Sometimes, when I see things in real life, I imagine something completely different.

I do this  when I look through the lens.
A water tower, or a light post, or a rock on the ground.  Who knows what it will be.  But I can see it in a much different way.  Like I can flip little eyeglasses in front of my face, and it changes the perspective, or color, or texture.

I think that is why I like photography so much.  Because I get to look at things in this different way.   Somehow it feels comfortable and safe.

It never really happens when I do other things.. like washing dishes, or riding a bike… or working outside.

Just when I pick up a camera.  I like it that way.   My magical mystery tour.

There will be a time when you believe everything is finished. That will be the beginning. ~Louis L’Amour

No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye. ~Elizabeth Bowen, The House in Paris, 1935

Won’t you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you. ~Richard Brinsley Sheridan