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Life is messy
Reflections on things we cannot control
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- Events in life never line up
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- Things rarely go as we hoped they would
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- Monsters approach from all directions
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- Lurking in the shadows
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- Gnashing their teeth
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- Until all we can do is scream
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- And wait for the inevitability of death
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- And yet, for all that, I wouldn’t have it any other way
(Respectively, photos taken in Toronto; Hope, BC; New York City; China Beach, BC; Chilliwack, BC; Volcan Arenal, Costa Rica; and Montezuma, Costa Rica)
Woods you believe – British Columbia
There is something amazing about the serenity of a lush forest. Even as you follow a trail through the woods with other tourists, I find everyone takes a slightly more hushed tone, as though in reverence to what is around them.
Here are some woodsy photos I took on my trip to British Columbia.
The variegation of the light and shadows, and the richness of the undergrowth take me to a place before time. (China Beach, BC)
On the shoulders of giants grows the next generation. (Shannon Falls, BC)
A carpet of green warms the forest floor. (Brandywine Falls, BC)
Where did that elephant suddenly come from, leaping from the mountainside beneath the moss. (Brandywine Falls, BC)
And some images express irreverence…I believe the tree on the far left is the men’s. (Chilliwack Lake, BC)
Across the universe – a mental travelogue
(This post is inspired by something I saw earlier today on another blogger’s site. So thanks, storiesbyfrances.)
Whether writing or doing photography, one of my personal goals is to look beyond what is right in front of me, to see objects at levels beyond their macro existence (how metaphysical is that). Given time and attention, patterns form, images present themselves, thoughts meander, reality becomes flexible.
Below, I’ve posted photos taken while traveling through British Columbia last year. I was going to tell you what I saw, but instead have decided to ask you what you see in the images, if anything. For the sake of the wondrous places I visited, however, I will tell you where the photos were taken.
(Botanical Beach, Vancouver Island)
(Botanical Beach, Vancouver Island)
(China Beach, Vancouver Island)
(Port Renfrew, Vancouver Island)
(Tofino, Vancouver Island)
Don’t forget to let me know what you see.
I don’t care if we agree; in fact, if you see something I didn’t, then my universe becomes that much larger.
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