“Pictures can and do make a difference.” – Charles Moore
Should you have 27 minutes to spare and an interest in photojournalism, check out the link to Charles Moore’s story. If you’ve not seen it before it’s well worth the trip back to the sixties.
Later on today, see what difference makers Leanne Cole and Laura Macky have put together for everyone on Leanne’s blog. Thanks to L & L and all the contributors (including viewers) for another wonderful week of…
。。。 Monochrome Madness – Week XXI 。。。
I’d like to be a water-lily sleeping on the river,
Where solemn rushes whisper, and funny ripples quiver.
All day I’d watch the blue sky—all night I’d watch the black,
Floating in the soft waves, dreaming on my back,
And when I’d tired of dreaming, I’d call a passing fish,
“I want to find the sea!” I’d shout, “Come! You can grant my wish!”
He’d bite me from my moorings, and softly I would slip
To the center of the river like an ocean-going ship.
The waves would laugh upon me. The wind would blow me fast,
And oh, what shores and wonders would greet me as I passed!
Yes, if I were a water-lily, I’d sail to sea in state—
A green frog for my captain—and a dragon-fly for my mate!
“Water-Lily” poem by John Chipman Farrar
“Ideas cannot be limited to the confines of a silo.
They need space to run around and occasionally bump into strangers.” ― Steve Hardy
“Oh, there is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love—the first fluttering of its silken wings—the first rising sound and breath of that wind which is so soon to sweep through the soul, to purify or to destroy!” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
“Last night I dreamed of chickens,
there were chickens everywhere,
they were standing on my stomach,
they were nesting in my hair,
they were pecking at my pillow,
they were hopping on my head,
they were ruffling up their feathers
as they raced about my bed.
They were on the chairs and tables,
they were on the chandeliers,
they were roosting in the corners,
they were clucking in my ears,
there were chickens, chickens, chickens
for as far as I could see…
when I woke today, I noticed
there were eggs on top of me.”
Sunshine On My Shoulders – Cliff De Young
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” – Dorothea Lange
Scamper over to Leanne Cole’s blog later on today and view what fabulous monochrome photos Leanne and Laura Macky have gathered for us this week. Gratitude to everyone involved.
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“The truly important things in life — love, beauty, and one’s own uniqueness
— are constantly being overlooked.” – Pablo Casals
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Different looking plants, some with names unknown to me.
“We ascribe beauty to that which is simple; which has no superfluous parts; which exactly answers its end; which stands related to all things; which is the mean of many extremes.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Maverick Mist 
