On our back patio, we have the most wonderful fountain. My father made it by mounting an old hand pump to half of a wooden barrel. It has been a fixture on our patio for years. What I love most about the fountain is the sound of the water pouring into the barrel below.
The sound relaxes me. I can hear it from anyplace in the house when quiet descends on our home. You can read to that sound and you can think to that sound.
To do right by the fountain, I waited until the sun began to set and got on my hands and knees to shoot toward the light. I shot about a dozen shots until I had it just the way I wanted it. I hope you find the image as soothing as the flowing water has been to our lives.
tim mcmurdo 