“The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy.” — John F. Kennedy

The summer sky in New Mexico is strikingly close. I’m not sure why that is, but it took my breath away in an ordinary moment, outside a museum. I had been ambling along at the pace of a typical tourist browsing an exhibit and crossed a courtyard toward another section of the campus. There had been thunder showers off and on all day, and as I emerged from the building, I glanced up to see if I needed to put my hood up. This is what I saw, this dead tree silhouetted against the powerful, changing sky. This image has not been altered by any post-processing except cropping.

And this is Life in a single, passing moment – triumph and tragedy juxtaposed on a stage that we forget is all around us. There seems to be no greater opportunity to be caught up in the thrill of emotion and beauty than to simply become aware of what IS.

Thank you, Patti, for inviting us to be aware of what is Dramatic through our lenses. Click HERE to see her post.