People take photos for a variety of reasons.  Some want to bottle a moment forever, so they can remember in years to come.  Some snap a photo when they go on trips, to show others all the places they've been.  My reason for making pictures?  I look for places and emotions that may only be fleeting.  I like to find the specialness of a place.  Almost everywhere I go, I encounter something extraordinary, even if its very small like the string on a kite or a misshapen pepper.  These things are all beautiful, and they are what bring variety to our lives.  All you have to do is slow down a bit and look around you.  I bet there is something special right in the very room in which you are sitting.  There is here: One beam of sunlight  is peeking into this room, landing on one overturned golden sandal.  Already it is fading, but how glad I am to have noticed that sparkle if just for a moment.