Through somebody at TikTok I learned a new Japanese word that I love, Komorebi. It refers to light filtering through trees and casting a shadow on the ground. It induces a sense of wonder in those observing it. Google the word, there is a lot to it. So a light went off in my head on this because I’ve always loved sunlight through leaves and I love dappled shadows.

Above is what I mean by dappled shadows.

Dappled Shadows on my backyard fence.

Light filtering through leaves at a local park.

Backing off a little bit from the same tree and you get the filtered light and the dappled shadows.

I love this word, it names a feeling that I have had for a long time. When I go hiking I’ve shot a lot of photos at the end of the day especially of the sun peaking through the leaves or branches. Dappled shadows that I come upon often leaves me amazed. Especially when the wind is blowing and I’m watching shadows moved.

Since I have learned the word, I am seeing Komorebi everywhere I look almost.

I am linking with Shadow Shot Sunday

Leaving the gym the other day I noticed the shadows crawling from the ground up the sides of the building at a corner. Cornershot Shadows?

At Tulsa’s Philbrook Gardens I loved this Moss Phlox and shadows.

And more shadows with these Petunias at the Tulsa Botanic Gardens.

Find More Shadows at Shadow Shot Sunday!