There is a place I go when I want to put or bring my spirit, my mind to silence, to stillness. This is THAT place. A place that moves me to silence.
Silence as defined in the dictionary.
Noun
1.
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
2.
the state or fact of being silent; muteness.
3.
absence or omission of mention, comment, or expressed concern: the conspicuous silence of our newspapers on local graft.
4.
the state of being forgotten; oblivion: in the news again after years of silence.
5.
concealment; secrecy.
Verb
6.
to put or bring to silence; still.
7.
to put (doubts, fears, etc.) to rest; quiet.
8.
Military . to still (enemy guns), as by more effective fire.
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Thank you so much for sharing these incredible photos…you definitely gave me several lovely moments of beautiful silence.
Thanks Vivian…so glad to hear they did that for you.
Lovely… my favourite quiet place is my classroom sans children
It is always a hub buzzing with activity so when it is quiet it is ahhhhh silence 
I bet it is…I remember how noisy classrooms can get from doing parent help when my two were at school.
Lovely Jo and nice photos
Thanks Harry…glad you liked them.
I could be silent in any of those places. Great photos.
I often seek them out when the noise of the world gets too much and it always seems to work.
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Such serenity in this place…I especially like the photos of the duck drinking and birds soaring above the hills.
It really is a wonderful place to walk, to sit, to be silent and revive.
Beautiful captures!
Thank you Rois…I love that you think so.
These pictures are wonderful! Every one of them takes you to a place of restful silence.
Thanks !!!
I love this place and it is a joy to share it.
Beautiful place! I can feel the silence.
Thanks !!!! I love that you can – it is really one of my favourite places to regroup.
Wish I could go there now!
You would LOVE it there.
Wish I could mail it to you…
What a clever way to interpret silence. You are raising the bar!! Thank you, Jo!
Thanks Amy. I think that today, in the world we live in, we need to seek the silence in ourselves.
Perfect portraits of silence. I love the commentaries as well.
Thank you Myra…I love that you think so.
Your work has eased my summertime suffering, Jo! Once again, you rule!
Well, then my life is complete Hook.
gorgeous place to be , Jo
You got that right – I am lucky to be here near such a place.
I can see why you go here to calm your spirit. There´s something about water and nature that does that, isn´t there? I always head for the seashore, too.
Lovely images, Jo – well captured!
You are so right !!! So glad to hear you liked them. Thanks Marianne.
Jo,
A lovely series…and some interesting definitions for silence too. I guess my interpretation of silence as “neglect” comes under the “state of being forgotten”.
Thanks Sue…however we see it it, is a place of great peace and healing I hope.
Wonderful photos for the theme, Jo. Such peaceful places. I love that little jetty with the tyre on the side.
Thanks !!
Yep it is very peaceful and I spend as much time there as I can. Chevvy loves going for walks along there.
Just the flapping of wings, huh, Jo?
Sometimes I don’t even hear that Jo…it is like a slient movie playing out.
Me again
i sent two invites check your spam.
Hey Harry…still didn’t get them.
Sorry I don’t know what is going on these days with WP…and me.
I’ll find out.
I went to check out your post and it was gone…. Must have been naughty since it wasn’t even a day old
Scary though how they can censor and remove content we feel is our own.
Something went weird and I lost the post and can’t seem to get it back up…will try again soon !!!!
Great!
So serene, your special place is lovely
Thanks Gilly – it is lovely and special…and I love it.
It seems censored on New Zealand TV was censored from your site as well.
What better place to post a comment than on this post: Silence!
I really expected this from you Jo thanks for sharing this wonderful idea
Thanks Jake !!!! So glad you liked it.
I can definitely see why you love that place, Jo, it’s beautiful and very special. Thanks for sharing these lovely photos…
By the way, the link you posted to whatever “they” thought had to be censored had already disappeared by the time I got to read your post
It is special Didi. I lost the post more due to internet ans WP I think than any conspiracy. Just a glitch…hopefully I will get it sorted.
I’m very glad to hear that and can’t wait to click the link
What a gorgeous and serene place Jo! You capture the feel really well.
Thanks Madhu…so nice to hear you think I caught the feel of it.
Simply lovely, Jo.
Thank you – it is one of my favourite places.
Thanks Jo! Silence is a place where words hinder our awareness, thoughts confuse the path and expectations create a wall we can not cross. Silence is an art, an art of being, not doing. seeing not looking, expecting nothing, thus gaining all that is offered. Your images show this beautifully and silently, thank you.
Thanks Cap’n…so how is ALL that rubber doing ????
Silence is a wonderful place to be.. and the lake and within natures sounds is the best silence to visit… I always feel at One in Nature Jo.. as I listen to the silence of all the sounds we are surrounded by, that for some people they never hear them.. Sad….. Wishing you a good evening Jo.. ~Sue x
Thanks Sue !!!!
I agree completely.
Your images had me silent in awe. Just beautiful. A perfect place to reflect and find answers, to meditate or simply enjoy nature.
It is ALL that and more…and right on my doorstep. Lucky me !!!
Well done @Jo
Thank you !!!!!
Beautiful bird in flight shots.
Thanks. I love birds and I love them in the air…so I guess that’s why I try to capture them that way.