quote – Dutch goes the Photo!

A Yoga Tree Moment

Every sunrise is a story

As I feel that there can never be too much Yoga Tree coverage, I want to share this moment with you:

Photo Oct 07, 7 34 15 AM — *Morning greets the lady*

There’s always a story.
It’s all stories, really.
The sun coming up every day is a story.
Everything’s got a story in it.
Change the story, change the world.

– Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

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The Lady of the Fields gazes across the remainder of the corn crop, as the Sun rises up to greet her. In this moment from 2014, balance exist between earth, sky and tree, as the universe connects all. Her story is unfolding that day and beyond.

The Forest Path

Staying in the moment

Baxter-State-20060604-LW4O2297-wm — *The Path*

You cannot travel the path
until you have become the path itself.

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Gautama Buddha

Technical Details

This is a scene in Baxter State Park in northern Maine that I captured back in 2006 during a weekend filled with moose! The weather was pouring rain most of the time and densely overcast on this day. I wound up shooting this at 1/40 sec, f/5.6 at 800 ISO (handheld).

The camera was a Canon EOS 1D MkII with a Sigma 50-500mm lens attached (it’s a beast!).

Quotes of Worth – vol 1

Exploring the unknown

“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing–and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
– Georgia O’Keeffe

Arbor-Fugit_MG_8593-12x18 — *Arbor Fugit*

Bringing the unknown into the light, exploring what might lie hidden, changing our view of the world around us, these are all aspect of the Kryptomorphaics series.

Here, in Arbor Fugit, I explore the energies that are stored in this powerful weeping willow, its ability to filter and re-radiate the light that it accepts from the Sun. One of the surprising aspects to me was the variety in color cast that came from this wondrous tree.

What do you sense in this image? Does it call out certain things?

Three Day Quote Challenge – pt 3

The universe in a single flower

20150705-Tower-Hill_57A2279 — *Flowers reaching for the sky*

The Challenge

On Saturday, I was challenged by MarieMathilda to take on the ‘Three Day Quote Challenge’. As this is one of those fun things that you can do all sorts of things with, I am happy and excited to accept the challenge.

The rules of this challenge are simple:

Post three consecutive days.
You can pick one or three quotes per day.
Challenge three different bloggers per day.

Before I post my selection for quote of the day, I would love to nominate:

Have fun with the quote and the challenge, and thanks again to MarieMathilda for the nomination!

The Quote

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

This quote speaks to me on many levels, from being in the present at all times to truly see the flower, to allowing ourselves to be one with the universe.

What do you take away from this quote?

Three Day Quote Challenge – pt 2

A pure mind…

20150705-Tower-Hill_57A2346 — *Deep does the mind ponder*

The Challenge

The rules of this challenge are simple:

Post three consecutive days.
You can pick one or three quotes per day.
Challenge three different bloggers per day.

Before I post my selection for quote of the day, I would love to nominate:

Have fun with the quote and the challenge, and thanks again to MarieMathilda for the nomination!

The Quote

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

Following in the theme of the Buddha, this quote is of tremendous importance, lest we forget that we may be controlled by the very thoughts that we try to control.

Three Day Quote Challenge – pt. 1

We ourselves must walk the path

20150705-Tower-Hill_57A2291 — *Pan knows the path*

The Challenge

Yesterday, I was challenged by MarieMathilda to take on the ‘Three Day Quote Challenge’. As this is one of those fun things that you can do all sorts of things with, I am happy and excited to accept the challenge.

The rules of this challenge are simple:

Post three consecutive days.
You can pick one or three quotes per day.
Challenge three different bloggers per day.

Before I post my selection for quote of the day, I would love to nominate:

Have fun with the quote and the challenge, and thanks again to MarieMathilda for the nomination!

The Quote

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

The Buddha is a great source for quotes about how me make choices in life, providing great insight rather than a prescriptive recipe. This one is no exception, as it provides for contemplation and introspection, which can fill us with wisdom.

3 Day Quote Challenge (Day 3)

Where the train takes us may not be important…

p43-20131017-IMG_2454 — *Past meets present, as we reach infinity.*

“My heart is warm with the friends I make,
And better friends I’ll not be knowing,
Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take,
No matter where it’s going.”
– Edna St. Vincent Millay, The Selected Poetry

THE 3 DAY QUOTE CHALLENGE

This is the final day of the 3-day quote challenge that I was given by Mysticalwriter. First of all thank you for given me the challenge. As you can tell, I stuck to my plan of using photos to lead me to quotes.

Today’s quote is from American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay; her poetry has always stuck a chord with me. These lines are a perfect description of life’s journey, which ties back to the image.

HERE ARE THE RULES:

One quote a day for three days. They can be your quotes or quotes from other people. Post one a day for three days and nominate three bloggers per post. Also, thank the person that nominated you.

My nominees for today are:

Have fun!

3 Day Quote Challenge (Day 2)

The sound of the waterfall…

p08-20130407-IMG_0902 — *Chapman Falls in Devil’s Hopyard State Park, East Haddam, CT.*

“When I was walking in the mountains with the Japanese man and began to hear the water, he said, ‘What is the sound of the waterfall?’ ‘Silence,’ he finally told me.”

– Jack Gilbert, Collected Poems

The 3 Day Quote Challenge

This is the second day of the 3-day quote challenge that I was given by Mysticalwriter. First of all thank you for given me the challenge. My plan is to use one of my photos each day and find some quote to go with the photo.

Today’s quote is from American poet Jack Gilbert. I like it for its simple depth and zen quality.

Here are the rules:

One quote a day for three days. They can be your quotes or quotes from other people. Post one a day for three days and nominate three bloggers per post. Also, thank the person that nominated you.

My nominees for today are:

Have fun!

3 Day Quote Challenge (Day 1)

The cows come home for today’s quote

20130416-IMG_1016 — *The Cows are Hamming it Up!*

“The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.”
– Ogden Nash, Freewheeling.

The 3 Day Quote Challenge

This is the first day of the 3-day quote challenge that I was given by Mysticalwriter. First of all thank you for given me the challenge. My plan is to use one of my photos each day and find some quote to go with the photo.

Today’s quote is from one of my favorite light-versed poets, Ogden Nash; his wit is always a lot of fun!

Here are the rules:

One quote a day for three days. They can be your quotes or quotes from other people. Post one a day for three days and nominate three bloggers per post. Also, thank the person that nominated you.

My nominees for today are:

	pensitivity101 on iPhone Friday
	jansenphoto on iPhone Friday
	pensitivity101 on iPhone Friday
	jansenphoto on iPhone Friday
	Hammad Rais on iPhone Friday

Technical Details

The Challenge

The Quote

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

The Challenge

The Quote

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” ― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

The Challenge

The Quote

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” ― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

“My heart is warm with the friends I make, And better friends I’ll not be knowing, Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take, No matter where it’s going.” – Edna St. Vincent Millay, The Selected Poetry

THE 3 DAY QUOTE CHALLENGE

HERE ARE THE RULES:

Have fun!

“When I was walking in the mountains with the Japanese man and began to hear the water, he said, ‘What is the sound of the waterfall?’ ‘Silence,’ he finally told me.”

– Jack Gilbert, Collected Poems

The 3 Day Quote Challenge

Here are the rules:

Have fun!

“The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.” – Ogden Nash, Freewheeling.

The 3 Day Quote Challenge

Here are the rules:

Have fun!

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings of Buddha

“My heart is warm with the friends I make,
And better friends I’ll not be knowing,
Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take,
No matter where it’s going.”
– Edna St. Vincent Millay, The Selected Poetry

“The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.”
– Ogden Nash, Freewheeling.