Monday, January 31, 2022

#Springflingers

 

Birmingham Alabama 

#Springflingers

MM’s definition

A flock of Migrating birds 


Solemn and still winter and I wait for signs of spring.  The sameness of days follow in a continuous stream while my attention drifts.  Suddenly on yet another unremarkable day the springflingers arrive.  They dip and dive, fling leaves about, screech greetings to friends and suddenly in a cloud they are up in the tree tops, then off. The first announcement of spring is always a celebration.


#grabatag


 Birmingham,Alabama 

I have been playing with how I perceive things and how I make them visible.  So, I’m weaving some together in a way that is fun for me to do. Today #grabatag is making its first venture into the wider world here.

#grabatag

Giving names to experiences and emotions to allow them to be perceived more deeply and easily recalled.  To hashtag the memory.


Ok the launch….


#Springflingers



#Springflingers

A flock of Migrating birds 


Solemn and still winter and I wait for signs of spring.  The sameness of days follow in a continuous stream while my attention drifts.  Suddenly on yet another unremarkable day the springflingers arrive.  They dip and dive, fling leaves about, screech greetings to friends and suddenly in a cloud they are up in the tree tops, then off. The first announcement of spring is always a celebration.



Thursday, January 13, 2022

Many layers of Metaphors


 All different places…all different times

There are soooo many messages that come flooding toward me from the images when I do a photo collage.  The where I was, the experience of experiencing them, the push that had me out and about at that moment and I could add a big etc. here. BUT sometimes creating a collage…just makes my eyes happy.  MMM (Marcia M’s Metaphors) the trickle down effect of filling me with joy when I make my eyes happy.



Thursday, January 6, 2022

Recipe for Gold Medal Monsters


Jocotepec  Mexico 

I have never been much of a cook but,  I have one dish in which I excel.  There are few ingredients and when done correctly it can fill me for days to come.  The prep time is but minutes.   I take a pinch of worry, add dark and a sleepless night .  Be aware this dish begins to rise immediately when the ingredients are combined.  I have seen it get so large it escapes my brain and slithers ‘round the room.  Once it has grown to that size, I have it to chew on for days to come.  My secret to this dish is that I MUST add the pinch of worry…without that the dish falls flat and I just drift asleep missing another award.

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Playing or Producing

 Apine, Alabama. Jan. 22


I love editing photos.  It is, of course, a given I first love taking them.  But with editing I can take the picture/memory out, turn it in my hands and refine the moment in my mind.  The most joy comes when I am just PLAYING with the image.  When I am EDITING and struggling to produce something that’s HEAVY, often frustrating and honestly the only reward seems to come if someone “approves” of it.  But when I am playing with a photo the reward is the yummy feeling inside as the image unfolds. This photo is my current metaphor/reminder…go play.

Sunday, December 26, 2021

Lures all around

 Birmingham, Al


Hanging pitcher plants are some of natures best tricksters.  Decked out in wild designs they beckon insects.  Once under their spell those insects don’t have a chance….they’re trapped. I marvel at all the lures dangling in my world.


Saturday, December 25, 2021

An invitation

 Birmingham Al…Christmas morning



It is Christmas morning and how lucky I am to be where I can feel this as a “Hello world you wanna play?” kind of morning!