I often wonder what in the world my dreams are trying to tell me. Ever since returning from our travels through Italy and several adjacent countries, my dreams have been filled with experiences of traveling by boat, canoe, train, plane, and helicopter. There have been some wonderfully adventuresome dreams and some others that have been more confusing than enlightening. I have also found it more difficult to become interested in things that I usually find curious or engaging. It is as if my brain is so full of its current sensory overload that there is not room for me to absorb much more right now.
It is beginning to dawn on me that my brain is still trying to process what I saw, did, ate and learned while traveling. I think, in part, my dreams are encouraging me to consciously allow myself to digest and empty out what is still swirling around from the stimulation of traveling.
Because photography is an enjoyable resource for me to explore and express what’s bouncing around in my head, perhaps processing and sharing my trip photos will be a positive and hopefully fun thing to do.
To surprise my husband, each December I enjoy putting together a calendar for the upcoming year that contains photographs that hold special meaning for us. To help me savor and treasure our recent journey, I have decided to use photographs of the various countries we visited, food we ate and adventures we had in our 2014 Calendar.
It is not like I don't have lots and lots of other things to be doing this time of year. However, by sharing these photos with you, I hope to also share the process of "emptying out" as a window into increasing our productivity and enriching our creativity.
Photos from Croatia
Photos from Montenegro
Photos from Malta
Okay. That is good enough for today. I look forward to sharing some more photos in the near future. Hope you enjoy them.