Away for too long

Time just keeps moving on.  I've been away for a week.  The long-serving camera failed one last time.  It was the shutter this time.  Then again, after six years of service, it was time to retire the trusty camera.  I've gotten another camera but photography is rather expensive.  So to help defray the costs, I have been busy selecting and putting up my artwork for sale.  Check the photos out the photos at society6.com

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I have been inspired by Mary Carroll's wonderful photos.  As I went through my collection of photographs, I was amazed that there were some good photos.  At least I believe they are good.  To really determine if these photos are worth anything, I took Mary's route and put them in Society 6.

 Photography captures the moment that could otherwise be lost save for the memories of a few.  This is my inspiration for going out there each day looking for moments to capture.

Until the day my six-year-old DSLR died on me.  I reckon each camera year is like 15 human years.  I've hauled it across oceans, covering births, graduations, birthdays, funerals, weddings, and life in between.

So I guess, my Canon 400D has earned its place in the great beyond.  It has served me well.  Good bye.  Rest in Pics.

A Childhood Revisited

Somewhere, tucked in my life, and perhaps those of my siblings and my own children, who have spent countless hours lost in the world of Enid Blyton and the Famous Five, there lives a memory of Kirrin Island.

This could be what still lives in our memories, many decades since we last touched the book.

Memories, as we age, are those little things we cling to in our fear to move forward.

A Ray of Sunshine

A day at the beach with the family.  Always a lovely, wonderful time.  Perhaps not at the moment when the same gets everywhere, the salt in the air gets into one's hair.

But someday, when we are old and grey, when we walk with a hunch.  We will remember that day, back in time, and the moments spent.





Likewise, on that someday in the future, the children would have grown up.  They will have their own children who will flip through the photos and ask, "When was this?"

And our own little ones, all grown up now, will remember that moment, that day at the beach.

Time will pass.

Moonlight

Oh, to sit by the moon-drenched beach, listening to the waves lapping the shore as the gentle breeze caresses you.  The loveliness of the moment made better as you snuggle next to your love.  Wishing the night could go on forever; wishing the magic moment will never disappear.

But it does, and life moves on.  And the memory of that moment lives on in our minds, in our hearts, in our dreams.

Sun and Sea

The peaceful sound of the lapping waves in the night...soothingly takes one's mind off the humdrum of work. If only holidays could last just another day longer; if only we could linger around for a moment more.
How often have we returned reluctantly from breaks away from work, lamenting the piles of paperwork we have to face or the dozens or email that we need to respond to.

Why do we do these to ourselves?  Why indeed.

Old Friend

Back again, a familiar face - the yellow alder - turnera  ulmifolia is always a cheerful flower.

When life is tough, take a peek at the alder and how it stands proudly in the sun.

Often we pass by this short shrub and never notice the bright yellow flowers.  And in the same way, our friends - the ones who stand by us - are often taken for granted.

Pause for a moment and send a note to  an old friend.  Just a note to say...

Don't wait too long, the opportunity may not come again.