Sunday afternoon, with camera in hand, I went out to inspect the flower gardens.  I saw a beautiful rose.  Admired it.  Walked around it to find the best angle for the lighting.  Then captured an image with the camera.

When I opened the image to see it better, I discovered the camera had set focus on the background.  Aargh!  I considered going back out for a second attempt.  That might have worked, but the light was wrong.

Then I started thinking . . .  :think:   How often do we allow our lives to focus on activities and involvements that should be the background to a life well lived?

I know that at times my life has been “out of focus.”  And life, like the river of time, flows on.  No going back.