Tonight, the super moon made its appearance. I read that the full moon is a time for gratitude, for raising your ability to have, and for receiving what is unfolding in your life. It is a time to focus on beauty and expansion. Today, during my regular walk on the beach, many thoughts about painful events in my past entered my head and each time, I couldn’t stop the flow of tears that coincided with them. But in between these memories, I thought about the things that I am grateful for now, including the presence of my new friend, and kept my eye open to the beauty around me. I usually take a few photos of the beach with my iphone, but today, after finding a rare feather on the beach, which Mariet told me she often turns into pieces of jewelry, I decided to try taking a few pictures of scenes that I don’t normally photograph. For the first time, I discovered how to access the different tonal settings on my camera. Here are a few of the pictures that I took.