midnight is where the day begins
To add a little bit to the post from Saturday, where I mentioned my naming of images…sometimes I will read the Dictionary of Symbols to find phrases that catch my eyes/ears and that I can relate to a feature in the image. (You might be surprised at how lyrical and emotional the language in that book is.)
I was reading about the symbolism of night during my title search and learned that by ancient Irish folklore each new day begins at night, an idea I’d not ever given the slightest thought to. But I liked it, and liked it enough to use the thought at a title.
And then the next thing that happened was that a weird and magical connection happened when I was naming the photo that’ll post tomorrow. Come on back to see what that’s all about!
Portland, Maine
photographed 3.14.2026
Posted on August 27, 2026, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, Dictionary of Symbols, downtown, Fujifilm x-t5, learning to see, Maine, melinda green harvey, night, one day one image, photo a day, photography, Portland, postaday, reasons to stop, reflections, road trip, street photography, take time to look, take time to see, things i see, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
One Day | One Image 
Good-Night
A latch lifting, an edged den of light opens across the yard. Out of the low door they stoop in the honeyed corridor, then walk straight through the wall of the dark.
A puddle, cobble-stones, jambs and doorstep are set steady in a block of brightness. Till she strides in again beyond her shadows and cancels everything behind her.
Seamus Heaney
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