I’m participating in the Wandering Camera linky over at Whims & Fancies, and I’m hoping to use it feature the photos I take while I’m out and about. Frequent visitors here to my blog have already heard about my Valentine’s Day that wasn’t, but what I haven’t blogged about was the following weekend—the weekend of Scott’s birthday and our actual Valentine’s.

That weekend we did a lot of romantic things, including eating a scrumptious dinner prepared by my one and only! Saturday was so beautiful and spring-like that we decided to take a walk in the Village, an artsy area of town filled with cute boho shops, restaurants and bars. The Village is also the home of the Monon trail, a walking/riding trail that follows the path of the old Monon railroad track. The trail has been expanded all over town, so you can literally ride a bike to work from our farthest northern suburbs to downtown using the trail.

Thinking ahead to Wandering Camera, I took my camera with me on our walk and captured images that inspired me artistically. When looking for quilting or design ideas, I often pull these photos back out for inspiration. As you can see, I was fascinated by the shadows that day.