There is a spot in a back corner of my marshland park that I love to visit in the early morning, when the light produces beautiful reflections in the still waters of a small pond.
It’s accessible only by an informal muddy trail, so I don’t have to share the moments of tranquility with the baby strollers and power walkers that interrupt my conversations with nature when I am on the boardwalk. Sometimes I will see ducks and geese here and I have even spotted a bald eagle perching in a tall tree, but the main draw for me is not the wildlife—it’s the sense of peace that envelopes me when I am here.
Sometimes I like reflections in which you can easily identify the objects being reflected, like the two trees in the first image. Other times, I get lost in the reflections themselves, which can result in a Monet-like abstract image like the second image below.
All of us are looking for an inner peace—this is one place in which I am able to experience a few moments of that peace.
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Mike Powell 
I love places like this too. I think inner peace goes hand in hand with nature exploration, and I’m not sure there would be a way to escape it even if you wanted to.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing these photos and your commentary.
You’re very welcome. I really enjoy sharing my thoughts and feelings as well as the photos. I didn’t have any idea that I would be as inspired as I have been over the ten months that I have been blogging.