Today, when I write this, it is October 4. Today, my beloved South Carolina is experiencing a disaster unlike anything I’ve ever seen. We’ve had about a foot of rain, and it’s still coming. The creeks and rivers are flooding. Streets and roads and bridges are washing out.
I am in a state of shock. There are no words to express the sorrow. There are no words to express the horror of what we are seeing.
People have lost their homes, their cars, their possessions.
Several people have lost their lives.
I have not gone out into the weather to see what’s happening. I am watching the water rise in the pond, though. I cannot even take pictures.
Contemplative photography, though, invites me to be mindful, to be still, to listen, and to be still.
Today, there are no images. Today, the camera is silent.
Telling Stories 