I go for a walk.

It's a crisp Autumn evening. I am walking simply for the pleasure of being here now, in the present moment, with nature.
Images flit in and out of my mind. Many lovely and fleeting things that affect me as I pass by them, or as they pass by me.

I am thinking about the colors, and textures, and history of this environment. It is so alive with beauty that I wonder if I can possibly embody these impressions in a work of art.

Then there is a moment of awe, when one spectacular vision draws all these moments together, and combines them into a unified experience. Suddenly I understand the connection between all things, and I recognize in me the ability to draw upon these connections to make something that is equally alive and integrated, both within itself, and with the region.