The few hours after dawn and before sunset are magical.

We had driven down the Natchez Trace making several stops along the way until we got to the monument marking the grave of Meriwether Lewis. One of the rules for photographers is always check behind you for another photograph. Sure enough, I thought this image was more striking than the monument. Here were several large dogwood trees and the evening sunlight shining through them at an angle signaled their beauty. The entire woods was singing.
Stop. Look. Pause. Drink it in.
Look some more. Listen with your ears and your eyes. This time and place is magical.
And it happens over and over again.
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