Every day should have a quiet moment

So I made it to week 4 of the 52 week challenge as seen here:
https://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/30965/52-week-challenge-week-4-jan-22nd-creative-quiet-moment

And this is my first attempt at a response to the challenge. However, now reading more carefully that the object is not only to convey a quiet moment but to do so creatively, there is more to be done to meet the brief.

For today, this is all I have and it does truly represent a quiet moment in my day. I am involved in running a conference tomorrow and today has been a frantic running through of check lists, and preparing papers and slides and information stands etc and adjusting to last minute changes and cancellations.

The power of 365. I decided to leave it all behind and go and seek a quiet moment. This is part of a feature in the ornamental lake at Bedford Park. Twenty minutes to walk there. One quiet moment, and twenty minutes to walk back. But I do believe that every day should have a quiet moment and this is the only one I was going to get.

I prefer to view on black.

[Suzanne]

A lovely sense of calmness yet the running water seems to reflect your day. I hope your conference goes well Helen

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Good luck with the conference Helen, good of you to take the time for the quiet moment (I'd be running around like a headless chicken I think, panicking).

[Domenico Dodaro]

And every one deserves a quiet moment! Good luck with your conference!

[Catherine Otley]

A quiet moment and the soothing sound of running water. Lovely shot.

[KWind]

Nice capture! I like the look of the water.

[Babs]

So glad you found a quiet moment in your busy day. We all need to stop from time to time. this scene is so relaxing. I hope it did the trick.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

There's something about water tumbling over rocks that is very quieting. I'm glad you took the time to take a break- it will help you to be ready for the day ahead. Pretty shot.

[Kahsia]

Water - whether its the sound of the ocean, or a river is always soothing. Good luck with your conference.

[Gayle]

Sitting here viewing your beautiful water cascade photo on black has been a delightful quiet moment for me. I'm glad you were able to leave it all behind and experience your own quiet moment today. Perhaps the walk there and back also provided you with some reflective time. Good luck with your conference...I hope everything runs smoothly. :-)

[Taffy]

Perfect water flow, and i can imagine the peacefulness of the scene. Great spot to pause and reflect.

[Rosie Kind]

Fantastic capture Helen. You should join Bedford Camera Club as your images are so lovely. I agree with you about having a quiet moment - we all need one each day. Fav

[carol white]

A lovely capture of flowing water. Fav!! 😀

[Larry L]

Nice! It is these quiet moments that keep us sane!

[HelenM]

I imagine the rush of the water may have been quite noisy. But certainly very tranquil and calming.

[Stephanie]

Nice shot. I find watching water movement quite absorbing and stills the mind, so for me this fits the remit quite perfectly.

[Helen Jane]

@suzanne234 @overalvandaan @domenicododaro @redandwhite @kwind @onewing @olivetreeann @moonmtn @gaylewood @taffy@carolmw @lsquared @stephanies again many thanks for all your comments and good wishes for the conference. The debrief afterwards went - did anyone die? go home hungry? did the room empty? did anything breakdown? any complaints? As all answers were no, it was deemed successful enough for us to go home and get a good nights sleep!

@rosiekind I have toyed with the idea - tbh I'm a bit scared!

[Larry L]

"did anyone die?"... You all must do some rough conferences!!