my myopia

i am very near-sighted. this morning, when i woke up, i was looking out my window (before i put my glasses on) and noticing how pretty the sunlight spots danced in the leaves of the tree outside my window and i wanted to try to take a picture to show you what they looked like. this was about the closest i could come. a video would be better, but i think my video-capable camera would insist on the picture being in focus. i’m especially fond of the circular blobs of light in the bottom right hand side of the photo above. people sometimes ask me if i’d ever get the surgery that fixes your eyes and i just don’t think i will. i actually enjoy the ability to instantly put the world into “sharp un-focus.” i find it especially helpful when planning quilts (“does this fabric go with this one?”) but sometimes i just enjoy the ability to look at the world through unfocused eyes and consciously think about what i’m actually seeing (i.e. circles of light and green instead of leaves on a tree). i imagine it’s similar to how some people who are hard of hearing find relief in being able to “turn off their ears” whenever they want to. what about you? do you have similar “weaknesses” that you find yourself not minding, or actually enjoying?