shadow self-portraiture

... but I sure saw a good shadow!

This morning when I walked into the east-facing school where I have worked for 19 years and am now on long-term substitute duty, my shadow bounced peppily across the freshly-painted western wall of the school office.

I watched it move and noticed the clarity and personality of my own shadow. I wished I had brought my camera with me, but part of the wonder of it included the movement and sound of the door and the faerie dust particles dancing in the morning air.

Maybe my writing this will stir the sweet memory of the nice little vision I enjoyed this morning. :)

in our friends’ driveway in South Jordan, Utah

at Waipo’uli Bay.

A few minutes later, we walked over to Honu’apo Bay and took pictures of several sea turtles beached on the black sand.

Possibly my favorite photo of the entire week on the Big Island.

We took over 500 pictures of everything from waterfalls to hula dancers, but this one really shows what we were there for.

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I love these photos!!! I never realized how expressive shadows can be. Maybe it’s just that you two can really capture the events of a day, but here’s hoping I can do some justice to the goal as well…