Dawn is a lot of fun in October. For one thing, it’s much easier to be on time. Sunrise comes considerably later than it does in summer, which means I can get to the Heritage Garden without feeling like I’ve already lost the morning.
And if you know the garden, and you’ve spent enough time watching how the sunlight moves through the trees, you know where to go.
That’s when the fun begins. The light slips between branches, catches a leaf, illuminates a flower, or suddenly transforms a familiar corner of the garden into something worth highlighting. You see it, you know it won’t last, and off you go. Sometimes I’m literally running to get capture a moment before it disappears.
And just when you think you’ve got it, the sun moves, the shadows change, and the garden gives you something else to chase.