Indomitable Life

[Ysarex93 87]

From my walk Sunday afternoon.

After we've exterminated ourselves and taken most of the life on the planet with us, the plants will be there to start the reclamation job.



Joe

 

[Frequency]

What a beautiful image and idea :thumbsup:

 

[Derrel]

Along with cockroaches...and Cher...

Wonderful photo Ysarex. New life, springing forth from a small crack filled with the barest amount of dirt...it's a commonly-occurring and yet often-unseen aspect of modern life, and sadly, few people ever see fit to record it and bring it to the attention of others. This is a nice one!

 

[Ysarex93 87]

Along with cockroaches...and Cher...

Wonderful photo Ysarex. New life, springing forth from a small crack filled with the barest amount of dirt...it's a commonly-occurring and yet often-unseen aspect of modern life, and sadly, few people ever see fit to record it and bring it to the attention of others. This is a nice one!

Derrel, is this a sentimental side we don't often see? I think we share some cynical views so, thank you very much for that.

It's been 3.5 years since I retired from full-time teaching. Twenty five years of a basically sedentary job left me in pretty bad shape. Two to three hour walks three to four days a week haven't taken enough off my waist measurement yet but I'm a whole lot healthier than I used to be. BUT more importantly I'm so much happier and healthier in my state of mind. I've experienced a revelation of wonder and beauty that was always there surrounding me. When my students would whine there was nothing to photograph, I used to yell at them one of my favorite Minor White quotes, "If you can't expose a roll of film walking around the block you're f**kin' blind!" Now I walk that block with my eyes open for the first time in many years -- should have listened to myself and Minor long ago --slow down, go for a walk.

Take Care,
Joe