This photo was taken at

Gulf Islands National Seashore

in Ocean Springs, MS

2015 by Patrina Rutherford.

Some of the most insightful messages we receive go undetected because they come from our natural surroundings.

As I walked along the boardwalk at Gulf Islands National Seashore,drenched in heat-humidity induced sweat, a gentle inner urging told me to stop. My immediate reaction was to inform "the voice of the muse" that I had already replaced my computer/pad in its case and I was, "oh my gosh," I interrupted myself. The beauty of nature that surrounded me increased instantly as I saw the ............