My mood, tonight

Passion

"I want to be with people who know secret things, or else alone." - Rilke

Lately, most of my walks have been alone.
Well, almost alone: I walk with my trusted companion, Andy.
Andy is always happy. Always.
He springs high with delight when excited - and it seems to take very little to
stimulate that excitement. A mysterious aroma on the breeze, a sudden sound from within the woods...
Andy is an 8 month old springer spaniel.
He has been a godsend.

With him, every morning walk is a delight.
And with my camera, I try to capture those things that make my soul spring as high as Andy's leaps. Seeing this shot from partway up Bald Mountain, taken last month, cheers me. The colors have faded from the face of Bald... to rusts, golds, subtle gray.

And now the light is fading on yet another day.