People believe that we should travel many miles in search of beauty and ultimate visual satisfaction. The passionate individual and camera enthusiast in me knows better. There is much color and creativity right next door; outside the window, in the front and back yards and just about everywhere in the neighborhood. If we take the time to capture the beauty that surrounds us, we are content human beings. The photos you see are but a reflection of the beauty that is present in those everyday people, places, animals or material things. It is in our hands, our eyes and our time we need to take to enjoy the colors that radiate in our world.