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Today\u2019s featured image is a photograph that was taken from a boat on the Jourdan River in Hancock County, Mississippi (USA). A quote from Henry David Thoreau, an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher, was added to the image.<\/strong><\/p>\n From the river we are looking at marsh grasses that line the point where the river meets land. As the land becomes more solid a line of Oak Trees rise above the ground. A hazy atmosphere surrounds the partially leafed branches. The entire scene is a mix of dark gray land and plants and pinkish hues from the ground upward into the sky.<\/strong><\/p>\n The quote from Thoreau states, \u201cIt\u2019s not what you look at that matters, it\u2019s what you see.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n What do you see when you look at this image?<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you see morning spring fog or summer evening humidity?<\/strong> What about your own view today?<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you only looking around you or are you actually seeing your environment?<\/strong><\/p>\n What do you see when looking at your surrounding environment?<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you see an angry sky full of dark clouds or a much needed rainstorm approaching?<\/strong> Thoreau\u2019s words remind me that what matters more is how I interpret my environment, not just what objects in my environment are in my view.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDo you see atmospheric moisture or lingering smoke from a river marsh fire?<\/strong>
\nDo you see somewhere dark and eerie or a quiet and peaceful place? <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDo you see a hot, scorching sun or a bright, sunny day?<\/strong><\/p>\n