Self Portrait for the Summer Solstice

For the Longest Day

Love the earth and the sun

and the animals,

despise riches, give alms

to everyone that asks,

stand up for the stupid

and crazy, devote your

income and labor to others,

hate tyrants, argue not

concerning God.

Walt Whitman

I like to think that at least when it comes to the photography here, I mostly stay out of the way. Granted, I am the only photographer for this blog, but the images come from me, they are not of me.  I feel that is a distinction with a real difference.

Today however, as I was attempting to get just the right angle on the sun as reflected on the pool in back, I inadvertently included my own partial reflection, as represented by two arms holding a camera in front of a face (photo below - lower right).  

This writing here is so much a reflection of who I am I figured it was fine, at least this once, to let my actual reflection be part of the picture.

Happy Summer Solstice, everyone. Thanks for reading (and commenting!) here at Austin Agrodolce.