I have taken to snapping pictures during my daily walks. I was very resistant to this idea for a long time. I have had a hard time with cameras most of my life. I am glad I have decided to play with this medium. It has become a challenge and a creative daily exercise. There is also the technological learning curve. I post the photos to my Flickr site, which is in my links section on the right of this page. Most fascinating to me is the reaction the camera, just being there in my hand, elicits from my fellow pedestrians. It evokes a shyness in some. Curiosity in others. And obvious paranoia in a few. Policemen seem especially suspicious of the camera. Interesting. In fact, they appear consistently to have a rather guilty expression, like I may catch them doing something they are not supposed to be doing. This strikes me as rather an odd reaction for guardians of the peace and of our civil freedoms. This process is changing my relationship to my environment. I cannot say exactly how, but I can feel the change in my consciousness. My practice is enhanced by doing new things, especially things I tend to resist, because I fear discomfort, embarrassment or failure.
