You are like a dandelion’s parachute … wind born … riding upon currents to an unknown.
The thoughts, words, and actions of others diffuse your beauty.
Be free … seeding dandelions … your continuation … with your fragile beauty.
parachutes shorter than lawn grass…submitted for Cee’s cbwc: short items
We live
in a tide-swept inlet,
floating, flung.
In such a world, why cling to
collections of poems?
~Izumi Shikibu, (J Hirshfield & M Aratani, The Ink Dark Moon)
previously posted on November, 2017
Week 44 Composition: Viewpoint (Changing your viewpoint creates a different perspective and is often used by photographers to create interest. Shoot this week from the viewpoint of another person.)
A formal withdrawal is reversible, however, if a future administration chooses to rejoin the Paris Agreement and pick up where the U.S. left off with its emissions reduction promises.
NPR, All Things Considered, Rebecca Hersher, November 4, 2019
A 3-minute listen U.S. Formally Begins to Leave The Paris Climate Agreement, NPR Rebecca Hersher, November 4, 2019
Image submitted in response to Dogwood Photography’s annual 52-week photography challenge.
Week 34 Story Telling: Color without Color (Tell a colorful story, but do it in black and white.)
Image submitted in response to Dogwood Photography’s annual 52-week photography challenge.
Nikon D750 f/22 1/25 35mm 800 ISO
“…after trying for so long to program computers to make drawings autonomously, I noticed one key factor that distinguished me from the machine: I wanted to make a good drawing. The first step in making a good drawing is recognizing and giving voice to the desire to create. The creative urge is the engine that will drive the great effort it takes to pursue art over the long term, and understanding the nature of this desire will be critical in staying motivated long enough to develop good work.
“…What makes a drawing good? It would be impossible to list all the qualities of a good drawing, and in any case the list would be different for each of us and each artwork we liked. Luckily, we don’t need a precise definition. We understand how to proceed with our creative work by developing our intuition and learning to pay attention to what we value and respond to.”
~J F Simon, Jr (Drawing Your Own Path)
Nikon D750 f/4 1/60s 35mm 100 ISO
Horsetooth Reservoir Nikon D750 f/13 1/100 35mm 100 ISO
winter sleep Nikon D750 f/13 13.1s 28mm 100 ISO
Intermixed Lumix GX85 f/5.6 1/125 32mm
We live
in a tide-swept inlet,
floating, flung.
In such a world, why cling to
collections of poems?
~Izumi Shikibu, (J Hirshfield & M Aratani, The Ink Dark Moon)
a meditative journey 
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