels too vulnerable. Delete. 

Then it occurs to me that it's okay to let things be undefined. Maybe it's even essential, like making room for white space. Like making room for air...and the unpredictable loveliness that only happens when you're open to it. 

I felt myself start to let go, and that's when I heard the mermaids giggling. Right down the hall, they'd been there all along. But my noisy thoughts had been drowning them out. Such beauty under our noses, always waiting patiently to be noticed.

What about you? What's hiding right under your nose today?

Comments

[djbeat]

it is so easy for me to find beauty (as each mother does) in my baby's eyes; they are the most remarkable blue... his dad said this to me the other day: "they are truly the most amazingly beautiful eyes, we will have to teach him impeccable manners to go with those..." lately i have been keeping notes of the curious and quirky things bb daddy says (perhaps another day)...

http://365daysofdifferent.blogspot.com/2009/06/white-noise.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbeat/3637343133/#/edit

&, per my habit, i noticed (on this glorious sunny evening) a reflection of the setting sun & a regatta of beautifully coloured spinnakers all in the door of the lifeguard station...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/djbeat/3637342253/in/photostream/

[mary]

Very often, it is the little things that bring beauty into my life:

http://mary-simplethings.blogspot.com/2009/06/little-things.html

[Puna]

Sometimes when we are sick of storms and rain, we find the beauty in it.

http://lifesignatures.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/storms-a-coming/
http://lifesignatures.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/tell-the-story-with-two/

[MariaV]

Thank you for this. I need to let go so I can discover what is right under my noise. I'm going to follow Mary's example and look at the little things.

[bekkah]

Under my nose??? My (almost) 3 year old's Littlest Pet Shop toys...lots and LOTS of them, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's hard not to smile when I see them :)

[Sue Henry]

As a grandmother, I find beauty (and pride) in the manner in which my son and daughter-in-law's family is growing -- and "maturing."

http://suehenryphotography.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/hi-ho-hi-ho/

http://suehenryphotography.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/recipe-for-a-granddaughter/

[ELK]

i posted this today before I read your well written words so full of truth and although it seems as though my daughter is about 15 years or so older than your "mermaids" the moments are still there right under my nose and for that I am truly grateful!

http://www.redorgray.com/2009/06/i-sit-quietly-watching-her-through.html

[Betty Jo]

I see beauty in the simple things that often go unnoticed. Cars were zooming by as I snipped these flowers sprinkled along the road at the bottom of our hill.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14089830@N00/3632459552/

[renee @ FIMBY]

How about popcorn?

http://fimby.tougas.net/blue-glass-popcorn-bowl

[Vanessa]

i've walked past this bandstand on the pier a million times... but one day recently, for the first time, i saw that old thing with different eyes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessa_r/3634835435/

[shelli - mama of letters]

I haven't had much inspiration for writing blog posts lately either. Then again, I have some ideas but no time to pursue them. But the other night, I ran across the origin of the word "photography," and it blew me away, so I had to write about it.


http://web.me.com/pabis/Mama_of_Letters/Blog/Entries/2009/6/14_To_Write_With_Light.html

[CDScott]

I have blogger's block more often than not. I can always find inspiration in my kids...right under my nose. When I let them lead, they take me to wonderful places.

http://courtneysablogger.blogspot.com/2009/06/sunday-adventures.html

[Lu]

Love this message. What has been hiding for me is that deep down, I am happy...in spite of a few things being up in the air, I am achieving inner peace. Sometimes, the garbage of the day can make me forget that, but when it really comes down to it, I am happy because I choose to be.

[kosenrufu mama]

these...
http://esterdaphne.blogspot.com/2009/06/cucina-e-relax.html

[Jaana]

we all go through these ruts! thanks for reminding us to find something beautiful right under our noses... http://photographybyjaana.blogspot.com/2009/06/inspiration.html

[debi]

This morning - owls. They are in our trees & if we're lucky, we get to see them.

http://emmatree.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-have-owl-on-my-hand-he-said.html

[Melissa]

Great topic!
Under my nose today...I generally don't consider Vegas a beautiful place, but it has it's moments.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollymelly/3638385483/

[Jamie]

my husband has been working hard in "our" garden for a while now. i've been "too busy" to get my hands dirty and hardly noticed all the beautiful things blooming and growing in our backyard. he finally got me away from my computer and took me on a tour of our beautiful garden and i was blown away by the amazing things he's been growing back their. how did i miss it? how could i have been too busy to notice? well...i've got lots of pictures of it now...http://umbrellablog.com/2009/06/our-garden-his-words-my-pictures/

[Bridge]

http://ridethewavesoflife.blogspot.com/2009/06/almost-summer.html
living the summer of white noise

[Taiya]

For some reason I can only view one of every 4 or 5 of your photos... It makes me sad!

[Lecia]

this beauty is right under my nose:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/a_day_that_is_dessert/3640326822/

[emily]

i took some photos of my sisters a few days ago. at first, i wasn't crazy about ANY of them. my inner critic had a field day. but i looked at them with fresh eyes this evening and decided that there were four that i just loved. this is my favorite...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/girl_seeking_grace/3639863647/

[sarah-ji]

Oh, how sweet! And dang, girl, I want your grout!

[littlepurplecow (Stephanie Roberts)]

Love this image.