the good juice is realizing it’s ok to be a part of a thing, and not the entire thing.
a single entire thing, is a lonely thing. but a thing made up of millions of parts
that’s where the magic lies.
—streams of consciousness while editing photos, listening to Coltrane 😆
Don’t be spending winters staring at ghosts.
Get out and talk to the living.
There are some very large letting goes to do:
people, places, honeyed and battered phases of life
there are some even larger letting goes to do:
anger, tears, parts of yourself that leave with no return.
have a past.
Everything that’s happened cannot be held today- Cleo Wade
Maple turning in the gardens at Hatley Castle, British Columbia
Gathered in one spot with thousands of dollars (2012 dollars, but still) in equipment, to capture (oh yes, I had to use that word) the space needle/skyscraper/Rainer sunset trifecta, just to the left of this frame. The pinnacle of Seattle photography! I did get my own version that night, but honestly, I like this one best.
A fern, in the Chuckanut Mountains, 2023
It seems very safe to me to be surrounded by green growing things and water. -Barbara Kingsolve