Noticing that  tunnels and collonades are particularly resonant with how I feel right now, I asked myself why this world of tricky lighting, these otherworldly places of mystery are speaking to me with such depth and clarity of tones.

And then light filters through and I think, “Aha! I know why I’m here:”

For the enrichment of my cells, as a test of strength and structure,

For growth

And rebirth,

For inspiration from the ages.

  I’m trusting the architects and all of mankind’s facination with metaphors for passage through chapters of our lives.

My friend, Paul Smith, lives in Japan,and took the red column photo.  The bamboo and Wisteria photos are from stock images.  The first two and last one are mine, all from Rome.