Kindred Soul in Black & White, After Cancer

After cancer,

I am vulnerable, soft, 

and emotional.

I am gritty, tough, 

brave, and bold.

I am afraid, 

and I am ready to kick some ass.

Cancer made me examine my deepest emotions, 

and took me through my darkest times. 

Cancer had strengthened my relationships. 

Cancer has made me finally ready to go out there 

and live my life. I am not glad I had cancer, but, 

without it, I wouldn’t be this me that I am today.

Jennifer Gray

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ACDC +  photography + French subtitles.....whaaaaat??

View, Paddle, Breathe, Repeat.

I'm maintaining a different perspective...

for a view world otherwise seen

through a wide-open lens.

I'd rather be doing this...

here...

and here...

and here.

I do have a day job...

of which I enjoy...

but this is where I breathe...

where I can imagine more vividly...

how to limit my regrets...

and just BE...

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while sometimes listening to this...

(the visual accompaniment

is an excellent reminder that

remaining stagnant is a waste of time)...

Delta Flt. 9571 - Submissions - Diversions & A Pocket of Hot

Delta Air Lines Flight 9571

PDX to AMS

inflight eyewear

finally in use...

ELEVEN weeks later.

A morning of 

organic steel cut oats

fresh ground coffee

& art submission deadlines

en plein air

but then...

I found rusty things.

Diversion One.

Thus commencing 

a diversion process.

Diversion Two.

(previous residents)

Diversion Three.

Bird or Bat?

(came with the house)

Art submissions patiently waiting,

hmmmm...

Diversion Four.

Plucked?

Diversion Five.

It sways in the gorge winds

bellowing a melody

of deep

nautical

booms.

Diversion Six.

Beverage assistant.

Diversion Seven.

A heavy piece to move around,

but always pleasant to look at.

Diversion Seven...

this blog post.

Diversion Eight...

progressive bifocal measurements 

at the eye doc

down the hill.

Diversion Nine...

run up the hill.

Diversion Ten...

?

but I'm sure it'll be something.

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Excellent running music that provides the perfect delusion 

of looking HOT as a gal lumbers up a mountain...

This is How I Feel Sometimes

Shocked with a tinge of pissed.

Aaahhh....Oops...it happens...really...

it's OK...get over it.

Self contemplative,

indefatigable,

aware,

and

confident.

But...

All n all...

"To observe attentively is to remember distinctly."

Edgar Allen Poe

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because, sometimes, all you really care about.....

is being in the present moment doing whatcha do best...

ENOUGH

There are those times when...

talking

thinking

&

constant problem solving

must take a rest.

Which means there's plenty of time to...

take a nap on the dock,

use my toes to point at things,

wander around with my camera

instead of using my phone,

to take close up shots.....

of random....

things...

that

do

not care

if

I

talk

or

think

or

have all the answers.

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I do have a new body of work

in it's infant stages.

I have a submission deadline

at the end

of September,

something to look forward to.

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and this plays as my busy brain takes a break...

Pinch Me It's Sunday

Instinct.

Stretch.

Crossing.

Tenacity.

Sunday.

Crystal.

Studio.

Watercolors.

Secret.

Constant.

Hideout.

 Control.

Balance.

Almost home.

Full moon kayak finish.

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