I love this photo, which I just took recently, precisely because it's so unexpected. An electrical outlet? Really? And yet. After living in the same house for almost 15 years, one morning I realized I'd forgotten something and turned around to walk back into the master bedroom. Somehow the position of the sun, and the way the blinds were drawn, worked together to create a wonderful diagonal shadow pattern on the wall. It either never happened that way before or I never saw it before, but either way I looked at the wall as if for the first time. I loved the way that the outlet was partially illuminated. And I loved the way that the rectangular shape of the outlet plate worked in contrast to the diagonals of the shadow. I thought, "Wow, that's cool." Given that "Wow, that's cool" is my photographic mantra, it was perfect. The photo itself proved a bigger challenge than I expected and involved much awkward crawling on the floor and squeezing under the bed. To me, it was worth it. It's a great reminder that there is unexpected beauty everywhere. I hope you like it, too.

Outlet