A Secret Place

This stream is down the road from our house. We used to take the kids here when they were little, to throw rocks in the water. With all the rain we've gotten over the past month, I'm surprised it isn't higher. But no matter, it's the reflection I was after, and that "secret garden" feeling.

And because I'm feeling all Hallmark today, I'll leave you with this wish: May you find that "secret place" today, dear bloggers. The place where you can be still, and look into your heart. :)

Homage to Monet

I don't remember what I saw when I looked through the viewfinder, but when I opened this picture I was amazed to see a very impressionistic view.  Trees reflected in the stream at Natirar, a park in nearby Peapack, New Jersey.  The small red dot, upper left, is some sort of ball caught in the overhanging branches.