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#283 of the 365day challenge , I BELIEVE THE TWIN TOWERS WERE TAKEN DOWN BY EXPLOSIVES and the UNITED STATES government or military helped let it happen.
Photo captured at the site of where the Little Sur River drains into the Pacific Ocean on the El Sur Ranch property in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late January 2013.
Slightly edited selfreflection on a window in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I'm a total Nature-freak, I have so many plants in my house and on my balcony, that it looks and feels like a jungle, my preferred natural habitat...well, not really, I don't like wild animals or man-eating insects, so let's say urban jungle. To my utter delight, lately I had to realize that I spend so much time surrounded by plants that some kind of osmosis process has started, converting my body into a new half-human-half-plant lifeform, not an unpleasant experience, as I get to hang around chillaxing most of the time, and looking at my leafy hands, nobody is expecting me to get any actual work done anymore anyways, so I'm mostly being left alone in a corner, working on the final stages of my plantness, and as you can see, rather successfully, I am almost there...please water me every now and then, thank you :D
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Photo of the Honeydew Bridge captured on Mattole Road over the Mattole River in the unincorporated community of Honeydew. Humboldt County. Late May 2012.
Photo of Big Lagoon captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens, looking east, captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Mid October 2013.
Selfreflection on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I've spent the last 2 months working way too much, using up all my energy and positive thoughts, now I'm just an empty shell that does nothing else but wake up, bike to the office, spend a harsh day filled with activities that require my full attention and focus, even though they don't deserve them, and that force me to erase any and all traces of a (social) life. All I get in return is more harshness, unreasonable demands, expectations as high as the freakin' Twin Towers (when they were still standing, obviously :) and little 'mistakes' at the accounting department that ensure that I'm not even getting paid a cent for having worked every freakin' Friday, my usual day off, since the beginning of February.
This is not a situation that I would wish on anybody, least of all myself, but that's what I wake up to every day, and every day I need to muster all my spirit and positivity just to make it out of bed and to work without crying like a wee little baby, needless to say that there is nothing left to put into taking pictures or spending quality time with my (Interwebs) friends, so as of now I will only post one picture a day, instead of the usual 3, until I won't even have the resources left to achieve that, hopefully that's not gonna happen, I am addicted to this shizzle :)
The good part is that soon I won't have enough energy to complain about my situation anymore, so you should not see too many of these cry-baby posts in the future, lol :D
Have a relaxed weekend!
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Photo captured on U.S. Highway 97, the Dalles-California Highway, in Klamath County. State of Oregon. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.
...i felt like melting into the ball of light so i made myself appear as though i was beginning to meld...#288 of the 365day challenge.
This was supposed to be for FGR and Self Reflection, but I get the feeling this is too much of a "Look at me! I'm pretty!" shot than they want. Even though this is shot in the mirror at work, and I'm reflected on the stall door behind me. I was inspired last night to do a nice, 3/4 shot portrait....
I also forgot to put lipstick back on for this.
Anyway, I was dressed all in Neutral today. That beige/tan/cream (cashmere! :-D) sweater, brown slacks, and brown shoes. With the blue necklace and earrings. And my brighter lipstick which is kinda an Orangey red.
Anyway, do you know how hard it is to hide when you're a redheaded female in Computer Science??? Teachers I never had knew who I was! As much as I try to dress to not stand out, as much as I want to fade into the background, I just can't. It's impossible. I've sorta oscillated on this. I DO like to wear bright colors. It's just that sometimes I feel awkward doing so. Most techy people are male. Males don't tend to wear, bright, flashy colors. And so I stick out when *I* wear them. But that doesn't matter. I can try to dress with the crowd. I can try to blend in with my surroundings, and the people who surround me. But no matter what, I'm a Norwegian Blue, and the plumage DOES enter into it! (I'm not dead yet!)
SMC Takumar 135mm f3.5
Today I am 40 years old. A milestone like that brings out a lot of feelings. Who am I? How the hell did I get to where I am today? Where do I go from here? My new project will attempt to answer that. This series, Childhood Memories, will consist of the places, people, and events from my life that have made me who I am. I am doing this for self discovery. I hope other people enjoy it too, but it will be fine if they don't. I decided to make this photo the first one in the series. From there I will post with no set schedule and in no particular order. More like "stream of consciousness" as things come to me.
So this is where it all began for me. My grandparent's home. My home from the time I was 2 years old until I finally got my own place with friends at 23. Even then, this was still home. I haven't lived here for nearly 20 years, but it is still home. We lost grandpa back in 2003, but his presence is still here.
Grandma is alone now in this house full of memories. After 63 years here, she says she must leave. My aunt (her daughter) and uncle have made her an offer she can't refuse, to live with them. She will be cared for, close to family, life simplified. A house is just a material thing. I understand. Still letting go is so hard. The two most important people in my life, giants in my eyes, my heroes, the greatest of the greatest generation - my grandparents took this house, this mere material thing and turned it into the greatest home anyone could ever hope to live in. My father, aunt, and uncles were all raised here. Then I came along. Barely two years old, given a second chance to have a normal childhood by grandparents nearing retirement who had already raised four children. My childhood was epic, the stuff of legend because of them.
I have told my family that I will never set foot in my hometown again. They say "aww, you don't mean that". I do. I cannot bear to see another family living in our home. Grandma says, "don't you want to see what the new owners do with the place?" No! I want to remember it just how it is. Nothing anyone can do to it could make it better. They can only mess it up. I am so lucky to still have my grandmother and I will be glad to have her near me and well taken care of, but I just want this painful transitional period over with. I guess I'm just too sentimental.
Photo captured at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park near McWay Falls via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late October 2013.
For the FGR group of the day, SELF-REFLECTION.
Yeah, I know sometimes I go overboard with the processing. But I thought that the processing on this one made it particularly fun. :)
Photo of the Mattole River Bridge captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the unincorporated community of Honeydew. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
June 5, 2022: If I actually complete this #post, it will mark the 1st #time in a long time since I’ve done this 5 days in a row. Right now, I’m #struggling with completing even the simplest of things, & outside of these daily #selfies, I’ve steered away from moments of #SelfReflection. For example, I can’t remember the last time I did #MorningPages #journaling, & I’ve also avoided moments where I’d have to see myself in a #mirror. My #relationship with myself has always had a tension of #distrust, of not liking who I see in the mirror.
In 2020, I made a post about purchasing a handheld mirror that I planned to use for #EyeGazing #exercises related to #HoOponopono, as well as repeating #affirmations & other #mantras to reframe how I view myself. My desire to do that ran parallel with my desire to do this #selfie project everyday. It was supposed to #help, not #hinder my progress. But like so many things in my life, I start, but don’t follow through.
My distrust hasn’t just impacted seeing myself in a mirror, or taking selfies; it’s also spilled into a fear of being in photos with family & friends. When I should embrace chances to #capture happy #memories I get stuck worrying about whether or not I look good, or wondering when this amateur photo session would be over. I’d suck in my gut & hold my breath while faking a #smile… & let’s not talk about how anxious I get when these photos get uploaded to #SocialMedia.
I’ve said this before but I’d like to improve my #relationship with myself. I’d love to be able to see myself & say, “hey, you’re pretty cool.” A few days ago I lamented about losing people because they choose to cut me out of their lives & I don’t know why. But I do know that their desire to avoid me mirrors my own desire to avoid me. If I want to break this cycle, I need to cultivate an #unconditional sense of #compassion, #curiosity, #foregiveness, gratitude, love, & reverence for all life STARTING WITH MYSELF.
My friend @ahhlanna96 reminded me Friday about the self-portrait I created last month with all the positive things others said about who I am. She told me to look at that more often so I can start believing in who I am.
156/365.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens near the census-designated place of Laytonville at post-mile marker 65.00. Mendocino County. Early November 2013.
Selfreflection in a bar in Amsterdam last night. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
Last night I went to a bar with some colleagues after work and as almost always when I go out, I ended up drinking too much and spend a great evening with lots of laughter, beer, smokes and a delirious madman bike-ride through the seemingly ever-shifting and itself rearranging landscape of an Amsterdam night, oh what fun! Now my head hurts, my stomache is grumbling and I'm even too tired and hungover to drag my limp body into the shower for a refreshing wake-up wash, so if you are in the area, maybe you could climb up to my Penthouse and give me a push and a shove in the general direction of the bathroom, thank you very much :D
Have an wicked weekend, the sun is shining!
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...a mirror in her hand
like the half full moon
but,
not the full moon
look inside the mirror,
it reflects
the viewer
SHE`s near,
but
not the mirror
What a wacky special edition, and by "wacky" I mean a bit dull really. Nice shade of green, though. It turns out that there were also Pink Floyd and Bon Jovi special editions as well. The logo is from the Voodoo Lounge album and tour of 1995. So this car has lasted 14 years and is still in fair nick.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f4.5 lens at Garrapata State Park in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late October 2013.
Photo captured alongside U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, at post-mile marker 8.15. Mendocino County. Late May 2013.
Never be afraid to stand alone.
Welcome to my new photostream. You may have known me as SkySnapper. I want to create something I can be proud of. That wasn't the case with my old stream. So here I am starting over.
I like old vintage things, the indescribable beauty of nature, and hidden wonders. Unimaginable beauty surrounds us all the time. You just have to open your eyes to it. Here I will document the beauty I find on my journey through life and my feelings about it. Join me if you like what you see. Please shoot me a flickrmail and introduce yourself or comment. Thanks for your support.
I have Chelsea to thank for turning me on to Lightroom. She has been a great source of inspiration, too.
A woman with curly hair smiles while resting her hand on a reflective surface. She is outdoors in a serene environment, enjoying a joyful moment in nature.
Photo captured on U.S. Highway 395--the portion of U.S. 395 co-signed with California Highway 299--in the city of Alturas. Modoc County. "State of Jefferson." Late March 2013.
There are many times we need to simply just get away; we need to separate ourselves from whatever situation takes place during that particular moment in time. Doing such allows ourselves to the achievements of following methods: appreciating, reflecting, visualizing, improving and staying committed to life. I am no stranger to hard times, on a mental and fiscal level, but through the storm, there shines a rainbow on the other side of the clouds that shall and will grant us infinite moments of pure bliss. Photo captured via ND-8 Filter from Trinidad State Beach in the city of Trinidad. Humboldt County. Early October 2013.