This week Patti invites us to explore the various composition elements that invite viewers to focus on the subject : leading lines, patterns, color, contrast, selective focus, freezing the action, doorways or arches, or human/animal eyes.
Be safe. Be well. Be sage.
Nikon D750 f/7.1 1/80s 50 mm ISO 400
jump on over to Paula’s to join this photo challenge.
Reblogged image initially posted on October 18, 2017
…
It is more important
To see the simplicity
To realize one’s true nature
To cast off selfishness
And temper desire.
~The Tao-te Ching By Lao-tzu
a gift from a predawn rainfall…
water drops on the top of a well-waxed automobile…
submitted in response to Robyn’s Seeing Differently challenge
initially posted in October, 2016
Do you see that the little night opens
And on the ridge of the mountain, serenely bright,
Shines the moon of a night of Autumn?
~The Diary of Izumi Shikibu*
Autumn image created using: Nikon D750 f/5.6 1/80s 300mm 1600 ISO and Capture One
* (cited: Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan)
still I see them
how they were…
bare winter trees ~Issa (cited: haikuguy.com)
Reposing: quiescent, quiet, still, hushed, rest, calm, tranquil, peaceful, untroubled
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The quiet that follows a snowstorm.
looking delicious
the snow falling softly
softly ~Issa (cited: haikuguy.com)
Yesterday’s snowstorm blanketed the sphere of my world with 17.7 inches of snow…today feels calming, relaxing, and tranquil.
What a treat from Mother Nature.
Time to slow down…What a treat!
Travel and Trifles invites us to share “What a Treat”
This week Ann-Christine (Leya) invites us to explore where or what is our hideaway.
What exactly is a hideaway?
Roger’s International Thesaurus (revised: Robert L Chapman, 1977) offers two understanding of Hideaway: 1) hiding place – secret place, corner, asylum, sanctuary, retreat, refuge, cubbyhole and 2) retreat – secret place, den, ivory tower, hideout, cell, lair, cloister, hermitage, ashram
Refuge synonyms include: sanctuary, harbor, safe haven, game sanctuary, safety zone, shelter, home, hospice, orphanage, retreat, secret place.
One may take refuge, claim sanctuary, throw oneself into the arms of, make port, reach safety.
My hideaway…retreat…sanctuary is my backyard where my family plays, camps, swims, hikes, photographs, share memories/hopes/fears, and laughs. These places where we sought sanctuary include Medicine Bow National Forest, Horsetooth Reservoir, Poudre Canyon, Cameron Peak, North Park.
Today, all threatened within the Mulen Fire and the Cameron Peak Fire.
“…from another perspective, refuge is about how you relate to the experience of life itself. When you stop looking outside or inside for something to free you from your struggles, you take refuge in direct awareness. …When awareness and experience are not different, you stop struggling with what arises and you are taking refuge in clarity…when you experience life without grasping, opposing or ignoring what arises, you take refuge in unrestricted experience.” (cited: Ken McLeod, Reflections on Silver River)
An island of self….
The late evening crow
of deep autumn longing
suddenly cries out
~Buson (cited: S Hamill, The Sound of Water)
Travel with Intent’s Six Word Saturday challenge
Initially posted in October, 2016
Nostalgia To glimpse old abandoned barns that dot county roads often awaken memories of a childhood filled with the freedom to roam from dawn to dusk without a morsel of worry.
Initially posted in October 2016
Nonverbal communication: It is suggested that 50 to 75% of all communication is transmission through our eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture and the distance between people. We also understand messages through variations of body language, distance and physical environments.
| In the mountain depths, Treading through the crimson leaves, The wandering stag calls. When I hear the lonely cry, Sad–how sad!–the autumn is ~Sarumaru (cited: Ogura Hyakunin Isshu) |
did others sit here too
waiting for spring?
old tatami mat ~Issa (haiku.guy)
blooming plum–
the voices of children
sound reverent ~Issa (haikuguy.com)
A haiku…is a way in which the cold winter rain, the swallows of evening, even the very day in its hotness, and the length of the night, become truly alive, share in our humanity, speak their own silent and expressive language. (cited: Haiku: Eastern Culture)
Symbols are objects that conveys agreed upon messages within a particular group of people.
Harry Nilsson, Every Body is Talking’
Ride and jump on over to HorseAddict to join in this week’s lens-artist’s photo challenge: communication
late autumn
a single chair waiting
for someone yet to come
~Akito*
*cited:
http://www.theeternalgrasshopper.wordpress.com
Initially posted October, 2014
a meditative journey 
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