“Electric Blue” was taken in the middle of the night whilst I was filling in as concierge at another location on break. The streetlight and the newly formed drops atop the park table was just too much irresistible. This is what I mean when I speak of “finding the extraordinary in the ordinary-” we, life and the world sometimes moves too damned fast that we refuse to just slow down, even for a moment. Yet when I took a fifteen minute break away from work, lo and behold there was a shot already prepped for me and a lifetime’s memory. Slow down once in a while…
Too Late, Too Soon
I always loved the Jon Secada song “Too Late, Too Soon.” It’s a melancholy song embroiled in the deepest seven shades of “What ifs?” The singer tries to rationalize on so many levels, but in his heart of hearts he knows what the deal is. Much like this picture, it’s wonderful to have plants pop up a month too soon, but is it too late to turn back the clock on what man is doing to the climate? As much as I love Mother Nature and her fragile, colorful gifts, I also know she has a dark side that we’ve only begun to experience as she seeks to restore the natural balance
Far and Away
May 9, 2018 It was a beautiful sunny day, perfect weather. I have always loved watching the sky, whether watching clouds barrel across the void while on the ground the air was still as can be, gazing at the Milky Way and constellations as I was growing up in rural Michigan, or just watching the sunset with a glass of wine on my day off. So much to see up there, so much beauty, if only we take the time out of our busy days and lives to appreciate it. Blue is also my favourite colour, so the parceling of the clouds from whisps to clumps only added to that day
