AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL

I love my country. I think wherever it is you live, you should share the same pride in the roots you set down, in the people that will become your friends and family, and in the life you lead. There is no country on earth that is perfect and America is no different, but if we waited on things to become perfect before we could love them, then none of us would ever be able to fully love anything. Here in America thanks to the blood, sweat, and tears of those that have come before me, I am able to live free. Freedom is something that one can never take for granted because not everyone is able to say the same. When I see the red, white, and blue of this flag, it signifies that wherever I am, I am home, and that is exactly where I am supposed to be.

 

This was taken with three mirrors and a set of Baoding Balls to get quite an interesting effect. You can see the balls reflected back in themselves, reflected from one to the other and from below. These Chinese Baoding therapeutic balls have small bell chimes in them and as you rotate the balls in the palm of your hand, you are able to work your tendons and joints to what is quite a melodic sound as they lightly clink together.

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