Boredom!  An exercise from The Practice of Contemplative Photography – take 20 shots of an everyday item.

Ah! My favourite Hindrance!  This was fun to work with – intimacy with my dishwasher.  Not what I had planned for the rushed day before leaving on retreat so it was a surprise to have these details presented to me by a machine I see as only utilitarian.  Wonder what would happen if I spent this time with relationships that feel utilitarian?