Walking Out to the Edge

New Perspectives Await When Your Walk Up to the Edge - Rainbow Mountain - Madison, AL

A relatively new friend of mine has taken action and embarked on a life of adventure that is both heartening and inspiring. She tells her story much better than I could ever hope to convey it, so I recommend you go see for yourself the way she's taking people to where they don't or can't go and giving them the courage, through her example, on how to step out and seek their own adventure.

She's stepping out on the edge, and though many of her friends and family worry for her, she's found new perspectives on the world by taking calculated and reasonable risks.

Today, I stumbled upon the opportunity to step out on the edge while tramping around Rainbow Mountain in Madison, AL. The drop was not very far...twenty feet or so, but the view from the top of the ridge brought its own new perspective into my consciousness.

I am grateful to my friend for breaking the trail and leading by example on this journey of life. While I'm not sure what's going to happen tomorrow, I know that I'll be looking for edges to walk up and pear over thanks to the support of my friend and the experience I've had taking reasonable risks in the pursuit of new vistas.

Monday Repeat

Today, another sixteen miles passed under the soles of my shoes.  With all of that walking, one might assume I came across some new and unusual scenes, but as it happens, I did a repeat of the sunrise and afternoon scenes of the ex-USS Barry from about the same position that I showed you toward the end of last week. As I've opined before, for some reason the same general scenes (on different days of course) keep capturing my attention.  It's probably a lack of creativity on my part.

Be that as it may, here they are.

Sunrise on the Anacostia with the ex-USS Barry front and center

This picture is a little bit darker than the last effort due to the relatively thick cloud cover that portended rain later this afternoon. There was a light breeze and the slight chop, but the reflection again caught my attention.

Afternoon shot of the ex-USS Barry front and center

I tried pretty diligently to take this shot from the same location as the last, but I believe i was one light pole too far away from the Barry in the afternoon shot compared to the morning shot.  Nevertheless, the details in the afternoon are revealed, but the tradeoff is that the gray light somehow makes the afternoon picture less alive and brimming with promise.  The day is a little more worn, but still good.  A little cooler and not quite as alive.