Resilience

A photo made near my home, the subject of which shows signs of age and the scars of some hardship, but is still living and growing.

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.” —George Bernard Shaw Isn’t the goal to enjoy creating compelling images? When I first picked up a camera many years ago, I was highly focused on gear and technical aspects. I…

https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/05/EBM-20210524112301.jpg Garden petunia (Petunia atkinsiana) This past Monday morning, the weather was nice, and I was feeling an urge to make some photos, which I haven’t felt in a while. Bonnie used our car for most of the day, so my choices of what to photograph were limited by how far I was willing to…




Yes, nature is amazing how it seems to survive. Nor does it seem to care about whether is is a thing of beauty or not. It just is. I have much to learn from nature.
You’re right, Monte. There’s a certain honesty to and about nature.
Makes me realize we are no different from anything else in nature. We all show signs of age and scars of hardship in the way or another.
At the core, you’re right, Howard. Except we have our vanities and often try to be something more or different.than we are, which has been made easier with social media. ;-)
I really love old trees with a lot of character. Great photo Earl!
Thank you, Mark. Trees like this always catch my attention; their character is a great way to describe this..