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Archive for August, 2011
Perseverance
Posted in Summer, tagged cliff, contemplation, ocean, perseverance, persistence, photography, will on August 31, 2011| 2 Comments »
Usefulness
Posted in Summer, tagged contemplation, flowers, photography, usefulness, wheelbarrow on August 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
What is the use of an old wheelbarrow no longer functional? And what is the
good of unruly flowers escaped from the garden? What is the point of this
rusted, broken-down, ill-kept … flowerbarrow? Nothing really, except that
it has somehow gone past usefulness and become winsome,
something full of character and whimsy;
and can now stop a wayward traveller for a moment of contemplation.
Beach Stones
Posted in Summer, tagged beach, colour, contemplation, examine, photography, stones on August 26, 2011| 2 Comments »
A scattering of colourful beach stones lies on a stretch of monochromatic sand.
What happens to the colour from the rocks that break down to form the sand?
Where are the blues, the oranges, the reds, the whites? Look carefully at
the sand the next time you walk the beach. The colour is there in
minute particles. But you may find an even more beautiful thing
is that you took the time to examine something closely.
The Horizon
Posted in Summer, tagged beauty, contemplation, goals, horizon, life on August 24, 2011| 1 Comment »
A vibrant sunset across an arching horizon isn’t always the point of interest
in a picturesque scene; just like distant, glorious goals shouldn’t always
take precedence in your life. The random details right in front of you
day after day hold their own indisputable beauty.
Stand Alone
Posted in Summer, tagged contemplation, grace, loneliness. mood, strength, time on August 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Standing alone can represent towering strength or abject loneliness depending
on the day, the light, the mood. It is not usually up to us to decide on the
interpretation, only to see it through gracefully till simple time
changes the atmosphere once again.
Day’s end
Posted in Summer, tagged dance, existence, ferns, hug, life, tender moment on August 19, 2011| 2 Comments »
A tender moment. Two ferns emerge from the crowd to lean on one another at the end of a day in the forest. There have been no fires, no tramplings, no disease, no one has been consumed in the hardscrabble existence that is life. While some plants dance in exaltation at this time, others simply hug.
Stand and stare
Posted in Summer, tagged exchange stare, forest creature, memory, moment on August 17, 2011| 4 Comments »
Have you ever exchanged a lengthy stare with a creature of the forest?
Stood there still as could be, just looking into wild eyes? Hoping you don’t
scare your newfound acquaintance; wanting to take in all the chaotic detail
of its physicality; until one of you turns away to go about his business
and then the connection is broken, except for the memory of the
moment that you carry with you from then on.
Get Lost
Posted in Summer, tagged connect, energy, forest, inspiration, subconscious on August 12, 2011| 2 Comments »
There are two ways to get lost in the forest. One is to stray from familiar
surroundings and not know how to get back to where you feel safe.
The other is to let your subconscious purposefully connect with the
beauty and energy of the natural splendour around you. When that happens,
your mind disconnects and you are free of all that is familiar to you.
Go beyond safe and find inspiration.
Coming soon
Posted in Uncategorized on August 10, 2011| 2 Comments »
Intimate photographs of the natural world
Thoughts to contemplate
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Take a moment
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