Tag: PHOTOGRAPHY

Dreamscapes…

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

You
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Are

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Always

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In

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My
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Dreams…

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Dragon profiles a Stereotype

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Profiling isn’t a good idea

Do you know why

It could change the way humans identify

I am not St. George’s horse

As referenced in the book

“Folklore of the Dragonfly.”

I never even knew him

They would have you believe
I am a devil horse that flies
Oh my…

The romanian word for devil is “drac” but “drac” also means dragon in romanian

Because of all this mixed up stuff  my name translated as Dragonfly

Confusing right? Just another way to stereotype

Now I cannot tell you how many times this made me cry

Blue Dasher a preferred name of I

But I had no say in scientific decide

My kingdom is in Animalia

I have class of Insecta

My family is Libellulidae

I could go on
but why

The simple truth is this

My mother loves me

She named me Blueray
I am known as the blue dasher

I help with insect control

Especially mosquitoes as some of you already know

Now that you know the truth maybe next time before you stereotype

You’ll think twice…

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Stand tall…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Stand tall
Stand for truth
Stand for something
Or you’re bound to fall

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The bridge I must cross…

LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Sometimes I hide from what I know to be true for it frightens me

My journey insists I cross a bridge that I rather not cross

Like a child’s uncertainty walking by the light of the moon

So my thoughts intrude in my clouded mind persuading me to higher ground

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I must cross or I will surely die

A bitter death of a spiritual kind

Intuitively I am painfully aware that I mustn’t haste

A day dream becomes my reality
demanding I move from my comfort zone

I am afraid…

What is on the other side…

Can you tell me

Or maybe I could continue

To hide…
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No
I
Want
To
Be
Alive

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Be you…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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“We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
(Marianne Williamson)

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A gift from the heart

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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My daughter Candice is so thoughtful. She is always buying, or makeing me unique gifts that are usually a treasure of nostalgia.

She gave me this necklace last year while I was in Portland Oregon. It appears to be one made in the 70’s.

She gave it to me for no apparent reason other than, she thought I would love it, and of course like everything she gives me or makes me it’s sincere and precious to me.

I miss Portland and I miss my children.  I have two daughters and four grandchildren that reside there, and I’m certainly overdue for a visit.

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Playing with my beads

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Making tracks

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Growing old is mandatory

Humor, PHOTOGRAPHY

Growing up is optional…

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Blooming cacti

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Sharks in Heaven?

Humor, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Fallen Angel

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Flourish..

PHOTOGRAPHY

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APIARY

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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A day to remember

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Embrace Creativity

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Escape…

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Ocean Bottle

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

My new bottle I made for my grandson Jameson.

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Hemp

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Wood
Jagermeister bottle
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Create

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Love

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Abandoned…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I’m lost and I can’t find my way home…

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Feeling groovy

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I love dates…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Trainscapes

PHOTOGRAPHY

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BAXTER

ART, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY

He’s a girls best friend…

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Loyal till the end

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At such a cost

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Delivering corporate merchandise

To Americans

Always low prices

Or maybe

Always paid with a price

Blood stains on their trains

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as we lie bleeding….

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Waiting…

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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For
You
To
Come
To…

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Just another beautiful day…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Experiments…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I feel the earth move under my feet

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I feel the sky tumbling down…

By Carole King

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumblin’ down
I feel my heart start to tremblin’
Whenever you’re around

Ooh, baby, when I see your face
Mellow as the month of May
Oh, darlin’, I can’t stand it
When you look at me that way

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumblin’ down
I feel my heart start to tremblin’
Whenever you’re around

Ooh darlin’, when you’re near me
And you tenderly call my name
I know that my emotions
Are something I just can’t tame
I’ve just got to have you, baby

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumblin’ down, a tumblin’ down
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumblin’ down, a tumblin’ down
I just a lose control
Down to my very soul
I get a hot and cold
All over, all over, all over, all over

I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumblin’ down, a tumblin’ down
I feel the earth move under my feet
I feel the sky tumblin’ down, a tumblin’ down
A tumblin’ down, a tumblin’ down, a tumblin’ down
Tumblin’ down

(Carole King)

I’m just feeling a little nostalgic tonight.

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Juxtaposition

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I was there

LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

Do you remember…

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Or did you trade your heart once more

For a rock of fools gold…

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Dreamscape

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Once again alone, yet not lonely…

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Palo Verde

PHOTOGRAPHY

The state tree of Arizona

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Palm Themes

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Night Bird

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Textures in B&W

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Looking back…

LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

Where did I go

Lost in the storms of a time

When your love was forever mine

Now I am left sleeping in the rain

My rear view mirror a haunting

Of what I left behind…
…
Me…

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Caressed by love

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Arizona palms

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Blue skies

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Nothing but blue skies…

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Textures

PHOTOGRAPHY

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You light up my life…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

ART, Humor, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Smile in spite of yourself, even if it hurts.

Today I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn’t find any new prospects to photograph.
I went to Old Navy, and on my way out the door, I looked up and saw these mannequins smiling. My first  thought was, “how funny.”  I then said if they can smile being stuck up there, then I’m sure I could smile and get unstuck from down here. 
It worked. ~°•○☆”smiles”☆○•°~

I had to smile in spite of myself.
I snapped a few shots then left the store with a sincerity of heart, and a fresh perspective on life.

(Dawnasong)

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Clouds in my eyes…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Fall from the sky

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While memories of long ago

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Float on by…

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Gimme shelter…

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Just passing through…

ART, FAMILY, PHOTOGRAPHY

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A perfect storm…

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Cooling the landscape to delicious

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Life is cool yet warm in an Arizona
Perfect storm..

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Tired of living…

ART, LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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It’s easy to do
The things I wanted
Forsaken for you
I would never change anything
our love was so true
It will not be our end
I will always love you
Truly…

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No-one ever said life would be easy

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Arizona lemon trees have a great struggle to bear fruit…I love them for they never give up:)

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No arms no peace

PHOTOGRAPHY

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As a sign of peace without arms
A message cannot convey
Its profound meaning
So is a town without truth
Only anguish will be its end
As the sun continues bleeding
No truth
No peace
No meaning…

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The two shall become as one…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Eventually…

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Tones of repetition

PHOTOGRAPHY

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The gathering…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Cacti passion…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Regarding Trees

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.

(Zora Neale Hurston)

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My… my… my…

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, Poetry

Said the cactus to the?…

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Jump right ahead and your …

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Your not a fly…!
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My rubicund thorn

ART, LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

Your beauty is without measure

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In wrath you change

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A protection I blame…

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A sacrifice in pain…

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Your softness returns reluctantly…
…
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…
I missed you…

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Regarding marriage…

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that creates an unhappy marriage.
Friedrich Nietzsche

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Pastels

PHOTOGRAPHY

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silhouettes

PHOTOGRAPHY

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He may feel like he’s unappreciated…

LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

But to the contrary, he’s a lovely aesthetic environmental masterpiece to the definition of life, death, and rebirth.

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Environmental appreciation day is every day.

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Reflections…

INTERESTS, LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

Of the clouds in our eyes

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Reflections of a roadmap rid of lies

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Reflections of our nation’s constant cries

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Reflections of the beauty of our skies
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Reflections of a mirror for us to see  truth
Love
Peace
To
set
our
spirits
free
Eternally
brilliant
light
inside
You
And
Me
…

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Today’s Brunch photos

ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Out door malls in Arizona

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Palm decor

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Brunch time with misting lines 108° today….we ate inside. We’re not seasoned Arizonaian’s yet. Outside dinning in this weather is for guys like poncho and lefty. {{{{Laughs}}}}

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In Arizona misting lines are hung above out door dining, for a refreshing mist that slightly caresses you while you’re enjoying your brunch.

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Trainscapes

PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Day I Stopped Turning

ART, INTERESTS, LOVE POEMS, Poetry

Reminiscent of times before my record player stopped playing my song, merry-go-rounds, carousels,
and I, the forgotten ferris wheel stopped turning and left me on high…

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I found this image on line and it made me feel like I was able to touch a profound moment from the past.

This image is from..
ttp://fuckyouimagentleman.tumblr.com/post/94715026112/de-preciated-abandoned-ferris-wheel-by-city

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Comparisons of tone

PHOTOGRAPHY

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The road will narrow

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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But stay on the path and keep moving forward. Do not give up, for it will be worth it in the end.
Always remember, God is love and love never fails.

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Desiderium

LOVE POEMS, PAINTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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His Shadows
One of his clone
The other unknown
He looks to the horizon for home
His shoulders carries
His last song
He moans…

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Another reminder

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I’m not alone…

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Knots of Nets

PHOTOGRAPHY

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I absolutely love tying knots. It’s therapeutic, rewarding and serene.
What more could I ask for this evening?
Life is good and it keeps getting better.
I love peace, love, WordPress, and all of you wonderful bloggers that continue to enhance my understanding of our world in which we create through.

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Love and peace

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

“If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Love and peace are eternal”
– John Lennon

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Thomas Paine

Uncategorized

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A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
(Thomas Paine)

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Enlightenment

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

“The mind once enlightened cannot agin become dark.”
(Thomas Paine)

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Comparing

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

“Do not compare your insides to other people’s outsides.”

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It only leaves you feeling empty.

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Shared from WordPress

PHOTOGRAPHY

http://ajleonephotography.wordpress.com/2014/04/19/masks/
Absolutely fabulous!

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Arizona Dating

PHOTOGRAPHY

There are high expectations for dating in Arizona 🙂

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I love you

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Hi

Humor, PHOTOGRAPHY

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What’s your name?

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Life is wonderful

PHOTOGRAPHY, Poetry

My happiness depends on my ability, to become willing, to accept that things are exactly the way they are supposed to be.
Nothing happens by mistake.
Adversity is sent to teach us to practice patience, tolerance and love.

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Life is wonderful

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And so are you

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Just believe

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The truth, it frees…

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Love

PHOTOGRAPHY, Poetry

My happiness depends on my ability, to become willing, to accept that things are exactly the way they are supposed to be.
Nothing happens by mistake.
Adversity is sent to teach us to practice patience, tolerance and love.

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Life is wonderful

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And so are you

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Just believe

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The truth, it frees…

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To touch you…

LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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Oh I wish you would get closer just so I could touch you…

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Arizona colors

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Sun goddesses

PHOTOGRAPHY

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How many fingers am I holding up

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Desoto

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Bittersweet

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Sunset

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Dear John…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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You are my sunshine…

PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Cinema

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

“Cinema is the ultimate pervert art, It doesn’t give you what you desire, it tells you how to desire.

Slavoj Zizek

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My cobalt bottle

PHOTOGRAPHY

Was lonely so I made him a new friend

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Desert Boneyard

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Life is like walking through a

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, Poetry

Catus garden

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They can be painful if your not careful
As life can be…
But pain is a great motivator
Pain is a teacher to keep you safe
And to bring you home
You are loved beyond measure
Come home…

Dawnasong

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Locomotion Transparency

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Just for fun…

FAMILY, INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

“Go to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.”

Mark Twain

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(Winter Haven California)

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(Jessica Stacylee Jones)

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Choose light

INTERESTS, LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY, Poetry

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As a flower in the rain
I continue to glow because
I know the truth
If I choose to only exist
Negative energy lives
When I choose to live
Negative energy only exists
Light is a choice
Believe…

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Serenity

PHOTOGRAPHY

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Winter Haven California

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When your door closes

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, Poetry

There’s always a window of opportunity

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Do not quit. Continue to believe and you will find what you’re looking for.
Be still and listen to the light inside of you.
Remember our wants are not met, our needs our.

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Farming

INTERESTS, PHOTOGRAPHY

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“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”

Masanobu Fukuoka

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Side Sliding

LOVE POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHY, Poetry

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Sometimes it’s not easy to follow the road that you know to be true. Today I slipped side ways,  but I soon realized it and straighten my perspective.
And things seemed to appear brighter.

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Beautiful!

PHOTOGRAPHY

Check out @NBCNewsPictures’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/NBCNewsPictures/status/492811047011880960

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