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  • Thorn at Solstice

    Created Dec 21 •

    Thorn at Solstice

    Winter arrived this morning, and the day is shortest today. When I walked the rose garden yesterday, I saw the roses gone and the last presenting wearied beauty as the rain washes them away.

    But the thorn remains in place, defiant and beautiful in its own right. It stands guard always, even across the cold and frost and wind and, yes, the cold Oregon rain.

    Thorns.1: Red on Blue

    Red on Blue

    Thorns.2: Just Thorns

    Just Thorns

    Thorns.3: So Thorny

    So Thorny

    Thorns.4: Red on Green on Black

    Red on Green on Black

    Thorns.5: Light On

    Light On

    Thorns.6: Ice on Purple

    Ice on Purple

    Thorns.7: Steel on Blood

    Steel on Blood

    Thorns.8 Dec 20 09

    Backlit Bright

    Thorns.9 Dec 20 09

    Ancient

    Thorns.10 Dec 20 09

    Rose Standard on Black

  • Beauty Faces Winter at the Solstice

    Created Dec 20 •

    Beauty Faces Winter at the Solstice

    Soon it is the solstice: the darkest day, the longest night. And winter sets in, cold, chill to the soul, no respite from longing. And sometimes it seems that winter takes the best and buries it in the ground, but we should never fret this way. First, we know that the new surges forward, even as early as January and February. But more to the point today, beauty survives and endures, something that matters to us all,
    even if mostly only those of us who are older can see it.

    I took these images this morning in the same rose garden from which so many of my florals were taken last summer. Of course, no one was there today but me, but then the clock is running
    and I cannot afford to miss a moment's beauty any longer.

    Rose Leaves as Solstice Arrives

    Rose Leaves as Solstice Arrives.

    Beauty Faces Winter at the Solstice

    Beauty Faces Winter at the Solstice.

    Solstice Rose: Fading Beauty is Still Beauty

    Solstice Rose: Fading Beauty is Still Beauty

    Thorns with Surviving Leaves

    Thorns with Surviving Leaves

  • A Frozen Embrace on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

    Rated Dec 18 • 1 review • photography • flickr.com

    Frozen Embrace

    A Frozen Embrace

    Ice held and captured a green leaf floating toward the sea.

  • Minimalism: Leaf in Ice on the Siuslaw River on Flickr -...

    Rated Dec 13 • 1 review • photography, water, minimalism, ice, leaf • flickr.com

    Minimalism: Leaf in Ice on the Siuslaw River

    Minimalism: Leaf in Ice on the Siuslaw River

    Captured mid-afternoon standing on a boat dock on the Siuslaw River at Mapleton just east of the Oregon coast.

  • Oregon Coast Crow in an Oregon Coast Storm on Flickr -...

    Rated Dec 11 • 1 review • photography, oregon coast, storm, crow • flickr.com

    Oregon Coast Crow in an Oregon Coast Storm

    Oregon Coast Crow in an Oregon Coast Storm

    An Oregon coast crow worries a small Pacific blue mussel as the storm froths the surf to cream nearby.

  • Minimalism: Small Cockle with Retreating Debris on Flickr...

    Rated Dec 11 • 1 review • photography, oregon coast, minimalism, shell • flickr.com

    Minimalism: Small Cockle with Retreating Debris

    Minimalism: Small Cockle with Retreating Debris

    Another small coast moment, when the tide furrows around a shell and the shadow hides inside, and debris shows the way the tide pulled the water back into the sea.

  • susheela raman - salt rain

    Rated Dec 11 • 2 reviews • ethnic music, video • youtube.com

    Susheela Raman from her debut CD of the same name.


  • Abstract Realism: Salt Waves Tattoo a Drift Log on Flickr...

    Rated Dec 05 • 1 review • photography, oregon coast, abstract realism, water, drift log • flickr.com

    Abstract Realism: Salt Waves Tattoo a Drift Log

    Abstract Realism: Salt Waves Tattoo a Drift Log

    Taken this afternoon as the tide flowed toward high along the Oregon coast.

  • Interiors

    Created Dec 04 •

    Interiors

    Our image of the interior can reveal something of our inner nature. One common way to think of our interior, one I use, is to think of the inner self as a temple, which seems a good place to begin. Mine is inhabited by a number of monkeys and they can chatter incessantly, distracting me from thoughts that are important. And sometimes in my anger I feed those monkeys until they grow large and a bit dangerous.
    So the trick is not to feed the monkeys until they go away.

    Other images of the interior are more quiet and invite an understanding of inner solitude, which is the basis for calm, and for a few, peace.

    So, some images then, from a number of fine artists of interiors.



    Paisaje del interior by Kleidoscope [Flickr].



    Interior Escuela San Juste by bizen99 [Flickr].



    KM_interior.jpg by _SiD_ [Flickr].

    P3021060

    One of mine from the interior of an ancient church in Ireland. Looking out.



    The light in the zen room by Thecameo [Flickr].



    abstract ara pacis interior by pseudonimo51 / roberto russo [Flickr].



    It's a lonely chair by Antti K. [Flickr].



    Temple monkey by ultrapop design is traveling in Thailand & Laos [Flickr].
    Darn monkey! Leave me alone.

    Tokonoma 1

  • Rolfe Horn Photography

    Rated Nov 29 • 8 reviews • photography • f45.com

    Bird in the Dunes, Tottori, Japan 2001, by Rolfe Horn

    Quite beautiful: minimal, classic, you can see how the wind moves in this still image. 
    I found this on the site by Wisechild, though it was discovered originally by Pixiestick.