I am thankful to live in a time and place that allow me freedom to create. Creativity prospers when we put aside the routines and pressures of the day and instead allow our minds to go to new places and new ideas. Many hours were invested in capturing and processing a few images of the Milky Way taken from the Valley of Fire State Park near Las Vegas. But creativity is not accomplished through the rigid filters of efficiency and time constraints. Creativity requires time, even “down time”, to bring out the best in each of us.