Love In The Garden, At First Light

GE McKerrihan
3 min readJun 11, 2022

A Deeper Peace, A Deeper Love . . . Arrives In My Heart

Self portrait in the garden.
“At First Light . . . In The Garden” — Image by Author

I woke this morning with a deeper peace surrounding me, a deeper love in the air I was breathing, a deeper peace in my heart. Something new had arrived.

I live in the lower, of two stacked apartments. The unit upstairs has been occupied off and on by a variety of tenants. Some for a few days, others staying a month. They all bring different energies with them. I feel them.

The last visitor departed two days ago. My dear sweet landlady told me yesterday the next would arrive near the end of the month. I felt a change in the air. I would be truly alone for the next twenty days.

Heart shaped puddle in the courtyard.
“Heart In The Puddle” — Image by Author

I stepped out into the courtyard at first light this morning. The vibration had shifted. The air was fresh. The energy was clean. It was a new dawn in more ways than one.

I went to get the iPhone to record this heart shaped puddle left by the rain overnight. I have watched this puddle come and go over time. It has always had a heart shape, at times more so than others.

This morning it was even more heart like, the energy around it had blossomed in the night. I knew…

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GE McKerrihan

I’ve been using the camera for nearly 50 years. I write about Photography, Art, Travel, and Life. Top Writer in Photography, Art, Creativity, and Inspiration.