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'As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all.' - Buddha

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE

NOVEMBER RAIN – GUNS N' ROSES

Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fOrGCZM38I

AUTUMN I by Vivaldi – NIGEL KENNEDY

Soundtracks : www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgJYc9WE7xY

AUTUMN II by Vivaldi – NIGEL KENNEDY

NOVEMBER RAIN

When November skies cry out their pain

and Buddha's tears fall down as rain

the Autumn leaves fall down again

in burnished gold abandonment

capable of letting go

trees don't discern from friend or foe

but shed and scatter all around

their foliage carpet on the ground

we tread and kick the leaves up high

some catch the wind and reach the sky

others may adhere themselves to limbs

that look so bare as Winter slims

full-bodied landscapes; the art of Masters

water-coloured, oils and faster

splashes, dots like pointillism

paint generously the rainbow's prisms

the multi-coloured hues of Fall

the baring forests stand so tall

and quite prepared to give their all

to perfect bold abandonment

we relish change of seasons such

as this one with it's harvest much

and luscious, full and rosy lips

rose-gold kiss abandonment

poetic justice; fire and musty

apple wood, sweet and smelling ripe

lingers long and leaves us longing

for more to whet our appetite

In Summer most we see is sun

and feel the warmth upon our skin

but Autumn is a visual treat

to gift our eyes before we sleep

oh how I wish to hibernate

come Winter with it's threatening storms

and ice-cold winds that bite and nip

my fingers, toes as different forms

come bustling, breezing through the open

doors and floors are wet with melted

snow and ice; I long for nice

hot cocoa with a few marshmallows

pink and white, that soothe and mellow

warm the cockles of my heart

and smooth the feelings that depart

as Autumn falls and Winter beckons

with icy fingers; Jack Frost reckons

he can paint inside the glass

a pattern etched that will stick fast

and never touch it with your tongue

you'll stick and have to wait for Mum

to softly release you from this task

you set yourself; and you will laugh

at this sweet memory of your past

when your family was still complete

now scattered, lost or just divided

left behind where you resided

why did they have to go away

like Autumn leaves and Summer days

but come the Spring and come the thaw

you may hear knocking at your door

and those that left to travel wide

may smile and hug and step inside

Four Seasons by Vivaldi playing

inside your head and on turntable

round and round; spinning gently

another year; and there are plenty

yet to come now you are winning

plans can be made and find you grinning

the joy of life; the joie de vive

Buddha watches; never leaves

enigmatic smile; all-knowing

buds on trees will soon be showing

renewal; rejuvenate the Earth

a time for living; for what it's worth

and now you know it's worth a lot

a year you thought might bring your end

a borrowed year that saw you mend

a year that taught you; value friends

and live and love and laugh awhile

for peace begins with just one smile

and harmony's gift to Mother Earth

brings treasures full; beyond monetary worth

that only sweet abandonment

as with the trees that teach us much

to love; be loved is all enough

and letting go is not so bad

and will not always leave us sad

for like the trees begin again

so can we live through all our pain

and come the Spring we'll be reborn

and sprouting trees shelter us from harm

like the arms of Buddha and the arms of man

joined together in perfect sweet abandonment

giving thanks for all we have

letting go so there is more

for everyone to go around

we are united; we are found.

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My artwork is a compilation of 3 of my photographs

This is a photo of refraction patterns in shallow water at Clam Harbour Beach.

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Moment captured at Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. USA

Urban pattern

The National Aviary

Sony ILCE-7RM3A

56mm F1.4

I can't explain my fascination with sunflowers

Came out one morning last week to find these amazing (and huge) patterns on the roof of my car. Add in some reflected light from my neighbours red brick house - and you can get some pretty interesting effects!

A beautiful leaf in a neighbor's yard in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. Taken with my iPhone 14 Pro Max and edited in Lightroom Classic.

We're in our third consecutive day of fog, so I thought that I would post something to remember that we DO see sunshine occasionally.

Striped patterns are usually caused by layers of sediment that have accumulated over time.

Beyond the stunning colors, an ongoing reminder of how a natural canyon has recorded the passage of geologic time.

Shot from a narrow passage while hiking one of the most scenic canyons between Nweiba and Saint Catherine.

Canon EOS 6D - f/5.6 - 1/250sec - 100mm - ISO 400

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- Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan and mountain-ash, is a species of deciduous tree or shrub in the rose family.

S. aucuparia has a slender trunk with smooth bark, a loose and roundish crown, and its leaves are pinnate in pairs of leaflets on a central vein with a terminal leaflet.

It blossoms from May to June in dense corymbs of small yellowish white flowers and develops small red pomes as fruit that ripen from August to October and are eaten by many bird species.

- De wilde lijsterbes (Sorbus aucuparia) is een zeer winterharde boom uit de rozenfamilie.

De witte bloemen verschijnen in mei in talrijke schermen van wel 15 centimeter in doorsnee. Ze ruiken erg onaangenaam.

Na de bloei ontstaan de bessen die bij de soort oranjerood zijn. Ze worden naast lijsters ook graag door andere vogels gegeten.

Looking down the staircase this seemed very obvious a thing to create..........

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Patterns in a current flowing across Port Maitland Beach, diagonally juxtaposed with patterns in the sand created by the tide and waves.

Bristol Carpark

From the Aarhus Art Museum (ARoS), in Aarhus, Denmark - November 14, 2021.

...in the flowers of the Indian Bean Tree

...this tree was growing in the walled kitchen garden at Mottisfont Abbey

Nothing dramatic. I just liked the way the fern curved amongst the other leaves.

I always like patterns in nature, and this rock that was part of a cliff fall really stood out.

Halle-Neustadt, East-Germany, 10.2017

An artisan purse by Greg Roche. The leather is embossed and dyed cowhide. Total width of image is 2.75 inches. (The purse is 6x9 inches.)

For Macro Mondays "Leather"