Quote of the day: “To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak.” ~ Hopi Indian saying Dancing and playing with textures tonight…for this week’s Texture Tuesday theme, which is, “Your image must contain at least one layer of any of my textures and center around the color white.” Many thanks to Kim Klassen of Kim Klassen Cafe for wonderful textures and classes/videos on using them.
Quote of the day: “Once you have tried these exercises, you will notice a definite–possibly a dramatic–improvement in your powers of observation. You will also discover powers of imagination you didn’t know you had…You will have more ideas for photographs than you ever dreamed possible, and be itching to reveal your new awareness of the world around you.” ~ Freeman Patterson Photography and the Art of Seeing This week’s Art of Seeing exercise comes from Freeman Patterson’s Photography and the Art of Seeing. The exercise is as follows. Set aside a minimum of three one-hour periods this week for making pictures. Choose Read more…
Quote of the day: “And what wine is so sparkling, what so fragrant, what so intoxicating as possibility?” ~ Soren Kierkegaard I think we live in a world of infinite possibilites. Today I’ve been playing with photographing flowers. I never tire of the infinite possibilities in such little packages. I love everything about flowers. What a gift to be able to enjoy such beauty! What holds infinite possibilities for you?
Quote of the day: “‘ ‘Patience isn’t your virtue, is it, dear?’ she says, filling the quiet moment between us. ‘You mustn’t fret. There is no arriving, ever. It is all a continual becoming.’ ” ~ Joan Anderson A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman In my reading yesterday, I found a passage that could have been written about me–“Patience isn’t your virtue, is it, dear?” Oh how my husband would laugh to read this. It so epitomizes me. He once gave me a notepad that had a picture of two vultures talking to one another. The caption Read more…
Quote of the day: “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” ~ Buddha As a long-time meditator, I work on living with presence, and mostly I fail. I have glimmers of presence but more than anything my meditative practices have shown me how I am not present most of the time. I’ve been doing an early morning class called ai chi for over one and a half years. (Ai chi is a water-based meditative practice created by combining Tai-Chi concepts with Shiatsu and QiGong techniques. Take a look Read more…