November 7, 2005
Volume 1 - Number 192

***SUNRISE PHOTOS now available for purchase in our GIFT SHOP***

TODAY'S PHOTO -
double reflections of sunrise in Raritan Bay and in a large puddle pool at the beach in Laurence Harbor, NJ.

I call this photo my "Mystical Sunrise," in part because of the question mark I discovered at the bottom center of the puddle pool a couple of years after I saw the first print.

Insofar as other reflections on this sunrise, I leave you with a blank slate today. It evokes more of a wordless feeling me.

The photograph was taken almost 10 years ago during the time I was walking almost daily at Laurence Harbor beach, 15 minutes from our home in New Jersey. It was during a major beach restoration there that I got into taking thousands of photos with my non-digital, point and shoot camera. If you have not been there yet, check out our ABOUT US page on our naturesplayground.com site for more details on that experience.

After reading the comments I received on the two sunrises last week I thought many of you would appreciate seeing this too. Also, based on a subscriber's suggestion that I received last week, sunrise prints are now available for purchase.

SUNRISE PRINTS IN OUR GIFT SHOP -
How would you like to start the day with a beautiful sunrise in your hand? You can now experience any of the past 3 sunrises on the mug from which you drink your wake-up coffee or tea, as well as on other products.

Click on SUNRISES in our GIFT SHOP. Then select your favorite photo to see it on mugs, note cards, prints and framed prints.

SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
As I researched my computer, attempting to figure out how long ago I took the Mystical Sunrise photo, I was reminded once again with how quickly time passes. The date on the photo in my computer was a January 2001 date, evidently one of the times I had scanned it in. When I checked my history on the ABOUT US page, I saw the bulk of my Laurence Harbor pictures were taken in 1995. The puddle-pool was pre-completion time so the photo is evidently 10 years old.

This led me to thinking, how do you measure significant events in your life? Do you have them dated anyplace? Does it really matter when they were? Or, do the experience and memory of them become timeless?

AUDIO TESTIMONIALS
Have you yet checked out the 28 second message from Sondra,
who shares the impact on her life of a custom photo/drawing of her father done by me?

Have you listened to Judith Tramayne-Barth and Renee Kleckner on our AUDIO LINKS page, where Judith also describes how easy it is to record a message? I'd love to have your voice there also. A sentence or two is more than enough, if you are person of a few words.

I will publish the link for yours in Picture to Ponder and on the testimonial page on the eteletours site. You can call in yourself at (214) 231-2905 ext 6956 or, if you wish, e-mail me to set a time and I can call you and 3-way you in and simply listen while you talk.

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Please continue to e-mail me with your feedback, if you are not interested in your comments being published. It does make a difference for me.

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 Sheila
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