Inhibitions
As you have probably realized by now, I like exploring blogs and reading other people's ideas and experiences. I've even made my first online blog friend. (Hi Galen!) A couple of weeks ago I found one called Tulip Times: Our…
Contemplating the Abstract
I spent some time on a website this morning. Micheal Warren Photography. Nice stuff. I always like to look at other people's artistic works and experience their view of the world. In one of his images in the background was…
Unintended Results
There can be blessings in the unintended. Like the unintended week off I just took. It gave me the chance to focus on things that needed to be accomplished during the week to complete a life transition. There can also…
A Few Tips for Better Holiday Photos
We're entering the time of year when there is an overload (pleasantly so!) of events with family and friends. You'll want to capture those special memories and times. Life is so unpredictable and memories are great. Here are a few guidelines…
A Good Photograph Is More Than Technicality
You hear it time and again. "A picture is worth a thousand words." This can't be more true than when a photograph evokes strong and/or tender emotions. If a picture makes you smile, or cry, or stop and think then…
That Space Between Night and Day
It's my favorite time, that space between night and day. You wake up, but not completely. Perhaps you hit the snooze alarm - one of my favorite pastimes - and then you snuggle back in and let your mind roam.…
Sometimes I Have Nothing to Say
I know, it's shocking. However, today is a day when I have nothing to say. My mind is preoccupied with all the things I have to do. So, they say that a picture is worth a thousand words. So, here…
Setting Things In Motion
It's hard to get going sometimes. You know, and object at rest tends to stay at rest? Atrophy. Just like it might be hard to learn something new or find inspiration, it's hard to get going. But the longer you…
Hey, What Are You Looking At?
Are you looking at me??? Or are you looking at that thing behind me? Or that thing next to me? What are you looking at? In writing, a paragraph has a main point and some supporting details. If not, the…
The Devil Is in The Details
I was going to try and write this and post this yesterday in honor of Halloween. Now I suppose it's in honor of All Saint's Day and having the word "devil" in the title seems sacrilege. However, in this case,…