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After spending the entire day hunting fall colors around Big Bear Lake I noticed that the only trees that looked to be at peak were the non-indiginous ones that were purchased and planted. I found this tree along the main drive and it looked to me to be confused and yet glorious in all it's shades of color which were highlighted by the piercing blue of the sky behind. I sat and stared then after a while I felt at peace and understood. Humanity has entered a time of profound change and we are all pushed by necessity and pulled by opportunity.
The push is a growing systems crisis, evident in the breakdown of financial institutions, climate change, resource depletion, unsustainable populations, and more.
The pull is the opportunity to rise to a new level of human maturity, partnership, and freedom. The combined push and pull at a global scale make this truly a time of profound turning and transformation for humanity. These powerful trends are all represented here in this one tree.
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Just another lovely place in the beautiful Hardanger district.
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The Journey by Mary Oliver
One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice–
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
“Mend my life!”
each voice cried.
But you didn’t stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do–
determined to save
the only life you could save.
Source: poetry/poems-of-transformation
The black turnstone is slowly getting its Summer plumage. I noticed among other things that the white patch they have in their face is getting much prominent. I have been able recently to photograph them in "mutation" but I have not had a chance to process these pictures yet... I am way behind in my processing and posting... but will try to dig a picture with the Summer markings before the end of Summer or perhaps I should say before the beginning of Summer, which ever comes first :)
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Cold winds travelling over 206 miles of Lake Huron, along with the wave action hitting the shoreline, cause everything in it's path to freeze! In time you will no longer be able to see the branches facing you, they will be completely iced over.
Rotary Cove Beach
Goderich, Ontario
Canada
The wind is constantly blowing at the dunes. Each day, the footprints on the dunes are smoothed away. Each day, the dunes are reshaped. It is dusty, but beautiful. 20230618SossusvleiDune.jpg
Multiple exposure based on this piece by Yin XiuZhen from the Chinese Material Art exhibition in Chicago.
More about this incredible artist here:
www.pacegallery.com/artists/yin-xiuzhen/
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This lovely creature was flitting around the garden at St. Benedict's Painted Church in Kona, Hawaii. It landed long enough for me to capture this image. The link below shares information about that incredible place. "We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty."
Maya Angelou
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We had the first nocturnal storm and a sharp drop in temperatures.
It seems that August has kept its promises, arguing a bit with September coming in tonight ....
September for me is like the first month of the year.
The new year begins today ....
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"Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair."
Quote - Rick Warren
Throwing off the clothes of day
Complications fall away
All I am is laid to waste
Transformation takes my place
And just you keep it coming
A feeling I ain't never felt before
And the way my heart is drumming
Well caution just goes flying
Right out the door
And ain't this really something
We're walking but our feet
Don't touch the floor
Anymore
I believe that, sometimes, you can see ART "already" even if the piece is still not yet finished ;)
for the finished piece=> www.saatchiart.com/art/Drawing-THE-TRANSFORMATION/980307/...
The story of the marble...
First, let me tell you, I lost my marbles ages ago, so this one wasn't mine to lose. It was actually mine to find. I've been a collector of sea glass for a few years and sea marbles are the beach combers holy grail.
Last Sunday I went on my normal afternoon drive and ended up in Bacon Cove. Beside being beautiful, a place named after my favourite pig product will always have a special place in my heart. But I digress. I stopped the truck on a random road, followed a random trail, and found myself on a random little beach. Everything was grey and dreary except for the sparkle of that yellow cats eye appearing and disappearing as the waves allowed. I couldn't believe my eyes so I wandered out and chased that little marble as the ocean tried to reclaim it.
The cats eye looked shiny from the salt water but as it dried the beautiful frosty sea glass look appeared. It felt smooth but I could see it was worn and no longer perfectly round.
I've had many a marble over the years but this one, transformed by the waves and grit is an absolute stunner. And despite its turbulent life, the changes have become a beautiful symbol of endurance, strength, and what it means to be a survivor.
Maybe thats the reason I collect sea glass. Every time I touch and see it, I am reminded of its inspiring story of transformation.
“L'amour ne sert jamais à transformer les autres. Il n'est que l'instrument de notre propre transformation.”
Michel Conte
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As I come towards the end of my third year in Thailand I have been looking back on my time here and thinking about how much my life has changed. I am more active, sociable, full of energy and generally feel brighter than I have in many years. Every day I enjoy warm sunshine, have a world full of colour, interesting sounds, incredible tastes and smells and experiences that constantly ensure that I live my life on the edge of my comfort zone. I am surrounded by lots of amazing people and have formed some firm friendships that I hope will last me a lifetime. In spite of the global pandemic and all the tragedy and life disruption we have all had to endure I am very thankful for my time here and can honestly say that this experience has taken years off me.
The leap of faith that we took in 2018 certainly paid off! I think these comparative shots from 2017 and 2021 say a thousand words.
Time for a lengthy break from Flickr now as we take our summer holidays but we'll be back for year 4 in August!