Naked Truth..

In truth there are three stages : Ridicule – Violent opposition -Acceptance

Stay true to yourself and take the mask off !

In the fates -Iliad

“The fates have given mankind a patient soul ” . Homer, The Iliad.

I got an eye for you !

I have always loved #succulents . And in the last 4/5 years my love has turned into a major fascination with #cacti.I grow them indoor due to the climate I live in ! Someday I will become a constant #gardener of cacti but outdoor! I find them fascinating ! I connect with them mentally and physically ! We are in so many ways very similar! #gardening is my true passion !

flow

Afton Water

BY ROBERT BURNS

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,

Flow gently, I’ll sing thee a song in thy praise;

My Mary’s asleep by thy murmuring stream,

Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.

Thou stock-dove, whose echo resounds thro’ the glen,

Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den,

Thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear,

I charge you disturb not my slumbering fair.

How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighbouring hills,

Far mark’d with the courses of clear winding rills;

There daily I wander as noon rises high,

My flocks and my Mary’s sweet cot in my eye.

How pleasant thy banks and green valleys below,

Where wild in the woodlands the primroses blow;

There oft, as mild Ev’ning sweeps over the lea,

The sweet-scented birk shades my Mary and me.

Thy crystal stream, Afton, how lovely it glides,

And winds by the cot where my Mary resides,

How wanton thy waters her snowy feet lave,

As gathering sweet flowrets she stems thy clear wave.

Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,

Flow gently, sweet river, the theme of my lays;

My Mary’s asleep by thy murmuring stream,

Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.

Things I collect !

Last week I watched this wonderful movie ! The main character collected things in order to remember the place he had been ! When someday I die, I wonder what those people, the ones  who would come to clean may think of me when they find these weeds , flowers , insects , old poems ..

All of these came from a place from my heart ..Would they think of me as a hopeless romantic ? Would they think of me as a hoarder of strange !

Does it really matter at that point?

Dandelions , I think these are beautiful …They have little messengers on them .( Collected these from mt.Washington Valley , spring of 2011)

I photograph them from time to time ..In my hair , on my heart!

Shots of The Desert!

My notes from January 29th 2015

A few shots from the desert..if you wish to know how I take these..One of the most important components of photography and cinematography is composition. I take some with a Leica digital , canon film or digital , Mamiya digital or film..and indeed some with my phone or iPad, toy cameras ..It doesn’t matter to some extent if u got a good eye..( u deal with whats available ) , Then I take my images either to an analogue darkroom or digital darkroom called photoshop or aps if I wish. None of these images are manipulated beyond what I used to do in the analogue darkroom..I only correct exposure and may add a filter or two or three…It is what I used to do with glass filters in my darkroom. I don’t go beyond that; such as layering, copy and pasting…And if any artists does that without looking cheesy , more power to them , that’s their thoughts and story ! Hope u enjoy

 

Outdoor Shower

‪#‎happiness‬

Good morning! In my life those simple moments are the ones that keep me happy and make me want to have more of them..Those precious moments like holding hands, holding a face you love in the palms of your hands, laughing out loud, watching the sunrise ..You know it doesn’t cost much too be happy ! Around this time last week I took a shower under a Banyan tree..I enjoyed each and every drop of water..Each ray of sun trying to breath in into the cracks..Each and every long mosses hanging over me..The sound of morning insects and the chant of a white pony..Then I saw a sweet tiny frog sitting on the ledge and starring..I didn’t want my shower to end..I could just be there for hours , find life through every breath I took and just be happy and content..

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Guns and Roses

Good morning! Last week driving up north of Florida it caught the very corner of my eyes ! Stopped the car , measured my corners and my composition as best as I could with my cell-lens and shot it ! I began to interpret it as “Guns & Roses “, the band and then the Irony of having such innocence and beauty as the rose next to one of most disgusting piece of human creation , the gun !
I ‘m not a fan of ‘ Guns and Roses” , almost zero but there is this one song I think it’s kinda sweet and the lyrics only !
Shed a tear ’cause I’m missin’ you
I’m still alright to smile
Girl, I think about you every day now
Was a time when I wasn’t sure
But you set my mind at ease
There is no doubt you’re in my heart now