Working

“What no wife of a writer understands is that a writer is working
when he's staring out the window.”
Burton Rascoe 1892-1957

And I’m "working" when I’m staring in.

Step By Step

“A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down
the stairs a step at a time.”
Mark Twain 1835-1910

I don’t know about you but I need a color fix just about every day.

Restless

“We are restless because of incessant change, but we would be
frightened if change were stopped”
Lyman Lloyd Bryson 1888-1959


This is an area off the coast of Monterey called the Restless Sea.
Conflicting currents and submerged rocks keep it constantly agitated.

Happy To Be Bitten

“And would the dream pear not
come gladly
once it knew this was you
wanting to take it in?”

The dream pear chose reality,
wanting your mouth as I did -

Honestly, it was happy to be bitten.”
Brenda Hillman

Happy Thanksgiving to all you USAers. And may the rest of the world be grateful too!

Good Hearts

“You may depend upon it that they are as good hearts
to serve men in palaces as in cottages.”
Robert Owen 1771-1858

A women with a pink parasol walks past the Imperial Palace in Bangkok.

Babble Not

"They only babble who practice not reflection."
Edward Young 1681-1765

This is a photo of a babble free zone in Norway.

Just Thinking

“Think left and think right and think low and think high.
Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!”
Dr. Seuss 1904-1991

Think high
Think low
This is what
I have to show

The Situation

“Where you stand depends on where you sit.”
Nelson Mandela

And why would I want to sit here?

Without Measure

"All things, and man as well, should be like nature, without measure."
Hans Jean Arp 1886-1966

The Cause of Peace

“We must be prepared to make heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace that we make ungrudgingly for the cause of war. There is no task that is more important or closer to my heart.”
Albert Einstein 1879-1955

November 11 is Veterans Day in the US, a day to honor military veterans. This is a photograph of a section of the Crosses of Lafayette, a controversial war memorial that began as a protest of the Iraq war but is also meant to honor those who have died.

Keep Your Distance

“Love your neighbor as yourself; but don't take down the fence.”
Carl Sandburg 1878-1967

Of course, this is just one man’s perspective.

Not Safe

“Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.”
William Shakespeare 1564-1616

Homeland security in Tucson, Arizona.

Stretch

“In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential”
Suze Orman

At first I couldn’t tell whether this surfer was welcoming the ocean or confronting it. It turns out that he was just loosening up before he played with it. Anyway, I liked his stance as well as how the sea was blending into the foggy sky.

Warning! Text and texture are seeping into my photos. The purity of my art is in jeopardy but I do have a cure. To see the unblemished photo just hover the cursor over the bottom half of the photo.

Five or Forever

“He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever”
Chinese Proverb

And what is your question?