TODAY'S
PHOTO -
Floridian puffy white clouds.
Beautiful clouds and bright blue skies have graced us here in
our section of Florida the past day and a half. There actually
was a newspaper article several months ago explaining the specialness
of the Florida clouds. The "facts" have disappeared
from my memory and what remains is the beauty of the clouds we
see so often and the reminder that I do, in fact, live in a special
place.
It was the Florida clouds that were one
of the benefits of moving down here, our daughter-in-law Kevra,
pointed out as I commented on them while we were driving to
their home from the airport, almost 3 years ago. We had come
down with mixed-emotions around our intention to find a home,
leaving the one we had been in NJ for 37 years!
I would think that most of you, at one point or another in your
lives, have played a "Cloud Game", looking for faces
and images in clouds AND I chose today's photo simply for the
overall feeling of the blue sky and the clouds.
SELF-REFLECTING QUERIES -
Where in your life are there visual spaces, even if infrequent,
that give you joy for living where you do? If in a negative
space, what positives can you find there that would empower
you?
READER COMMENTS ON THE LAST ISSUE
- Issue
118
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..peachy.
Reminds me of my prom dress in 1978 :~)"
- Debra
Schanilec .
"Oh this is lovely." Melanie Forbes
"This is gorgeous, and so is the full view. Usually
I prefer the one you've cropped, but these are both fantastic.
I'm amazed at how much I like the color. Orange is not a favorite,
but this is such a soft, attractive orange.
Shortly after viewing this photo, I opened and read Jill Badonsky's
"A Vist from the Muse" for June 2005. It contained
the following Georgia O'Keefe quote: "If you take a
flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for
the moment." Certainly I can be lost in this world
for several moments." - Mary Gray
"I enjoyed the hibiscus, especially appreciating your
offering a partial image. I love to view through two lenses:
my eyes open and then with my eyes squihttnting so I can better
view the hues and shades. That's what I did several times over.
That's how I sometimes gain inspiration for a quilting project!"
- Steven Grubman Black
"Really liked the full version. We only have white and
pink hibiscus in Mother's flower bed. Also the plants are just
starting to grow here in the Northwest. Must be really great
for a photographer as yourself to have all the flowers available
year round in Florida.
Ours must be a different variety -- because they don't have
as many petals. The flowers only bloom for one day but totally
awe inspiring. I especially love the seed pods." Judith
Tramayne-Barth
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