The 2012 Countdown: Day 31
“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” Oprah Winfrey On this, the final day of 2012, I wish for you a new year filled with creativity and joy! Thank you for following...
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“may your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. i hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art -write or draw...
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January – April 2012 Dear Project 365, On Monday, we wrapped up another year together. 365 days of both inspiration and frustration, although the times of insight and revelation far outweighed the...
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“Your work is to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it.” Buddha +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Because I enjoyed The 2012...
View ArticleWinter Wonderland
It seems too easy – to photograph the natural beauty of snow. And besides, I don’t “do” nature, right? I find my patterns and lines and shapes in architecture, where geometry and precision rule the...
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Gretchen Rubin, author of “The Happiness Project” and “Happier at Home”, recently wrote a thought-provoking blog post identifying four different personality types and the way each type responds to...
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“Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there’s shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You’ve got to be willing to mix black into your palette...
View ArticleRainy Days
I’m not fond of cold winter rain. In fact, it is my least favorite kind of weather. But there is a side-effect of wet days that I do enjoy – puddles and their reflections. For this month’s Exploring...
View ArticleWing-Feather Fables: The Fates
Welcome to the first fable of 2013! Here The Fates – they who control the metaphorical thread of life of every mortal from birth to death – seem to have met their match. The girl in the bright orange...
View ArticleThird Thursday Challenge: January
Are you addicted to color? Yea, me too. Especially since I became a convert to the “golden hour”, gilding all in its clear honeyed light. As well as becoming addicted to faux-lomography and other...
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“Now shall I walk or shall I ride? ‘Ride,’ Pleasure said; ‘Walk,’ Joy replied.” William Henry Davies +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Have you joined in with...
View ArticleA Simple Subject
A simple subject. Nothing remarkable. An abandoned car dealership. Dirty window panes and rust. A standard case of urban decay. Condensed water, streaking the glass, obeying gravity in its downward...
View ArticleThe Regular Routine
There are days when I head out on my photo walk and wish I was someplace else – New York City or Paris. Montreal or Toronto. Washington DC or San Francisco. Someplace new and exciting and full of...
View ArticleGhosts in the Walls
“Pause often; listen deeply” from the Good Life Project “Living Creed” by Jonathan Fields There is something wonderful about the decaying and abandoned, proudly wearing its patina of age; lovingly...
View ArticleWing-Feather Fables: Carnie Ghosts
The carnie life – with its scent of deep-fried chocolate wafting through the air. What’s it like – behind the scenes of the carnival, when it arrives on the first warm day of spring? Dead carnies...
View ArticleThird Thursday Challenge Wrap-up: January
It’s time to wrap up the Third Thursday Challenge for January! The link will be open until midnight – you still have time to join in. Black and white continues to have its hold on me. Over half my...
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“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.” Elisabeth...
View ArticleTechnicolor Dreaming
Welcome to the Regal, bedecked in its bright, candy-colored hues and retro styling. It sits, dreaming of early Hollywood and the studio stars; the glitz and the glamour; the wonders of imagination...
View ArticleChair Story
As a general rule, I try not to duplicate the images which I feature on my blog. This image illustrated a post about rules and personality types, based on an article written by Gretchen Rubin. It...
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