October 22, 2008

It's official. It is fall here. With that, I returned to what I feel is my best talent in the photog world and that is distilling very small scenes from the larger. I wandered around one of my favorite places in Chicago today, the Alfred Caldwell Lily Pool. Located at the very north end of Lincoln Park Zoo, adjacent to the Lincoln Park Conservatory, it actually returns me to a bit of my rural roots. Yes, I can still hear, clearly, the huge traffic volume on Lake Shore Drive. If I strain, I can hear the El. However, if I apply the same effort, I can tune that out and hear the birds, insects, frogs, and nature.

I love Autumn. So many wonderful and glorious things have happened to me in the Autumn months. Even before that, it was my favorite season. Some see it as death. The end of summer. The beginning of a long and gloomy tenure into winter. I see it as a rebirth. From death, there comes life. And, I think this image is the perfect example. The lacy seed pod encasing the rebirth of the plant.