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Water of life: Lens-Artists Challenge #187

Reflections on Elbe River 2021

As Anne from Slow Shutter Speed has pointed out this week, “Water enhances our photos, adding impact.” And we might add to her post that water impacts everything we do in life.

Water is the driving force in nature.

Leonardo da Vinci

Water helps us get our feet wet as we strive for something better or just putz around enjoying the moment.

Splishin’ and splashin’ along the Eastern Shore

Water brings us together . . . maybe just for today only, maybe for a lifetime.

Bird convention on the Tred Avon River near Oxford, MD

Water elevates all that is above and around, allowing us to appreciate nature in any season . . .

Water runs through it: An autumn scene in Great Smoky Mountains

or to stand and discover new worlds in watery reflections: new patterns, new movement, new ways of seeing.

Artful reflections at the harbor in Castine, Maine

Water makes ripples, turning ordinary to extraordinary.

Tide pools at Pawleys Island, North End

Water lights up the night, adding glistening touches to the ordinary . . .

Dancing waters in Salt Lake City’s downtown area.

or provide a source of food and shelter for those willing to dip into the unknown.

A fisherman’s waits to cast his net into the Mekong River, Cambodia

Above all, perhaps, water enables us to become more than we thought we could be.

Catching a big one at Pawleys Island’s north end.

After all, water is life no matter how you relate to it. (Photo at top of this post: Early morning reflection on the Elbe River.)

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)

It’s always ourselves we find in the sea.

e. e. cummings

For more entries and some fabulous photos of water in many shapes and forms, head to Anne’s post and immerse yourself.

Travel near water, if you can . . .

Rusha & Bert