I have been away again
National Parks have become my new addiction, there are so many beautiful ones near where I live
When you’re the only person in the place it feels like a kingdom all of your own
Still learning how to fly my drone, though remembering how to be comfortable behind my cameras again
Last night I woke up seemingly every half an hour or so. Because of the absence of any light pollution, the stars were incredibly bright
I noticed the constellations shifting as our planet oscillated and the satellites speeding across the night sky
I realised that the words sunrise and sunset are misnomers
It is not the sun that rises, but we who move into its orbit
It is not the sun that rises
It is us
And that seemed portentous somehow
Like a choice that we can make each day – to stay, to rise, and to make the most of our daily orbit
When I first arrived, I was amazed at having phone service – so I uploaded a few photos to Instagram
Then wondered wby the compulsion to share
Yes it was beautiful but ….who really cares but me
I thought of the kangaroo lolling in the shade behind me who had none of the noise that filled my head
And I was jealous
It took hours to simply be
To stop fiddling with my cameras and books and scribbling
But when I finally did – the world fell away, I sat and stared and drifted like the clouds – the peace remained with me this morning – I hope I can recall some of it – the photos and videos help – that is why I take them.
To remember and hold me until I can go again
