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I went out early this morning and saw these small mushrooms at the bottom of my steps. I quickly took a few photos on my way to a meeting and told myself that I would return after an hour and take a few more shots. By the time I returned home, no more than an hour later, the mushrooms had already almost collapsed upon one another. I know that mushrooms are delicate, but can see now just how much so. I'm so glad to have gotten the chance to take these photos.
During the dry months, this is where Ellie and I enter Irving Park every day on our walks. The park offers a number of recreational opportunities for the neighborhood, as in addition to the dog park there are basketball courts, tennis courts, a playground, picnic tables, open fields, and baseball diamonds. As in surrounding Irvington, many old trees provide shade and character throughout the park. Sometimes the baseball diamonds are not in the best of shape and there are no fences in the outfield, but the types of teams that play here aren't likely to be hitting any home runs.
So I had to smile when someone put up these little signs on a few of the trees at the edge of the park, indicating the distance to home plate. Nothing wrong with a little optimism.
Is having a hot fudge sundae outside when there is snow on the ground. It was about 50 degrees out though. Spring is on its way!
Resulta que según todas las conclusiones, estamos diseñados para ser optimistas. Aunque solemos asociarlo a la ilusión, a los ilusos y a estar unos pocos centímetros por encima del suelo en el que todos los demás tienen sus pies bien asentados, el optimismo, la esperanza de que las cosas irán bien y de que de las malas aprendimos, es algo que llevamos bien dentro en nuestro firmware. ¡Y me mola que sea así!
El último número del Time que me he estado leyendo…
I was trying to think of what to photograph today and when I grabbed my camera out of the bag this is what I found sitting at the bottom. It was a sign!
I think we can all use something like this every once in a while. I mean, when was the last time you had a fortune that actually made sense?
Attilio Bertolucci
1911
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Lasciami sanguinare
Lasciami sanguinare sulla strada
sulla polvere sull'antipolvere sull'erba,
il cuore palpitando nel suo ritmo feriale
maschere verdi sulle case i rami
di castagno, i freschi rami, due uccelli
il maschio e la femmina volati via,
la pupilla duole se tenta
di seguirne la fuga l'amore
per le solitudini aria acqua del Bràtica,
non soccorrermi quando nel muovere
il braccio riapro la ferita il liquido
liquoroso m'inorridisce la vista,
attendi paziente oltre la curva via
l'alzarsi del vento nel mezzogiorno, fingi
soltanto allora d'avermi udito chiamare,
entra nella mia visuale da un giorno
quieto di settembre, la tavola apparecchiata
i figli stanchi d'attendere, i figli
giovani col colore della gioventù
esaltato da una luce che quei rami inverdiscono.
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Attilio Bertolucci - Viaggio d'inverno
in fits of inspiration and clarity and the reverberating euphoria found therein,
a thought i had about one year ago and it has been on the blackboard ever since in a permanent state of statement that i still sometimes wrestle to unify.
Project 3.6.5. Picture 238/365
I saw this t-shirt outside of Bang-On on Robson Street today. These words from Jack Layton's last letter to the country have been spoken and written all week. The truest words I've seen in a very long time.
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the small boats tethered there are called optimists, this is what I learned sailing on a long time ago.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose - Kahlil Gibran
Beginning the second month, this photo also reminds of that song which has the lyric -
"I wish I was a punk rocker, with flowers in my hair"
Oh how I do.
One of many crumbling ill-kept buildings in Porto. They are all beautiful buildings but some are in unbelievably bad condition. Same goes for the roads and pavements!
In spite of what they've been through, these dogs were calm and easy to handle. Some even looked like they were smiling!
I finally got out with the camera this morning, even though I'd convinced myself that hibernating throughout the winter was a very good idea. But the withdrawal symptoms were becoming more apparent and I was desperate to get shooing again. It wasn't a fantstic morning in terms of my photographic skills, but nevertheless, a wonderful morning to be out catching the first sun rays of the spring with an absolutely gorgeous light. The snowdrops, and early daffodils were appearing and the warmth of the sun made a welcome change hinting at many more dawn starts throughout the year.
Many thanks to Lee for last night suggesting a dawn raid on Winkworth, which still seemed a good idea at 5am this morning. Just the inspriation I needed.
This was shot with my 70-200 + 1.4 extender on. I had it on the camera as I'd just changed lenses after missing a beautiful rim lit deer under the misty trees. Bugger.
Back to basics, Shu Qi always carries a positive and open-minded attitude, this is, to her, the fundamentals in interpersonal communications. “There are many happy happenings in the world, even in the current economic downturn, as long as you can deal with a positive mindset, then will you think of a solution to make your life better!” Shu Qi suggests that to stay content, the first is allowing yourself to let go, then share with your friends. “When I am at my low point, I will share my troubles with my friends. Not only to one friend, but friends with different perspectives. I will keep talking until all my worries are gone! Ha!”
A visual exploration of intersecting forms and dynamic color contrasts symbolizing the convergence of ideas and the resurgence of techno-optimism.
Milan, Italy
Things will get better.
I had to tell my group of 8 year olds today about the test I will be giving them next week, so I asked my friend to come into my class and translate to make sure they could prepare the right material. I had written a list of things they needed to know on the board, and there is one little boy in the class who thinks he is so funny. He had erased my list, which I found to be quite rude. So, I told him so, and to make sure he would understand, I had my friend translate what I said into Japanese. I told the class that it was rude and that I had taken my own time to make a study list for them so that they could do well on the test, and that I really didn't think it was funny. The resulting translation was, "kesanai de kudasai" ("Please don't erase the board"). Honestly, I could have produced this level of communication myself in Japanese. I get the feeling this happens a lot. The japanese translator always seems to implement some japanese politeness buffer. This is a bit frustrating to me. It must really drive the Germans nuts.