Flowers for November 1 - All Saints Day

Flowers! Posting flower photos is a favorite topic of many bloggers. This bouquet was obtained from the West Seattle Market back in September. Photography is not exactly the same as live flowers but it sure does help with remembering them. I've always loved the Cosmos flower for its airy and light petals as well as the pinkish and purple tone in the colors. To me they are eye-popping and very appealing.

Today is all Saints day. A tribute to the heros and heroines of the Catholic and Christian religions. I miss the Saint statues and beautiful stained glass windows in the more modern churches these days. They were reminders of people who spent a big part of their lives trying to do good by giving all their time and possessions to help others who had nothing...and I do mean all! Today, this day is a reminder of their good works and sacrifices. Statues and stained glass windows are like the photographs of these flowers. Reminders of them. They are not idolotry...which was the complaint that led to a lot of the statues being removed and no more beautiful stained glass windows of the saints. What price fear and ignorance? I still remember the statue of St. Francis with the birds and animals that I love and sometimes see in the garden stores.

October come and gone!

Can't believe it's already November 1! The month seemed to just blow by me and I've barely posted any photos. The winds of October were cool and a little rainy but not as much as last year. The trees have been and still are spectular in the sunshine with all the golds, oranges and reds in their leaves. We had some nice rainbows too.

Halloween was just a little quiet around here. Although I did buy a blue and white haired wig. ...which I did wear to answer the door when the little trick or treaters came by with their cute costumes. Not sure I'm brave enough to publish a photo of me in it...I used it with a pirate's hat and when asked told people I was Belinda the blue haired pirate. I love costumes. That child in my just doesn't want to grow up....I hope it never will.

Quotes for the day's photo - Forgive everyone everything!

Forgive everyone everything.

Time heals all wounds, give time time!

- Regina Brett

A quote for the day's photo - " Don't Wait

"Be eccentric now, don't wait for old age to wear purple.

Urban Ugly and The New Consonance

I have to spotlight what I found to be an amazing combination of Photographs and Sound so I won't forget. Very eerie and amazingly well put together. It is a short musicphotogallery of some Urban photographs by a british photography named Highton Ridley combined with the music of Beat Frequency put together by Gordon Charlton. Interestingly enough,this is great timing since October is coming and Halloween is just around the corner. I felt this to be a wonderful display of a haunting message: Be careful what you might leave behind.... I'll need to remember to continually check it out!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsk42dPm0cw


Highton's photo site : http://www.highton-ridley.co.uk/

And some very compelling black and whites: http://www.highton-ridley.co.uk/monochrome/index.html

The eerie feeling of the music really gave me the chills. See Gordon's site for more of that:
http://beat-frequency.blogspot.com/

It reminded me that I need to do something about the clutter in my computer room....I need to be careful of what I might leave behind!

Summer is still here!

Hold on to your Flip Flops because summer is still here. Officially it isn't over until around September 21. This photo reminded me of a great weekend in August. I visited relatives at their home in Belfair, Washington, at Hood Canal. The house was right off the water and there were good opportunities to go swimming and sunning. Mostly, though, it was about connecting and savoring our times together. It was a girls' weekend! An annual affair that started a few years ago. Big girls and little girls were in abundance! Fun times and great company! Pilgrimages were made by people from out of two states: from Arizona and Oregon to Washington State by a few of the relatives.

Flip Flops are some of the best footwear for the summer. An easy off and easy on foot item, a flip flop will always be welcome in my life! I'll be holding on to mine even into the cooler months while inside the house to help me remember the summer good times had by all!

News on the Art Gallery idea and Swans

Hello, all!

Yes, I think some of my followers will remember my idea of a different kind of art gallery for this site. I had several entries regarding my brainstorming, especially about Swans:

Started in February:

The beginning of an idea:

http://littlethingsphotoblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/serious-gallery-thinking.html

Quick note on ideas brewing:

http://littlethingsphotoblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/some-ideas-brewing.html

More ideas in March:

http://littlethingsphotoblog.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html

Reference Animoto slide show in December 2008 (probably where the kernel of the idea really started:

http://littlethingsphotoblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/swans-and-animoto.html

Then in March...silence...I had a brain freeze on what I should do next.

The freeze is thawing now.....so it shouldn't be too much longer....but still not sure how long. I had some more ideas!...that is a very good sign!