I began to feel the energy of this Snow Full Moon earlier this week, about mid week I felt the shift. Spark of creativity, burst of energy at the beginning of the week to declutter and organize, with creativity peaking this weekend.
Our daughter played hockey last night, typically its during the afternoon so it was the opportune moment to capture some beach winter photos. Bonus… the sun was setting and its 24 hours away from the Snow Full Moon.
It was and felt pretty incredible. I was worried we would loose light, it was actually perfect timing.
“This Full Moon in Leo rises at 13°03′, illuminating the heart of who you are and how you express yourself in the world.
Leo governs creativity, joy, courage, and authentic selfhood. When the Moon reaches fullness here, it brings clarity around where you’ve been dimming your light out of habit, self-protection, or a desire to belong without disruption.
Leo energy asks a simple but vulnerable question: Where am I holding back what wants to be expressed?
This lunation shines a spotlight on identity, visibility, and emotional honesty. It reveals where you’re ready to be seen more fully, not to perform or prove, but to live with greater warmth and authenticity.” Rising Woman
Last weeks Lens-Artists challenge theme was Rejected. Something that we would normally reject and delete – the beauty of digital, truly!
However, the enjoyment of art truly is in the eye of the beholder. We create the art, however we are not the only ones to enjoy our creativity.
I captured this yesterday as my husband was driving us to our daughters hockey game. Similar to the one I shared yesterday, however this one, perhaps you can guess why I would have trashed it.
The moon was the focus and the tree is blurry, however there something about it, that reminded me of the challenge, and to keep it.
This week Tina leads the theme challenge by first taking a step back to 2021, to expand our vision to shapes and designs. Be sure to check out her post HERE and her beautiful examples, I love that some of the images feel like they play with your eyes!
Tina also shared this quote in her post: “I believe in the photographer’s magic — the ability to stir the soul with light and shape and colour. “ ~ Amyn Nasser
I could reach back into my archives, I knew of a few to look at, one specifically, our trip to the Cabot Trail. However, during the winter my creativity needs to be ignited and followed through with, Im already primarily in hibernation mode so this challenge, among the other weekly ones, seeing it as new, has helped! All photos were taken in the spur of the moment, so I used my cell phone and are also SOOC.
We picked up our groceries this morning and as I went to get a cart, I looked over and saw this! I love the designs and patterns frost and ice creates on glass.
As I was sitting under a warm blanket on the couch I looked out at our covered deck, although its covered, our Canadian winters have snow everywhere. I didn’t know what I would photograph, but I felt the urge to grab my boots and face the cold.
Nature’s design of the snow overhanging of our roof at the back of our house. Honestly, Ive been admiring the snow overhang by our one kitchen window, this challenge was timely.
Snow on the deck, piled up in front of the glass railings.
This summer I found this little smokeless firepot on sale locally for a great deal, its small but mighty and we enjoyed it may nights in the fall with pellets or chewed up sticks courtesy of Gunner! Looking inside the firepot on a table covered in snow.
When you have a puppy, a toddler that visits all the time and baby nephew on the way, the gate was the perfect addition to our covered deck. The lines of the gate, along with the softness of the snow gently fallen against the planter, wood post and glass.
I am impressed with the deck furniture we have. We’ve had it since 2020 and its been outside in the elements on our covered deck since day 1. The design of one of the chairs sitting in the snow.
The only one who uses the deck in the winter is our dog. He loves the snow, he will go out and lay in the snow or on the couch (no cushions) enjoying the fresh air! Our dogs design in the snow with his paws.
I hope you have enjoyed my photos for this challenge, I am loving the inspiration these Lens-Artists provide weekly to keep the creative juices flowing.
The energy began shifting earlier this week, in a beautiful way! Whether you enjoy the cold of the winter or not, take yourself outside tonight or tomorrow night and take in the beauty of this full moon!
Allow yourself time to pause, sit in silence, whatever that may look like for you and allow your heart to align with your soul!
I captured this as my husband was driving. I realized after it has a snowmobile trail going through!
I created this challenge for the conscious stream of words and photos that align. This past weekend I was faced with what was at first a potential serious issue, that quickly rose into something no one wants to ‘deal’ with. One that sadly triggered something deep within me. Death itself, but also this was also the same weekend I received a call 10 years prior, from police, after my co-worker was tragically killed.
I created this challenge as an outlet for myself, and others if they choose to participate. Allowing the words to come up that need to and intuitively selecting an image to share with the heartfelt words with Thoughtful Thursday Photo & Words! Allow yourself to type, however much feels right and intuitively select an image to go with.
The energy felt heavy, yet as I had found myself in a routine, even when it gets heavy and feels hard, we keep going. Just do what you need to do. I did that for years. All through the covid years, my husband and son’s multiple surgeries, as well as regular life as a mom, working full time, married and with daily house chores. Who then began neglecting herself and her own needs.
I can’t do that anymore. Where I used to instantly get that adrenaline hit of ok, this is on you, you need to do this, you need do that. My energy can’t do it anymore. I physically cannot. I need my downtime and I have to be ok with that. I know when this shifted. I lost a piece of me. I just can’t do it all – and thats ok! Its ok to ask for help, its ok to voice feelings, its ok to want to be seen and heard. Its ok to sit in silence. Its ok to not feel ok. Its ok to feel angry. Its ok to feel frustrated. Its ok to feel happy. Its ok to feel sad. Its ok to feel however you need to feel, as long as you are feeling and not bypassing. For me anyway, to live in my truth.
I didn’t realize how much this triggered until Monday hit and I felt like I couldn’t complete anything that I needed to. I felt overwhelmed, I felt emotional, everything felt hard, I was exhausted and I had zero drive. Voicing my needs to my husband and kids, grateful for understanding and collaboration – but most of all space, time and silence. I knew I needed to allow myself the permission to do nothing if that is what I needed, that was what I needed, to do very little and re-balance. Sunday, late morning when I got back home, I put aside what I had actually planned on “doing” that Sunday morning and I went straight to my den to get my Palo Santo to cleanse my body. Ive repeated that everyday, to help re-balance my body and energy. Allowing the tears to fall. They had already been that morning. Cleansing with forgiveness, love and gratitude.
I knew I needed to continue honoring my heart, when it feels hard, moving energy helps in big ways – for a few weeks Ive been wanting to do some significant shifts downstairs, including another round of decluttering after the holidays. Tuesday evening, working together with our kids, it took less than the 30 minutes I had asked of them and oh my goodness does it feel and look so much better. Being a visual person, when I feel internal turmoil, if my external world also looks cluttered and disorganized, this for me, makes it that much harder. Its incredible how deeper I can breathe when my space is not cluttered, especially the counters and floor!
The day before I was deeply triggered, we enjoyed a snowmobile ride over to see our daughter play hockey. Although half the ride was more rough than I prefer, being out in the fresh air, felt incredible! It ended up being a full body workout, finding muscles I hadn’t used in a while.
Leaving Listowel, this was the view on the trail. So beautiful with trees and water on either side of the raised trail. This part of the trail was great!
