"Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it."

- Madeleine L'Engle

I'm pretty sure if I had waited for my muse to show up and guide me to a photo, I would still be waiting. She and I have a binding contract. I go out and start looking for images to create and she arrives at the moment I find something interesting and guides me from there.

The muse has incredible patience and has stayed with me all day a few times. Other times her stay was very brief as she doesn't put up with any whining. It's on those days I'm glad I have my own transportation because I'm pretty sure she would have driven off without me.

I discovered this wonderful weathered garage door in a close just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh on the way back to our hotel. I was looking for something interesting and had already walked past this place. The muse told me to go back and wait for the sun to peek through the clouds. I can't remember the last time she was wrong.