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Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, we saw such amazing stars on the 3rd night at Baranco Camp.
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Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, we saw such amazing stars on the 3rd night at Baranco Camp.
Don't forget to favorite/comment/share etc :)
Big thanks in advance to all of you.
Cheers x
I can fly sometimes...
Really soar ...
... look down and see where the pockets belong
each little faction ... and each big circle
and sometimes
if I try really hard
... can think into you
and make you know
I've been there
The Four Corners project is making me think. About my beginnings, how I have progressed and where I want to go from here. But, right now, I am really thinking about how, for many years, I felt like I didn't have a creative side. Something I was good at. I wanted that. Longed for it. But I didn't know what it was. I tried things and none of them really stuck for one reason or another. Because they weren't the thing that lit my fire, I guess.
Around the time that my interest in photography began, I was home with Anna for her first two years of life and my sweet man was working everyday. He had bought me a Canon Elph for a birthday or something and it ended up being near me at all times. I took constant photos and videos so he could be a part of the amazing things I was experiencing at home with our new baby.
As things progressed, I got better and my husband continued to buy me better and better equipment. Flickr and my friends here played a huge part in my inspiration and growth. I looked at other people's stuff and over all of these years, developed my own style. It became second nature to be able to capture what I wanted through my lens and share it with the world.
The moral here is this - whether it be a hobby, or a job or whatever...keep looking/going for it. Don't give up. Even if you don't know what it is or don't even know exactly what it is you're looking for - chances are its in you. Keep digging deep.
"I am a amalgam!"
The sign made it most easy to approach the man on in a folding chair on State Street today. As part of a project for his class back in Bowling Green, Ohio was to meet new people and listen their stories. It seemed only fitting for Salem (like the city in Massachusetts) and I to meet and come to the realization that we are all just one being. Madison is city number 19 on his list, and I was his second "story" of the day. For me opening was easy enough, I am Chris "the picture a day guy" documenting daily life on the isthmus one photo at a time. Not because it's a chore, but because it's become a habit. Over the last 5 going on 6 years, I've met all sorts of interesting people with most interesting stories. Salem was very much so the type of person who listens without judgement, as I often do; in turn he had nice comfortable chairs for his story tellers.
As we talked outside the Comedy Club, I felt so at ease as I just let my story flow out of me just as freely as the oxygen flows. Even though summer is just around the corner and school is out, Salem told me that his project of getting stories isn't done yet. Upon asking "When will it be done?" he informed me that "it's never done." A life traveling around the country from city to city, learning stories with no injustice towards another's life or situation is awesome. Much like me striving to better myself EVERYDAY for the rest of my life, with photos of course.
He expressed that upon asking someone in Columbus, Ohio what their story was; they met with an objection and asked the same question to him. This is where amalgam comes in, Salem expressed that he is many things. A listener, a thinker, a man of the stars, a man who wonders about the great beyond. But most of all, these things are come together to make him who is today. To which he cried out "I AM AN AMALGAM!" Before we parted ways, I took a photo of him for the 100 strangers and my 100 more strangers project. I think it would have been awesome to trek from East coast to West coast with Salem. Alas my day job keeps me from taking months off at a time, maybe someday I'll have the freedom to venture further outside the isthmus. Until that happens, I am Chris Collins the local paparazzi!
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(by definition an amalgam is a noun meaning a mixture or blend.)
The Blue Lake near Fairbourne, Wales, UK.
This mysterious lake occupies high ground in the old Goleuwern Slate Quarry above Fairbourne and is one of Snowdonia’s secret gems. Whilst most of welsh attractions are well sign-posted, the Blue Lake is hidden away without even a sign at the start of the path which leads to the lake.
sitting in the sea of uncertainty doesn't necessarily drown you. in fact, it can be a bright space; one with colors and views that make your heart sing. I'm not saying it's possible to stay there in every minute, but floating and swimming there .... well, it's refreshing.
That is *certainly* not a view I would have had a year ago..... generally speaking i don't do uncertainty. If I come across it, I try to smash it out as quickly as possible. I am the first person to admit I don't know something; just as I'm the first to ask for help if I can't figure something out.... so there is no reason to have to sit in a sea of uncertainty. You have to be open and vulnerable there, and you have to accept that you cannot control the events you encounter. I've let a certain amount of that go this year.... not all of it (let's be real)... but enough to be open to uncertainty without getting hives ;)
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570-nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colors. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan. On the HSV color wheel, the complement of green is magenta; that is, a purple color corresponding to an equal mixture of red and blue light. On a color wheel based on traditional color theory (RYB), the complementary color to green is considered to be red.
The word green is closely related to the Old English verb growan, “to grow”. It is used to describe plants or the ocean. Sometimes it can also describe someone who is inexperienced, jealous, or sick. In America, green is a slang term for money, among other things. Several colloquialisms have derived from these meanings, such as “green around the gills”, a phrase used to describe a person who looks ill.
Several minerals have a green color, including the emerald, which is colored green by its chromium content. Animals such as frogs, lizards, and other reptiles and amphibians, fish, insects, and birds, appear green because of a mixture of layers of blue and green coloring on their skin. By far the largest contributor to green in nature is chlorophyll, the chemical by which plants photosynthesize. Many animals have adapted to their green environments by taking on a green hue themselves as camouflage.
Culturally, green has broad and sometimes contradictory meanings. In some cultures, green symbolizes hope and growth, while in others, it is associated with death, sickness, or the devil. The most common associations, however, are found in its ties to nature. For example, Islam venerates the color, as it expects paradise to be full of lush greenery. Green is also associated with regeneration, fertility and rebirth for its connections to nature. Recent political groups have taken on the color as symbol of environmental protection and social justice, and consider themselves part of the Green movement, some naming themselves Green parties. This has led to similar campaigns in advertising, as companies have sold green, or environmentally friendly, products.
we are dorks.
for 365 days, ♥ flickr group roulette ♥ and pickr.
thanks to jennster for pulling over to the side of the road (we were driving home - in separate cars) and taking this shot with me!
Photo Credit: Max Orenstein / Clinton Global Initiative
More than 2.1 billion people live in deserts and dry lands, which make up at least 40 percent of Earth’s land surface. Climate change intensifies the likelihood and rate that dry lands are subject to desertification, which further reduces the availability of water and degrades the land quality and ecosystem. In light of these challenges, this panel will look at opportunities for sustainable water access and management tools for desert and dryland communities. From rooftop water harvesting to drip irrigation, this conversation will focus on regional efforts, individual projects, and indigenous peoples’ involvement in addressing water scarcity, and will explore how students can launch their own impactful projects and products in this field.
Moderator:
Nancy Sutley, Former Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Participants:
Wahleah Johns, Solar Project Coordinator, Black Mesa Water Coalition
George McGraw, Executive Director, DIGDEEP Water
Dave White, Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Photo Credit: Max Orenstein / Clinton Global Initiative
More than 2.1 billion people live in deserts and dry lands, which make up at least 40 percent of Earth’s land surface. Climate change intensifies the likelihood and rate that dry lands are subject to desertification, which further reduces the availability of water and degrades the land quality and ecosystem. In light of these challenges, this panel will look at opportunities for sustainable water access and management tools for desert and dryland communities. From rooftop water harvesting to drip irrigation, this conversation will focus on regional efforts, individual projects, and indigenous peoples’ involvement in addressing water scarcity, and will explore how students can launch their own impactful projects and products in this field.
Moderator:
Nancy Sutley, Former Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Participants:
Wahleah Johns, Solar Project Coordinator, Black Mesa Water Coalition
George McGraw, Executive Director, DIGDEEP Water
Dave White, Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Photo Credit: Max Orenstein / Clinton Global Initiative
More than 2.1 billion people live in deserts and dry lands, which make up at least 40 percent of Earth’s land surface. Climate change intensifies the likelihood and rate that dry lands are subject to desertification, which further reduces the availability of water and degrades the land quality and ecosystem. In light of these challenges, this panel will look at opportunities for sustainable water access and management tools for desert and dryland communities. From rooftop water harvesting to drip irrigation, this conversation will focus on regional efforts, individual projects, and indigenous peoples’ involvement in addressing water scarcity, and will explore how students can launch their own impactful projects and products in this field.
Moderator:
Nancy Sutley, Former Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Participants:
Wahleah Johns, Solar Project Coordinator, Black Mesa Water Coalition
George McGraw, Executive Director, DIGDEEP Water
Dave White, Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Photo Credit: Max Orenstein / Clinton Global Initiative
More than 2.1 billion people live in deserts and dry lands, which make up at least 40 percent of Earth’s land surface. Climate change intensifies the likelihood and rate that dry lands are subject to desertification, which further reduces the availability of water and degrades the land quality and ecosystem. In light of these challenges, this panel will look at opportunities for sustainable water access and management tools for desert and dryland communities. From rooftop water harvesting to drip irrigation, this conversation will focus on regional efforts, individual projects, and indigenous peoples’ involvement in addressing water scarcity, and will explore how students can launch their own impactful projects and products in this field.
Moderator:
Nancy Sutley, Former Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Participants:
Wahleah Johns, Solar Project Coordinator, Black Mesa Water Coalition
George McGraw, Executive Director, DIGDEEP Water
Dave White, Associate Professor, Arizona State University