sunset silhouette
leaf-less branches … in the sky
an ink-line painting

sunset silhouette
leaf-less branches … in the sky
an ink-line painting

where will they settle before the winter’s chill?

“We are solitary.” *

*cited: Trans: Stephen Mitchell. Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
Image and citation submitted in response to Paula’s Lost in Translation WOW challenge.

submitted for Leanne’s Wednesday Monochrome Madness

submitted for Leanne’s Wednesday Monochrome Madness

“… because work implies a stage of change–of war–between man and the world around him, it follows that rest designates peace between him and Nature. One day a week–a day which, by virtue of the analogy between time and cosmic space, corresponds to the idea of the centre implicit in the position of the sun among the planets or the location of the earth according to the geocentric system–must be set aside for experiencing the spontaneous, perfect harmony of man in Nature. By not working, the human being can break away from the order of change which gives rise to history, and thereby free himself from time and space to return to the state of paradise, This symbolism provides the explanation … [of] ‘the fiery restlessness of the rebel’: the instinctive hatred of all forms of rest characteristic of the man of warlike spirit who challenges all Nature and the world as it appears to the senses.”*
*cited: Trans: Jack Sage. JE Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols

submitted for Leanne’s Wednesday Monochrome Madness


image submitted for Leanne’s monochrome madness challenge
Oatmeal, walnuts, sugar
Mother Earth, sunshine, and rain
in my breakfast bowl

During a research project for a sociology class while an undergraduate at San Diego City College in 1982, I was stunned to learn that many enlisted Navy Families relied on Food Stamps to feed their families. I found myself questioning then and again now the justification for service personnel whose lives are on the line for all of us to be experiencing food insecurity.
I recently learned that Navy Federal Credit Union is partnering with Feeding America to get more meals to those in need in the military community. With a little help from augmented reality (AR), you can join them in their mission to help combat hunger for Veteran and military families

image submitted for Leanne’s monochrome madness challenge
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