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This is a water lily I found at the Self Realization Fellowship in Encinitas, California. I usually don’t like flowers in black and white as it seems contrary to the beauty of nature. Today I break my rule as I love this image in Back and White.
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June 23, 2009
Today I started off DREADING the day! I had so much crap to do and was nervous about it all. My daily plans consisted of getting a filling done (I planned to get novacane though it was the first time I did so in 10-15 years) and then I was off to get my permit test for driving (I know, I'm kinda behind on that).
The novacane wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting though it did sting a little and the filling was still painful. My face on the left side was numb up to my eyeball so it felt weird to blink. My tounge was almost completely numb too. I got shot three times so after it all wore off (about 3 and a half hours later) my cheek REALLY hurt (and is still painful to open my mouth).
I ended up taking my permit test with a numb face. I was expecting to do horribly since I have no common sense however I passed with flying colors. The whole process was easy...now the hard part: driving. eek!
Today I decided to take a picture of me with my hand covering half my face (the side that was numb). Yet I'm peeking out through my fingers because it really wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I decided to lay against the rug upstairs because I loved the pattern and colors :D (though you can't really see the colors since I removed them, but I will try to incorporate it into other pictures).
Texture by, you guessed it, Pareeerica.
TRF: I am cursed with awful teeth. I've had everything done to them from root canal to braces to fillings to having teeth pulled. It sucks. I brush and floss but it seems to make no difference.
The Self-Realization Fellowship meditation garden has a cactus bed that overlooks the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean in Encinitas, California
Seeing the patterns before me
So intense and clear
No negative thoughts or self-doubts
Wonder soothes all fears
Clear your head
I hear you say
And shake away the fears
Before they take hold and lead you astray
To see the world through child's eyes
Possibilities abound with no end
To see the world through child's eyes
Where convictions never bend
To see the world through child's eyes
A world without a care
To see the world through child's eyes
The senses so aware
The loss of innocence
Opens a door to pain
Its a door we all want to close
To shut out the feeling of shame
In my mind I no longer choose
I only select
Decisions based on what ifs
And the feelings I neglect
To see the world through child's eyes
A world I see as pure
The things I can't begin to explain
Are the things I know for sure
To see the world through child's eyes
A day with nothing to do
Is a day where freedom reigns
Upon you from out of the blue
Growing up a feeling of responsibility
A sense that freedom is your due
But this freedom don't come cheap
The child's eyes change their hue
As a child were told to be
Confident in ourselves
But somewhere the doubts creep in
Shattering this confidence to hell
To see the world through child's eyes
An image of our past
The realization that growing up
These thoughts would never last
To see the world through child's eyes
I notice my regret
For the fears and troubles
In my mind i've never really met
Maybe we should all
Just stop our lives and see
That the child in us all
Represents what we want to be
But something in us tells us
We grew up and must be strong
But if we open our eyes and
Minds we'll only see we're wrong
To see the world through child's eyes
Is what we all must do
To regain the innocence we lost
Its a need for me and you
To see the world through child's eyes
A world on which to depend
A world so certain, a world so true
A world without an end
It’s very cold in Chengdu these days. So, I went for a trip to Kun Ming, the capital of Yun Nan, China. Interpreted as Eternal Spring City, where sun's shine seems everlasting and a place where a lot of people come during a biting cold winter season. My group were headed to a place known to have a very beautiful sunrise and sunset reflecting on the man-made rice terraces located in the mountains of Yuan Yang.
I'm excited most of all because I really want to see the awesome sun showing its glory and magnificence. I missed the sunshine. It was too long since I last saw it.
We arrived in Kun Ming at 2pm. almost 2 hours flight from Chengdu, and headed directly to Yuan Yang. We got into a Lexus SUV, which I realized later the significance why we used this kind of vehicle. I dozed off in a couple of minutes and when I woke up, the sun was setting already. I do not know how far Yuan Yang from Kun Ming is. The driver was busy tinkering the GPS and figuring out if we are on the right road, the Boss was talking to Shushu. John was helping the driver on the LCD buttons, and the other guy at the back was still sleeping. I got bored. I looked at the sun, it is magnificent. And it’s almost gone. I can't explain the feeling of seeing it. It gave me happiness, but a little sad because clouds are engulfing its splendour and soon it will be night.
I got the urge of taking a shot while it was setting. My D700 is at the back, and so is the guy who was still sleeping. I thought it wasn't nice to wake him up for my camera bag. I felt the urge of taking a photo while the sun slowly fades. But I was reluctant. I was thinking it would be better if I take the shot using my D700. I was thinking it will still shine brightly tomorrow. I am in at “Eternal Spring City” where the sun shines brightly in a clear blue sky. I can wait.
But I thought it was the right time. If not the right place to take the shot, It was the right time. What if it will not shine tomorrow? What if there will be rain the next day? What the heck. Who cares if it is called spring city and it will surely shines up again tomorrow, I got to take this shot. It has to be quick. Otherwise I will lose this chance. I reached for my left pocket and grabbed my iphone. I missed at first shot. There was a tree in the middle and it was blocking the sun. We were travelling in a couple of miles per hour, so I have to be quick. Ready...and I hit the shutter button. There it is! My second shot. The sun and its glory! I am happy of this shot.
I plan to narrate this 2 day trip with all of the pictures I took until my arrival back here in Chengdu. And hopefully be concluding before I leave for Dubai early next month. I hope you will like this story that I'll be writing.
Keep on shooting friends!
Title: Lake Shrine
This original painting was done on commission for my good friend Catherine. She wanted a painting that told the story of how Lake Shrine, in Los Angeles, California, helped bring her to a new realization of peace and happiness. She also said she had her children dedicated in the windmill that you see in the background. This lake is famous for having been the home of Paramhansa Yogananda, the man who invented the practice of yoga and wrote the book "Autobiography of a Yogi". This original commission painting captures the most famous aspects of the lake: the lush foliage, calm waters, majestic swans, blooming lotus flowers, and lily pads. Catherine wanted the scene to take place at the "magic hour" of dusk, and have a purple-tint to it to compliment not only her love of purple sunsets, but of her purple home decor as well.
You too can order the custom commission painting you've always dreamed of. Contact me, I'd love to discuss it with you.
Size: 48x34"
Spathodea campanulata
This is the rather rare yellow or 'Aurea' variety of the African Tulip Tree, seen growing from the public sidewalk over the fence of the Self Realization Fellowship near the ocean in Encinitas, CA
14Jul14 BushPhoto
Bignoniaceae
Plein air paint-out today - the view from the Mt. Washington headquarters.
Los Angeles, CA
I just started a blog where there's more info about my watercolors, as I add paintings~
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