Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog

The steering wheel of the car turned to the left,
then to the right
Then various forms of scenery continued to stream by
Later, the brake pedal was depressed (not that
the mind was)
and slowing down ensued
The car door opened; the camera’s 
parameters were adjusted; the lens
cover came off and 
shots were taken
A little bit of the beauty was (in a 
superficial kind of way) captured; but
most of the majestic beauty was
left behind
The true beauty of Nature has not been, and never will be,
merely captured in a superficial photograph; it has not been,
nor will it ever be, captured in
a mere symbolic description consisting of words (which
merely are learned symbols)
The lens cap was put back in place;
the car door opened; then again, various forms
of scenery continued to stream by
The steering wheel turned to the right,
then to the left
The car door again opened
The front door of the house unlocked and
the computer turned on
We, who take photos with fancy,
modern inventions, need to be more humble
We don’t really capture Nature, though in a way, we
try to, (which is good and wonderful sharing in its own way;
but we can do better), and we shouldn’t take too much credit
for conveying Nature when 
so many of our fossil fuels and fancy machines are 
destroying Nature
We would do well to be more
environmentally active besides being 
photo-reactive
Nature is beautiful
Again, we don’t really ever capture Mother Nature
with our little metallic, glass, and plastic machines; nor do
we really capture Mother Nature with the symbolic thoughts that we are
We need to be better environmentalists
Then, just maybe, Mother Nature will truly capture
us

A close friend. (1) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2016

A close friend. (2) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2016