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Life Questions to Remind You of the Good Life

Quote of the day:   How well did you love?  How fully did you live?  How deeply did you let go? “You don’t have to be Buddhist to appreciate the wisdom of those three questions, to which I added another: Did you make a difference?” —  Patty Digh The changing of the seasons reminds me of how quickly time passes and how short life is. It reminds me to ask these three life questions: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go? These questions are a challenge, because the focus of so much of Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Camera Play

Quote of the day: “This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.” ― Alan Wilson Watts Can you tell which of these photos was made with my iPhone and which with my Canon DSLR? My purchase of my first iPhone last week has had me playing around making photos everywhere I go. I’m having such fun discovering and learning new applications and being free to snap photos without taking myself too seriously. Play has a wonderful way of changing Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Photo-Heart Connection – Summer Shadows caught in a blink

Quote of the day: “August rushes by like desert rainfall, A flood of frenzied upheaval, Expected, But still catching me unprepared. Like a matchflame Bursting on the scene, Heat and haze of crimson sunsets. Like a dream Of moon and dark barely recalled, A moment, Shadows caught in a blink. Like a quick kiss; One wishes for more But it suddenly turns to leave, Dragging summer away.” –  Elizabeth Maua Taylor I am participating in Kat Sloma’s Photo-Heart Connection for August: The idea: At the end of each month, review the images you worked with in that month for the one that Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

The Art of Seeing – Week 13, Interpret Darkness in Photography

Quote of the day: “To take photographs means to recognize—simultaneously and within a fraction of a second—both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of visually perceived forms that give it meaning. It is putting one’s head, one’s eye, and one’s heart on the same axis. It is a way of shouting, of freeing oneself, not of proving or asserting one’s own originality. It is a way of life.” — Henri Cartier-Bresson The past two weeks I’ve been working on another one of Doug Beasley‘s wonderful Vision Quest Cards: Photo Assignments For Personal & Spiritual Growth for my photography self-study/challenge assignment. I drew the Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

End of Summer Gratitude

Quote of the day: “There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.”  — Celia Thaxter Yesterday I finally joined the smart phone world and bought my first iPhone. Oh, what fun I’ve missed waiting so long! I am enjoying learning how to use it, making photos, everything about it! I can’t believe how easy it’s been to learn to use. My gratitude list this morning is from the walk I took earlier this morning with my new iPhone as my camera. As August closes and September arrives, Mother Nature has left reminders all around that summer is fading. Gratitude for summer Read more…

By Marilyn, ago