Silhouette... Life Through My Lens/Media of the Week

There are moments when an image speaks to you...
or
A song strikes you...
Lyrics capturing moments and emotions you weren't even aware were there..

Sometimes image and song combine to create a snapshot of time...

As I was listening to music and looking through photos I had taken while gathering rocks for a friend a song played....one I hadn't heard before.

I paused what I was doing and just listened.

Seeming to capture so many of the emotions of the past several months,
the melody and lyrics were hauntingly beautiful... 

Silhouette
Owl City (Adam Young)

I'm tired of waking up in tears

'Cause I can't put to bed these phobias and fears

I'm new to this grief I can't explain

But I'm no stranger to the heartache and the pain

The fire I began is burning me alive

But I know better than to leave and let it die

I'm a silhouette asking every now and then

"Is it over yet? Will I ever feel again?"

I'm a silhouette chasing rainbows on my own

But the more I try to move on, the more I feel alone

So I watch the summer stars to lead me home

I'm sick of the past I can't erase

A jumble of footprints and hasty steps I can't retrace

The mountain of things I still regret

Is a vile reminder that I would rather just forget (no matter where I go)

The fire I began is burning me alive

But I know better than to leave and let it die

I'm a silhouette asking every now and then (now and then)

"Is it over yet? Will I ever smile again?" 

I'm a silhouette chasing rainbows on my own

But the more I try to move on, the more I feel alone

So I watch the summer stars to lead me home

'Cause I walk alone

No matter where I go

'Cause I walk alone

No matter where I go

'Cause I walk alone

No matter where I go

I'm a silhouette asking every now and then (now and then)

"Is it over yet? Will I ever love again?" 

I'm a silhouette chasing rainbows on my own

But the more I try to move on, the more I feel alone

So I watch the summer stars to lead me home

I watch the summer stars to lead me home.

Life Through My Lens - Light Up the Sky...

On the point 

Of the precipice 

The sun's rays 

Envelope billowing clouds

Painting the sky

With

Brilliance

Life Through My Lens - Sunset silhouettes...

      “I didn't ask for it to be over, but then again, I never asked for it to begin. For that's the way it is with life, as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance. But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunsets.”

Life Through My Lens - Salt Wash Sunset...

Evening sunlight sifted over the silent sandstone slabs as I paused on my journey back home to try and capture a few frames of the setting sun over the wild and ever changing landscape.

The tranquil moments left me longing for more.

Sadly, the sun set and I had to continue the final leg of my journey home. Still, I have those few moments of peace and beauty to sustain me until I can find my way back.

A "Swell" sunset...

I was driving through town tonight and caught what I thought was a beautiful sunset over the San Rafael Swell....

I hope you'll forgive the quality...  Just thought it was too beautiful not to capture.