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my energy is low. my capacity is focused yet limited. i'm trying not to judge, but to listen; to listen and to rest.
ps: this is a morning-light bookend to my evening-light shot.
pps: thank you, pam. (yes to rest.)
Many thanks for your visits and kind comments, dear friends:-)xx
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.
Background texture by Muffet,thank you, my pics of the plumeria and gull.
REPOST 15th Feb/2012
You are all so much appreciated:-)
These algae exposed in a shallow rock pool at The Caves, Bunurong National Park show how different forms of life survive in the intertidal zone. One is Hormosira - Neptune's Necklace brown algae, the other I don't know
"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
These past few days have felt like summer with warm temperatures, sunny skies and trees turning that wonderful lime green with new leaves. So I have been distracted from Flickr by doing the things I love to do in the summer. My garden is looking so great. I worked on an art project for my garden as well as tidied up the weeds. I have enjoyed watching all the beautiful birds visit my backyard and a few of them build nests. We have meals on our back deck which feels like camping. We hike long urban hikes which includes our local park. Then last night we camped out all night in our backyard.
The Trilliums are out and I said I wouldn't take any more Trillium pictures because I have so many good ones in my files. However, there was the odd one posed so nicely that it caught my attention. This one had such a gentle Purple/red color compared to the others in its group that I honored it with a portrait. It also made me stop to realize that I normally would take this pictures on the Bruce Trail. With that trail being closed right now I was glad to see the blooms in our own park nearby.
I also realized that it was the simple pleasures of outdoor experiences I love so much and it didn't really matter where these things happened. It can be in our own backyard. The things we see every year can be beautiful each time you see them again if you use fresh eyes.
Have a Terrific Tuesday Flickr Friends
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Sorry not been on flickr much this week been laid low with a chest infection think I am on the mend still of work so may be on here more for a few days
"there is a loneliness in this world so great
that you can see it in the slow movement of
the hands of a clock.
people so tired
mutilated
either by love or no love.
people just are not good to each other
one on one.
the rich are not good to the rich
the poor are not good to the poor.
we are afraid.
our educational system tells us
that we can all be
big-ass winners.
it hasn't told us
about the gutters
or the suicides.
or the terror of one person
aching in one place
alone
untouched
unspoken to
watering a plant."
— Charles Bukowski
Special thanks to borealnz, cassandra204,  JoesSistah... and les brumes for the textures
The tomato plants are still surviving in my greenhouse and the tomatoes are slowly ripening. I tried shooting this for the Macro Mondays Green theme, but liked my weeping spruce shot better for that theme. I think this shot works for Texture Tuesday though. HTT
in our culture of busyness and distraction, important things get lost: compassion, creativity, and presence. when i'm in a rush or lost in thoughts, i more easily box people into "other." but when i pause, i see our interconnection. it's not my pain or your pain, it's just pain. i can breathe in the collective pain, and breathe out love, acceptance, and compassion—compassion for myself, for friends, for strangers; compassion for the world.
courage means different things to different people. and its meaning can change with the situation. yet i think courage, too often, is associated with strength and armor. to me, courage means letting down my guard; being vulnerable and true; staying open to whatever arises. courage isn't about fighting; it’s about surrendering in a brave way—showing up with an open heart; cultivating compassion; sharing the raw places; letting love in.
tomorrow, mark and i leave for iowa. six days after my mom’s death, we celebrate her life within the framework of a funeral. part of my healing is to speak at her service—to speak from my unguarded heart.
thank you, flickr friends, for your love and support. next week, i’ll catch up with you all—with your beautiful, unique ways of seeing the world. until then, i rest in your good wishes. may we all find more moments of genuine courage.
[39:52, on the ground]
The was titled before I visited Nichole Renee's photostream this morning...read her story...just a reminder that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Textures ~ RaggedyAnd & Midas Touch by Skeletal Mess (Shadowhouse Creations)
Better on Black