Anger Management

“If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate
something about your size?”
Sydney J. Harris

This angry infant is a one of many sculptures by Gustav Vigeland that inhabit
Vigeland Sculptor Park in Oslo, Norway.

Shadow Biking

“Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall of unless you stop pedaling.”
Claude Pepper 1900-1989

It’s also true that you can never get off until you stop pedaling.

Choice

"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy."
Dorothy Parker 1893-1967

Bottoms up!

No Reason

"There is no reason not to consider the world as one gigantic painting."
Robert Rauschenberg 1925-2008

Or a billion tiny photographs.

Finding Beauty

“If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere.”
Vincent van Gogh 1853-1890 

But it’s easier if you happen to be in Norway.

Like the Waters

I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.'
William Butler Yeats 1865-1939

Fjord Fondness

“Nature never did betray / The heart that loved her.”
William Wordsworth 1770-1850

It’s hard not to love this place. It’s the Geiranger fjord in Norway.

Finish the Moment

“To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road,
to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom”
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

All the Time

“Art happens all the time, everywhere. All we have to do is to keep our minds open.”
Jacek Tylicki

A blue, red and green Norwegian scene.

Babble Not

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

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

Pattern

“Art is pattern informed by sensibility.”
Sir Herbert Read 1893-1968

I don’t know if it’s art or sensible but I found this design in eastern Norway.

Spirit Space

“What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.”
John Updike 1932-2009

Inhale, exhale........inhale, exhale.

What Else?

“A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy.”
Albert Einstein 1879-1955

I’m looking for some fruit and a violin.

I'm taking a blogger break. I'll be back in a couple of weeks.

Most Beautiful

“The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.”
Wallace Stevens 1879-1955

Reflection

I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.
Francois Truffaut 1932-1984

This is a sideways view of a Norwegian hillside reflected in a motionless lake. I added yellow and blue because they are complimentary (opposite) colors in the additive color system. If you stare at the middle of this picture for about 30 seconds and then move your cursor over the image you should see an afterimage of the compliments of these colors. The blue will become yellow and the yellow will become blue. The afterimage will fade after a second or two. It's a reflection in your head.

This picture can also be viewed as a Rorschach test. What do you see?

This weeks theme for Corner View is "reflection". There's more to reflect on in the blogs below. Thanks to Francesca for hosting.

jane, theresa, ian, joyce, francesca, isabelle, kari, jgy, lise, otli, dorte, skywriting, tikjewit, sophie, daan, wander chow, kelleyn, sammi, anna,  kenza, rosamaría, victoria, mlle paradis, tzivia, tania, nadine, cate, cole, ibb, kasia, juniper, flowtops

Every Step

“To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom”
Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882

Enjoy your walk.

Wood

“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.
After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.”
Zen Proverb

During enlightenment; solar heating, indoor plumbing.

This weeks theme for Corner View is "wood". There could be more wood in the blogs below. Thanks to Isabelle for the theme and Francesca for hosting.

jane, theresa, ian, joyce, francesca, isabelle, kari, jgy, lise, otli, dorte, skywriting, tikjewit, sophie, daan, wander chow, kelleyn, sammi, anna,  kenza, rosamaría, victoria, mlle paradis, tzivia, tania, nadine, cate, cole, ibb, kasia, juniper

Social Clouds

“You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.”
Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862

Sometimes they come down to visit.

Beauty

"Beauty is the promise of happiness."
Stendhal 1783–1842

This is a view from a ferry floating on a Norwegian fjord.

You Should Go

“A small town is a place where there's no place to go where you shouldn't.”
Burt Bacharach 1928-

This idyllic small town is on the Aurlandsfjord in beautiful Norway.