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Desert sand verbana purple wildflower in White Sands National Park, extra copyspace in selective focus
Bartholomew's Cobble in Sheffield, MA, is chock full of amazing wildflowers. Here you see phlox and columbine (the blurred orange flower) and yes, the humble dandelion.
Having trouble figuring this new flickr out. I think I might like it, but it's going to take me a while to get used to it, as I suspect it will for everyone. I do refuse to start uploading larger photos until I can be assured they won't be stolen, so I won't be taking advantage of that benefit, at least for now.
When I was a kid I was mildly obsessed with Greek mythology. There was something so human and imperfect about these immortals that I found much more relatable than the cold and distant God I was raised with. (Although my feminist adult self is not at all thrilled at how many of the ladies fared in the myths.)
One story that frightened me more than any other was the story of Persephone. After all, she is kidnapped by Hades to become his bride of the underworld.
Through the lens of the religion I was raised in, I saw a young woman becoming engulfed in darkness and the bride to a devilish figure, bound there by her succumbing to the temptation of the food to the underworld. That seemed the ultimate metaphorical punishment for straying from the path I had been raised to follow.
It wasn’t until many years later when I began to rediscover Greek mythology in my adulthood that I began to understand that Persephone represents something other than a punishment for temptation.
As an adult I also see a woman who sees in the shadows and understand both the mysteries of the darkness and the light as well as the cycles of birth and death.
She may not have chosen all of her circumstances for herself - she is the victim of a terrible circumstance in many ways. But she also represents the renewal and hope of the spring to come, and a woman who owns her power despite the circumstance.
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to share my story as a speaker at #ppc2018. One thing I hope I conveyed is that there is a Hades in all of our stories who has plunged us down to our deepest levels of despair. We may return there over and over in our lives.
But we can also draw strength from those dark places. We have faced down things that give us incredible tools of compassion, empathy and resilience.
And we know that no matter how dark it gets, there will always be spring.
(This composition was inspired, in part, by Brooke Shaden’s piece “Push and Pull.”)
The vertical long-exposure image of the lighthouse in Ao Salak Phet Bay at sunrise, Ko Chang Island, Trat Province Thailand.
A street musician is playing accordion at the railway station. Behind the corner another man seems to be listening to him like an online streaming service.
Wood texture from vintage doors in Provence , France
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A tourist is waiting for his family at the medieval old town of Tallinn, Estonia. He seems to be a little tired of walking around.
A girl and her father are walking in a shopping center hand in hand. They seem to be spending a little shopping time together.