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“If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.”
― Joseph Campbell
Since I need some winter images for a proper photo calendar i looked for something worth capturing during those days when we had at least a little bit of snow.
Actually the amount of snow we had wasn’t even enough to cover the grass on this hill, so I cloned out hundreds of grass blades, which was great fun.
Not.
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Back closer home now autumn is here. There's been a lot yes a lot of rain so it's a question of finding the light between the showers.
One of those days where you question the choices in life you made. It is a big day for me as I am finally off orientation. A day where I will no longer have the comfort of knowing that their is someone behind you every step of the way. Like the feeling of taking off those training wheels; using only your knowledge and your courage to ride forward. The fact that today was my last day, I would have wanted it to end with a bang, but that was not the case. I found myself questioning my decisions and all that I have worked so hard for. I felt so incompetent, and so stupid at the same time. These are the days that will challenge my fortitude and my desire to pursue this career. I am so nervous and unsure now, I feel like my confidence has rebounded deep within me, and finding it will take time.
This QM was the size of a Comma - but had the diagnostic question mark on its wings below. Black is their summer form - and they have that beautiful lavender trim.
at the wetlands, North Georgia
Tu non sei il Brucaliffo, io sono il Brucaliffo! La domanda è: chi sei tu? - Un bruco di sfinge dell’euforbia pronto a trasformarsi in una bellissima falena sta facendo un ultimo pranzetto prima di iniziare. [Hyles euphorbiae]
You're Not the Caterpillar—I Am! The Question Is: Who Are You? – A spurge hawk-moth caterpillar enjoys one last hearty meal before beginning its remarkable transformation into a magnificent moth. [Hyles euphorbiae]
Here’s the answer, to the question thy asked….
Now open your eyes, to a future so basked”…
This was the story, of will and survival to be….
There was once The Fisherman and always The Sea….
Amsterdam - m.s. van Riemsdijkweg.
Art by Anne-Jan Reijn.
Anne-Jan Reijn asks himself what actually happens in the open air we breathe. Filtering air in the public space automatically creates a dichotomy: filtered air and unfiltered air. This immediately raises a question: can the unfiltered air not be trusted?
Under no circumstances does the artist claim that the filtered air is safer than the unfiltered air: “This is really a work of art, which plays with the idea of distinction.”
Well, strictly speaking this scene is a sunset, so one could question the title and the attached meaning... But it was a radiant Umbrian sunset just after a long, powerful thunderstorm, so I will stick to my idea.
As the WHO has declared the state of pandemic Covid-19 is spreading everywhere and is reaping its dreadful harvest, bringing whole nations and economies to their knees. Believe me, it is even possible that the darkest hour is still to come. But I think that this incredible planetary experience has the potential to change our way to live. We have taken for granted too many beautiful, precious things (and beware, when you take something for granted you are lessening it). This humble, unaware virus is teaching us values we had drowned in our running digital hedonism - solidarity, self-sacrifice, collaboration. It is teaching us the fundamental value of truth and of scientific research. It is reminding us that we are just a small part of a wonderfully complex world - and that we are not nearly as powerful as we like to think to be. After all, the immediate means to limit infection are exactly the same as they were for the epidemics of the past - quarantine, avoiding close contact with one another, clean your hands frequently, limitations to gatherings, public events, and so on (and everything is worsened and sped up by our global network of transportation). On the other hand science, unavoidably, needs time to find real solutions. So we are experiencing a new sense of being frail - something we used to think of as a relic of the past.
I believe that this pandemic will change everything, more than a war: this is not an enemy endowed with evil projects for mankind but, rather, a natural phenomenon which is putting us in the right perspective in the world. So I believe that this pandemic will change everything. But, in the meantime, we have to manage to get out of these dark times. I would like to dedicate this photo to the people who are suffering because of this ordeal, and to the heroic people who is wrestling with the effects of the infection*: my humble contribute to remember that the darkest hour - whenever it will come - is just before the dawn.
* Sadly in Italy we have seen a growing trend of threats and assaults to physicians during the last years. Many people doubted the good faith of physicians, scientists and medicine in general. I'd guess that this tide is quickly changing.
This photo is closely related to my A neverending story. To be precise, it has been captured some 5 minutes earlier. This view, however, is somewhat narrower and, after a bit of cropping in the foreground, lays a greater emphasis on the glorious cloudscape.
I have obtained this picture by blending an exposure bracketing [-1.7/0/+1.7 EV] by luminosity masks in the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4. RAW files has been processed with Darktable.
A good contribution to the post-processing of part of the foreground came from a cool trick by Boris Hajdukovic I have found rather serendipitously on the web. I have cloned out an obnoxious young olive tree at the center of the foreground dancing a bit too freely in the residual wind.
I am afraid that colours and tones of this picture might be pretty close to the edge of looking overdone (this seems to be an inherent feature of the bracketings I captured of this sunset, since I always post-process from scratch). It all depends on your screen, of course: the picture looks safely good my HP screen, but I am afraid that it can easily look a bit over-the-top on other screens.
Now we know that a picture cannot possibly look right on every screen - the factors affecting the results are simply too many, including largely unpredictable ones, such as personal display settings. Admittedly one should not think too much about this, but when a photo is close to the critical boundary one should struggle to find the better balance between what she would like the photo to be and the risk of looking overdone. Since this photo is important to me, I would be grateful for comments about this matter, to help me realise if I have to downtone it :-)
Thank you very much in advance!
How Did The Monster From 'Jeepers Creepers' Not Only Register His Truck But Also Get A Personalized License Plate?
UNE QUESTION DE DÉTAILS #4
Petit complément rapproché pour faire honneur à la belle série que vous trouverez ici. Allez regarder :
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A QUESTION OF DETAIL #4
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I was going to show this image to someone this weekend and I could not find it in my stream here. I thought for sure I had uploaded it a while ago. Oh well, it's here now.
This was taken on a very wet rainy day in the Olympic National Forest.
CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure2
Aperturef/10.0
Focal Length19 mm
ISO Speed50
Elle rassemble les corps de 2208 soldats, dont 577 inconnus. La bataille de Morhange dont il est question s'est déroulée du 19 au 20 août 1914 et fit plus de 8000 morts.
The questions continue...
You might remember this little hole in a fence post at St Cyrus. A few weeks ago, I'd noticed a couple of male leafcutter bees on these posts, so on another visit I looked for nest holes in the posts, and was thrilled to find one occupied hole, but was then surprised to see that it was occupied not by a bee, but by a digger wasp (`Flick' back about 10 images in my stream). Since then, when I've been at St Cyrus, I've keenly looked in on the digger wasp as I passed; it was there every day I checked. Yesterday, after a break of about 6 days, I think, I was back and checked the post to find not the digger wasp but a cute bee in the same hole! Unfortunately I didn't have my camera, so this is a quick snap on my phone.
I'm curious about what's gone on here; could they both be using the same hole?; did the wasp move out naturally, and then the bee moved in?; did the bee evict the wasp?; is one a parasite?; are they both nesting?; was one or both using it as shelter?
I'm also not sure what type of bee this is. The leafcutters I saw (a few photos in my recent uploads) have now been kindly IDd by the expert Steven Falk, as one of the rarer leafcutters, the black-headed leafcutter bee (Megachile circumcincta). This could be a female (according to his book, they usually nest in sandy ground, but have also been reported to nest in wood), but that's a wild guess.
So much to learn :D
This is dedicated to ★.aNa.★. She was so very nice answering my questions & going above & beyond to help. I can't describe how lucky I feel to be surrounded (virtually through flickr) with such wonderful, creative and truly helpful people here.
be sure to visit her stream here.. You won't regret it :-)
PS. here is to having our cake & eatting it too. Well you don't want it to spoil now do you ;-)
PPS. HPPT!!!
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The picture is from the gauntlet of birthdays I just got through. I wanted a soft vintage look here, and added a slight drop shadow to the image top & bottom & added a color letterbox to it.
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There is place for soft colour. There is place for strong and vibrant colours. And autumn is always the season you can find them.
This is just a repost for autumn colour in my neighbourhood.
Happy Monday and a great week!
I ask the experienced landscape photographer about tips in shooing fall colour.
He said the answer is in your question itself. Shooting fall colours means really shooting the colours.
I had a walk in my neighborhood and I took his suggestion shooting the colours. I am not sure if I did follow his advice.
This was seen on the sidewalk of a small street in my neighborhood.
Happy Wednesday!
They have been doing restoration work in Tom's local church. Some time back it was all painted over with concrete paint.
To answer questions about the Christian faith; www.christianity.org.uk/
Due to chronic poor health I'm unable to take on new contacts but do my best to reply to comments. Thank you so much for your interest, comments and favours on my photostream. Also for your good wishes. I send you joy and peace.
'Hey Syl, where did we put that experimental hyper drive? I can't find it in storage and its not on the list here either?'
'We put in in that external rocked drive for the space station, remember? To see if it would fit?'
'We did take it out again, right?
'Oh, uh, oops...'
Thanks to everyone that views and comments on my images - very much appreciated.
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through the looking glass
so I have some questions for you guys, I would really like to be more interactive with the people who follow my work so I was thinking, how can I make my stream and my work process more exciting for you?
I just want to show my appreciation and also make my work accessible and personable, not just something you briefly stare at and then veer away from. I want to give you more
I have some suggestions, if you think any of them sound interesting, let me know!
1. giveaways (who would say no to a giveaway though, I mean really)
2. group critiques via video chat or webchat, show works in progress, get input from other photographers
3. photoshop tutorials, free or reasonably priced actions (free is always better, of course)
4. before/after images
5. behind the scenes videos
if you have any suggestions or like any of these, let me know, I just want to love you guys, basically, and help you grow and let you help me grow and just become a big happy family
okay byeeeeeee
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Medical Ad for Commercial class.
To answer your questions ahead of time, yes she is holding an actual breast implant.
Image is everything in today's society, imagine what it will be like for our children, it seems this epidemic only gets worse with time. Our women are made of plastic and our men of greed.
Exposure:
ISO 100
1/125 sec.
f/16.0
17mm
Gear:
Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens
Pocket Wizard Multi-max
Profoto strobes and modifiers
Strobist:
6 Light setup:
Front: Beauty dish w/ grid @ 1/4 power
Below & right: Fill card
Side & behind: Soft box strips with grids @ full power
Behind & above: 2 Background umbrellas and hair light strip box @ full power
Processing:
Photoshop CS3:
-Dress replaced from another image
-Quick selection tool to silo
-Skin and dress spot cleanup
-Light surface blur on skin and shadow
-Dodging on dress
-Curves adjustment
-Converted to LAB color
-Shadow/Highlight adjustment
-2 Unsharp masks, one for contrast & one for sharpening, both luminosity blend mode
Lightroom 2:
Global and local color and clarity adjustments
"any questions?" Defender of the Realm. if you've ever met a mockingbird, you know what this is about. he's "da man"... ;)
lots of folks don't appreciate this fine feathered fellow, even folks that call themselves birders and claim to luv the members of Class Aves. these guys are birds that everyone needs to cultivate an appreciation for, 'cuz they're among a small handful of bird species that can adapt and survive in stupid human landscapes. their tenacious defense of their hime turf is admirable at the very least. they're just being mockingbirds, and they're pretty damn good at it. ;)
this was the question the little girl asked (top left photo)
...collage of 8 photos, of artwork called Pacific Red by Larry Bell, taken at Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
sooc / questions? / view here s'il vous plait!
this is the track where i run, up at my old high school. it seriously gets the prettiest sunsets... this was around 8 o'clock tonight.
don't get me wrong, i'm not a "real" runner haha. i'm aware that i'm really tiny, but i've just always been like that. i exercise because my joints are hypermobile... which means they like to just kind of slide out of place if i don't stay reasonably in shape, and then it hurts like arthritis. lame, right? but it means i can do fun things like bend myself into a pretzel with little to no effort. at least it keeps me active! *end random fact*
i feel like the 365 is making me take less "spur-of-the-moment" pictures, because i don't have to stock up for the next few days. i dunno. i'll make an effort to do more non-365 things from now on.
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RULES OF THE TAGGY:
-Copy these questions.
-When you get 2 favorites, answer the questions below.
200: My middle name is: Nun.Ya.Beez.Wax.
199: I was born in: A hospital
198: I am really: A flying purple people eater.
197: My cellphone company is: Boost Mobile
196: My eye color is: Brown
195: My shoe size is: ...4...AND I'M IN 9TH GRADE O.-
194: My ring size is: No clue
193: My height is: ..ehhh...4'7 I think...
192: I am allergic to: nothing
191: My 1st car was: A tricycle.
190: My 1st job was: None yet
189: Last book you read: The Summer I Turned Pretty
188: My bed is: FLUFFEH *.*
187: My pet: Is turtly enough for the turtle club.
186: My best friend: Well, real life wise: Ange, Amber, and Kyle :3
185: My favorite shampoo is: ..this question is awkward..
184: AIM name: Don't have one
183: Piggy banks are: Always bashed apart in t.v. shows
182: In my pockets: A quarter, a gum wrapper, and a doll shoe o.o..
181: On my calendar: Don;t have one in my room xD
180: Marriage is: Neh.
179: Spongebob is: VERY SPONGEY.
178: My mom: Is epic
177: The last three cd's I bought were?: Goodwill.
176: Last YouTube video watched: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE-5sYqKbFY&list=PL74062CEF3A... x""D
175: How many cousins do you have?: 50 something?
174: Do you have any siblings?: Nope
173: Are your parents divorced?: Nope
172: Are you taller than your mom?: Nope :c
171: Do you play an instrument?: the guitar and mayonaise.
170: What did you do yesterday?: Climbed up my hill
[ I Believe In ]
169: Love at first sight: Yes
168: Luck: Sometimes
167: Fate: YUSH.
166: Yourself: Kinda
165: Aliens: I am one. So DUH.
164: Heaven: Mhm
163: Hell: Mhm
162: God: 99%
161: Horoscopes: Nope, but there fun to read :3
160: Soul mates: Yep
159: Ghosts: HELL YES.
158: Gay Marriage: Mhm
157: War: Nope. MAKE TACOS NOT WAR.
156: Orbs: The floating lint balls? Nope.
155: Magic: Ehh kinda
[ This or That ]
154: Hugs or Kisses: Huggles ^-^
153: Drunk or High: Dru- I MEAN NEITHER. (Jk, I don't drink, or get high.)
152: Phone or Online: Online
151: Red heads or Black haired: Gingers FTW.
150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes (although I have a crush on a blonde :p)
149: Hot or cold: Cold
148: Summer or winter: Summer
147: Autumn or Spring: Both
146: Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
145: Night or Day: Night
144: Oranges or Apples: Apples
143: Curly or Straight hair: Straight
142: McDonalds or Burger King: DA DA DA D-DA I'M LOVIN' IT
141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: Milk chocolate
140: Mac or PC: I honestly don;t know :o
139: Flip flops or high heels: Flip flops
138: Ugly and rich OR Sexy and poor: sexy and poor
137: Coke or Pepsi: Coke
136: Hillary or Obama: Obama
135: Burried or cremated: Not sure o.O
134: Singing or Dancing: Singing
133: Coach or Chanel: Eww. Neither.
132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Who?
131: Small town or Big city: Love them both <33
130: Wal-Mart or Target: Target
129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Adam Sandler
128: Manicure or Pedicure: Manicure
127: East Coast or West Coast: East Coast baby <333333333
126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Birfday :3 (No offense to Jesus O.O)
125: Chocolate or Flowers: Flowers
124: Disney or Six Flags: Six Flags
123: Yankees or Red Sox: Red Sox
[ Here's What I Think About ]
122: War: Shouldn't exsist.
121: George Bush: BWHAHAHAHHAAHA. Joke.
120: Gay Marriage: Support it :)
119: The presidential election: Don't care.
118: Abortion: Well, it depends on how bad your situation is.
117: MySpace: Ghost town
116: Reality TV: Stupid people doing stupid things= entertaining.
115: Parents: a lil nagging but cool people xD
114: Back stabbers: Ahem, FUCK YA'LL STUPID HOES. I feel better.
113: Ebay: Correction: Evilbay.
112: Soccer: Blech.
111: Work: Referring to schoolwork: Ehh, not that bad.
110: My Neighbors:..Interesting..
109: Gas Prices: Too high D:
108: Designer Clothes: Don't need them. I like my damn Wal-Mart pants.
107: College: I'm a freshman. Not too concerned yet.
106: Sports: Eww.
105: My family: Loving their oddness :)
104: The future: PHIL OF THE FUTURE.
[ Last time I ]
103: Hugged someone: Yesterday (March 3rd, 2012)
102: Last time you ate: About 10 minutes ago
101: Saw someone I haven't seen in awhile: A friend that I thought I lost forever.
100: Cried in front of someone: 2 weeks ago?
99: Went to a movie theater: Freaking last summer xD
98: Took a vacation: Last July (referring to 2011 when I say last)
97: Swam in a pool: Last September
96: Changed a diaper: ...Last May..At a friends sleepover...Don't question it.
95: Got my nails done: 4 years ago.
94: Went to a wedding: Last October
93: Broke a bone: Never
92: Got a piercing: Never
91: Broke the law: ...Does not playing gym count?
90: Texted: 15 minutes ago.
[ MISC ]
89: Who makes you laugh the most: My friends
88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: Just that homey feeling
87: The last movie I saw: Uhmm..I saw Scooby Doo Two: Monsters Unleashed on t.v. today :D
86: The thing that I'm looking forward to the most: Hanging with my crush soon :3
85: The thing im not looking forward to: Staying after Wed. for help in Algebra -.-
84: People call me:...I can't list all my nicknames xD
83: The most difficult thing to do is: Letting go of someone that you never had a hold of.
82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: Never
81: My zodiac sign is: Capricorn
80: The first person I talked to today was: My friend Amber over text
79: First time you had a crush: Kindergarten O.o
78: The one person who I can't hide things from: My friends Kyle and Ange
77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: On a schooltrip to boston last November
76: Right now I am talking to: No one
75: What are you going to do when you grow up: Hopefully be a director
74: I have/will get a job: Will
73: Tomorrow: Will be boring
72: Today: Was fun
71: Next Summer: Will hopefully be an amazing summer
70: Next Weekend: Better be fun
69: I have these pets: A turtle
68: The worst sound in the world: This teacher's voice that's in my school *twitch twitch*
67: The person that makes me cry the most is: Someone.
66: People that make you happy: My friends, family
65: Last time I cried: Didn't I answer this already?
64: My friends are: Crazy-ass mofo's.
63: My computer is: My child
62: My School: Is filled with whores.
61: My Car: I don't have one
60: I lose all respect for people who: hurt me in ways a friend should never do.
59: The movie I cried at was: None...I'm so heartless Dx
58: Your hair color is: Ginger red
57: TV shows you watch: Walking Dead, Dance Moms, Adventure Time, and many others
56: Favorite web site: Flickr and Twitter
55: Your dream vacation: Going on a world wide trip :)
54: The worst pain I was ever in was: When I twisted my ankle o.o
53: How do you like your steak cooked: I'm a vegitarian.
52: My room is: A lil messy but oh so cozy ^_^
51: My favorite celebrity is: Idk...o.p
50: Where would you like to be: Narnia.
49: Do you want children: Maybeee
48: Ever been in love: Yes
47: Whos your best friend: Ange and Kyle (I swear I don't have any friends in my real life xD)
46: More guy friends or girl friends: Girls..But it's a lot of drama x.x
45: One thing that makes you feel great is: Getting an answer right in Algebra xD
44: One person that you wish you could see right now: My crush :c
43: Do you have a 5 year plan: Psh..nuu...
42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: Sorta
41: Have you pre-named your children: Yep! Girl: Haley or Aubrey Boy: Chase or Leo
40: Last person I got mad at: My dad
39: I would like to move to: Maine
38: I wish I was a professional: Hooker. LOL jk, I have no clue
[ My Favorites ]
37: Candy: Skittles
36: Vehicle: PUNCH BUGGY YELLOW SAFETY!
35: President: Idk
34: State visited: New York
33: Cellphone provider: Idk xD
32: Athlete: Don't care
31: Actor: Not sure O.O
30: Actress: Jennifer Aniston I guess
29: Singer: Hmm...Taylor Swift
28: Band: Asking Alexandria
27: Clothing store: Hot Topic
26: Grocery store: Does it matter?
25: TV show: Walking Dead
24: Movie: TWILIGHT. Lol jk, dumb sparkly faries aren't my cup of tea. It's the Smurfs :3
23: Website: I swear I answered this too....
22: Animal: Wolf
21: Theme park: SDoes the Big E count as one?
20: Holiday: Easter or Halloween
19: Sport to watch: Don;t watch them
18: Sport to play: Bowling
17: Magazine: Seventeen or MAD
16: Book: I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Cut
15: Day of the week: Friday
14: Beach: I hate beaches xD
13: Concert attended: Blood On The Dance Floor local concert..( I got to meet Dahvie <33333333333333333333333333)
12: Thing to cook: Toast. The only thing I can cook without getting the fire department called on me.
11: Food: Stuffed peppers without meat
10: Restaurant: A local diner right near me
9: Radio station: No clue o.o
8: Yankee candle scent: I don;t remember the name, but it was purple and it had to deal with bad weather.
7: cologne: For guys? Axe <33 For me? I like Dark Kiss from Bath And Body Works
6: Flower: White Tulip
5: Color: Neon green
4: Talk show host: Dr. Phil (Mr. Mustache as my friend calls him xD)
3: Comedian: Jeff Dunham or Gabriel Ingecies (sp)
2: Dog breed: Tiny lil yorkie
1: Are you ready for this survey to be over?: Yush. I've had to pee. xD
I tag everyone who hasn't done this!!
Whenever I dig into my old stuff the question always creeps into my head, "What would I tell that kid if I could tell him anything?"
You are going to do OK for yourself but in a quiet, unspectacular way. He (I) already knew that. In fact I took that for granted.
You are going to lose people that mean the world to you and you will never stop grieving for them. I knew that too ( we all do ) but I would have never admitted as much, preferring to only recognize those bitter truths as I was being run over by them.
I suppose I couldn't resist giving some sage advice but I wouldn't listen to myself. I remember making a point of not acting on good advice when dispensed by anyone professing to know what life was really about.
All in all it's a good thing time travel isn't possible. Aside from being freaked out by my wrinkly old self showing up to tell me crap I knew but didn't have the courage to act on, I would have been angered that all the suspense and mystery had just been taken out of life. For all the effort that goes into fiction about jumping back or ahead in time I think it is good that we have to crunch along alone without the aid of a nebbish future self showing up every so often to whine and moan about how I'm so lacking in ambition. I'm peeved at myself right now just for thinking up the thought of it.
I first put this together in 2012. Today I thought about it and made an effort to find the original images. 1974 was taken with a Canon F1 and a 50mm f1.4. 2012 was taken with a Pentax K10D and the 18-55 kit lens. In 2012 I used Gimp to stack the images. This time around I used Affinity Photo.
A question to all my followers playing Horizon 4: Are you one of these people who just maxes every single car you own, so you can then drive around spamming head-to-head challenges at cars 3 or 4 classes slower than yours?
If you answered yes, why do you bother? It looks no fun at all and most of the people who do it, can't even drive the awful cars they've built (or auto-built). I dunno about you but I start getting frustrated when my car always understeers on every corner while also being uncontrollable when I get on the throttle. These idiots seem to make all their cars behave that way on purpose. I'm really glad collisions are turned off
Whose on the Other End?
In life we reach out often to those that we need
We never question whether or not their advice is best
And, in the moment, I suppose it is just that someone is there
That alone seems to heal whatever is wrong
What I challenge you to do is take account
Double check those that are real and those that are searching
In those moments of doubt, of sadness, and loneliness
Make sure that whose on the other end actually cares
In a world of people who can dress up to be anything
Check the heart and the mind before opening your heart
See who they keep company with and who they keep close
Listen to what they say and see if that's what you want said
Because in a world where you do not honestly know who is on
The other end, life can be lonely and empty if it's not a friend
Life has taught me that it is the quality of the one
On the other end of life... that matters the most
Be the voice that others can come to and keep their hearts safe
Bite your tongue when other times it's easier to rise to debate
Silence your anger with knowledge that all things come to pass
Quiet your pain knowing that the sun will shine again
In the end... be the one at the other end... and be true to yourself
Be a light in the darkness and a beacon of hope
And, never... let anyone... stop you from shining
I am on the other end for many... and they are also for me.
I am grateful and thankful. ♥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9yGrbAfCtA - Syndrome - Ellis Marsalis
"There's always something beautiful to be experienced wherever you are. Right now, look around you and select beauty as your focus." - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
This was not intended to be a still life. It was not consciously set up as such. Come home from shopping, take fruit out of bag, put fruit in the bowl. What doesn't fit, just lay it on the counter. Saw the flowers walking in with the groceries. Narcissists. Pick some, bring them in, find a glass container, stick them in. Simply so, as it adds life to the kitchen.
It starts getting dark, so turn on some light; in this case the desk lamp temporarily sitting on the counter because the electrician is busy, and the overhead lights recessed in the ceiling aren't working at the moment.
And... Oh.
Good old Dr. Wayne may not have been speaking strictly about things physical or visual at that moment, but I'll take it there.
As such, I suppose this beauty everywhere, anywhere, anytime is an experience that many artists (especially visual artists) are fortunate to have as a possibility each day of their lives. See the Beauty. Select it. Acknowledge it. Regardless of circumstances.
Perhaps it is by temperament, perhaps it is by training and practice, either way, it feels as if visual artists have a bit of a leg up in this respect.
Of course, visual artists are not alone in this. Many children have the ability, but it gets drummed out of them by adults, society, our education system.
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Picasso
I think the ability to see beauty at any moment remains within us, even if you now feel yourself to be an artistically or creatively stunted adult. I believe it is recoverable - that it never goes away - if you desire to recover it.
And THAT is the issue. YOU must DESIRE to see the beauty. To see with the child's eyes you used to have, with no "ifs, ands, yeah buts" or "what abouts." You have to decide that it is possible for YOU (something so many deny themselves - that possibility for THEMSELVES).
And then, start seeing, start noticing, start selecting.
"YEAH but, what is beauty?" (Classic "yeah but, what about" joy killer question. I hate that.)
Get a group of ten, four year-olds. Take them outside into the yard, or leave them in the house even. Ask them, simply, "find something beautiful or pretty and bring it to me."
"Ten different people bring ten different colors." - Japanese Proverb
Yeah. That's it. Do what they just did. Be four.