Magical lights just seem to dance at Disney World. They just do. Please forgive that I’m writing about this in retrospect, since recent travel & a number of document deadlines have kept my brain drained of energy. I just haven’t had the additional energy to blog. It’s not an excuse (well, it sounds like one, so maybe?) in that part of my introversion means that being around throngs of people & investing tremendous thought into puzzling out problems sucks me dry. And when you’re a parent to a toddler, it just isn’t fair to not use what little in the reserve tanks remains for him.

All this to say that I’ve been remiss. Again. But I’m here to catch you up.

This means I’ll be posting more frequently for lost time, dear readers, on the rest of my recent travels & how I’ve managed to stay sane despite the chaos of airports, shuttles, baggage claims, strangers & strangers & more strangers. I’ll focus on the brief moments of reflection I wove into my days & travels, moments when I could sit & reflect, soak in my surroundings at a snail’s pace.

Those moments like the ones in the photos included here, represent a physical slowing down to capture images of fleeting beauty to my mind’s eye. Maybe that’s why I find photography a wonderful activity? I slow down to really examine the light, sky, object, nature, people, or whatever I find striking.

These evening images were stolen when my partner would chase down characters for our son to meet, with long lines lasting from 20 to 50 minutes of waiting. We walked a lot, so I would steal off to take pictures, usually focusing on illumination in the evening or on bodies of water, or even combinations of both. It’s fun to watch the visitors at Disney World, at different parks & in different spaces.

Families, couples, singles in groups, wee littles & aging elders. People for the most part seem very happy there, & that’s a happy thing to witness.

 

More to come, but I just wanted to share the moments of respite found during a intense work trip. My days were filled with meetings, socializing, planning, lectures, activities, writing, Q & A, you name it. Lots of people all of the time. Huge meals with over several hundred people in one room. Noise, commotion, role-playing, sharing. All day. And then to the parks on the couple of days fit in between.

Let’s just say I was pretty wiped by the end of it all. But it was a good feeling of exhaustion, & I felt blessed that my family were able to benefit from my work in such a fun & exciting way.