I like these weekly photo challenges. They’re quick, I can get on and get off, and still feel like I’m not spending quite so much time on the internet. Plus, they give me a new way of looking at a word. Today’s word is family. A word, which for me, is sometimes so fraught with drama I want to run away and hide, or talk some kind person into adopting me. And yet, I know that my family of origin loves me no matter what, as I do them.
But family is such an expansive word, and when I read the challenge I thought of this photo, taken at least a decade ago. Because sometimes family is also a word for the friends who will get up before dawn and ride an hour-and-a-half just to stand beside you to watch the sun rise over Walden Pond.
A Wilderness of Words 
Beautiful shot, Mary! Love the energy of this!
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Thank you, Cathy. That means a lot coming from you!
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Ooh, Walden Pond. Boyfriend and I went there once. Lovely. 🙂
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I know. It’s one of the loveliest places, especially at sunrise, and that’s big coming from me, because I RARELY get up before 9!
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A beautiful photo Mary:-) Wow – I’d love to visit Walden pond! Would be a bit of a pilgrimage in a way…who knows, maybe one day. Here’s to family – in all it’s forms… hugs, harula xxx
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Great photo – too often we see what is in front of us and not what grounds us and keeps us together – a sense of belonging, sometimes mired in mud, or enjoying a moment together…… Lovely thought to begin the day (for me)
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Lovely photo and sentiment. Thank you for sharing.
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Love this photo and your definition of family. Walden Pond is a wonderful destination.
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I’ve never been to Walden Pond. I must put that on my places to go list. You’ve captured such a lovely mood in this photo. You’re so right – family is not only something we’re born into. “They” say you can’t choose your family, but in that larger sense, we can indeed!
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Funny you should mention it, because I just wrote on spending some time away from the online world. It was just a day, but it was nice to unplug.
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Love the photo!
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Hehe — I love this. And you are family, too, Mary. Great photo, btw.
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