Project Athena - day 280 (Fences)

Old Cattle Shoot

I got out for a beautiful walk today in Elk Meadows Open Space up in Evergreen. I have driven by this open space hundreds of times over the last 13 years and have always wanted to check out the trails. Today was the day! The sky was a beautiful azure blue and the temperature around 70˚. Just me and my Sophie...and some joggers, bikers, dogs, kids and a few crows. But it's a huge open space so there was plenty of room for everyone.

There is an old barn sitting on the land along with some out of service livestock gates and corrals, a perfect way to end the theme of fences.

Elk Meadows, Evergreen, COFujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 26.6mm • F/18 • 1/55s • ISO 200

Elk Meadows, Evergreen, CO

Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 26.6mm • F/18 • 1/55s • ISO 200

Project Athena - Day 279 (Fences)

The Art of Fences

Wow, there are so many styles of fences. I could spend an entire year just shooting fences and not run out of different styles. I think I would get bored with it after awhile unless I really got into learning about the art of making fences.

Iron Fence

Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 41.3mm • F/4.5 • 1/120s • ISO 400

Project Athena - Day 278 (Fences)

Mending Fences

Spring is a good time for mending fences, literally and metaphorically. As we move out of the direction of the North and into the direction of the East, it's a time for new beginnings. With the light returning, we begin to have more clarity about life circumstances and can consciously welcome the dawn of a new day. Our Chi is naturally awakening and energy returning. Now is the time to heal broken relationships by viewing them from a different perspective.

One of my favorite practices of reconciliation and forgiveness is Hoʻoponopono (ho-o-pono-pono). If you are not familiar with this ancient practice, it's worth exploring, but the basic form is very simply saying the following words to yourself or another:

I’m sorry (for being asleep, unaware)
Please forgive me (because I have been unaware)
Thank you (to divinity for handling this issue for me)
I love you (I move in the direction of being one with the divine)

Rusted Metal Fence

Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 43.90mm • F/4.7 • 1/420s • ISO 200

Project Athena - Day 277 (Fences)

On the Lighter Side

This is a fence in Loveland that's just a little out of the ordinary. I learned this evening while shooting that the woman who built this enclosure out of bicycles recently passed on. One of her last wishes she shared with a neighbor before "popping off", was that the eclectic fence would be appreciated by whoever took possession of the property.

Bicycle Fence in Loveland, CO

Fujifilm X-E2 • Fuji XF18-135mm lens • 62.40mm • F/8 • 1/60s • ISO 500