From Suzanne Tate, this morning:

“I have loved all your photos for a couple of decades, especially your black and whites. However, I must say that your pastoral captures have become my lifeblood. They remind me every day that Nature’s beauty quietly exists, no matter what ugliness and divinity are happening. The beauty just quietly sits in little pockets, being itself, waiting for us to turn to it and embrace its calm, soft aura. Please keep them coming. We are all hurting and need to be shown what to look for.” —

Thanks, Susan. I can’t tell you what a difference it makes to my day when I begin it with a message as beautiful as this. I promise to keep them coming, especially when I receive responses like yours.  You inspired me to take out my monochrome and mix it with the other Pastoral pictures.

Thank you.