Showing posts with label ellsojala. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

dances in molecules...









a soul which dances in the molecules, soaring on waves of energy... never contained by the earthly body












oh, how this soul delights in the literal touch ~ 

rain drops rolling across the nerve endings of skin

heart pumping, lungs expanding to keep pace with the legs' out of control journey downhill

the subtle hint of flavor on tongue, and of life cycling through the marrow of this energy vessel 

and that sweet embrace of love... souls meeting in a dance of tangled limbs, intoxicating smiles, aroma of young life












the soul becoming so painfully filled, so dangerously testing the heart's beating and the waves of brain's limited space with emotional exultation.  too much.  the soul bursts forth... a peter pan flight of happy thoughts soaring in sweet release from the container.  holding on to the memory of the senses... of touch and smell and voice meeting ears












this soul can float on this pocket of bliss, so long as it avoids that temptress of physicality.  but, like an addict to their drug, we crave more.  for this is life.  this is the miracle body that proffers our soul this journey












the never ending work of cells.  so desperately holding on to time for a soul which only knows the boundaries of such mundane notions while spending time here on land.  for as we humans live on after gifts of love and glass and fruit whither or break, carrying the memory rather than the physical object, so too does the soul

floating forever on the ecstasy of each second's mortal memory




(click on each link below the captures to see these flickr lovelies and more work from each amazing photographer)




Monday, February 22, 2010

small moments, forever treasures...





"you must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment."  ~ henry david thoreau








now, i will happily admit to finding joy in reminiscing over the pleasant memories, dreaming of adventures to come... but, there is equal joy to be found in letting the present envelop you, feeling alive in each molecule of your being in a single moment, breathing deep and joyfully laughing at the surprising nature of the world around you


spent a lovely day at the zoo with my niece and nephew this weekend, followed by a pancake dinner, and completed with a sleepover and bagels for breakfast.  oh, how could i have left my camera behind, missing the capture of small moments at the zoo?  yet, how many small moments in these adventures will forever be captured in that little camera of the mind... stored away for instant recall, perusal, laughs, and smiles whenever i want.  it is sometimes so refreshing just to put the camera down for a day and simply live in the moments, basking in the now


that being said, i do so appreciate peeking through the window, into a world of moments i never lived, never saw... seeing into the mind of others, enjoying their little moments, captured forever for all to share.  an endless possibility of interpretation, sparking smiles and giggles and our own memories of the mind




here is a collection of beautiful flickr captures of small moments and forever treasures... click on the links under each picture to see the photography on flickr and to see each photographers vast array of beautiful images




























































Monday, February 8, 2010

just one? not a chance...





1)




contemplating, today, the irony of these lists of 'flickr favorites' and 'etsy favorites' for a person who is in no way, shape, or form a 'favorites' type of person... never have been, and most likely never will be. inevitably, i will inwardly cringe when someone asks me what my favorite movie, book, music, show, etc., etc., etc. is. (sorry if i occasionally let a sigh or eye roll slip when these questions are asked). as someone who is not really a definitive decision maker, asking me to pick out the very, very best of all possible choices? not gonna happen ;) (seeing the top five favorite lists the etsy featured sellers must complete makes me a little panicky in itself! i know i would be unable to complete this task, and therefore would be fired from being an etsy featured seller before it was ever put in print)

now, i know those things which fill me with joy, make me smile, make me cringe (see above!), make me inhale a wonderfully deep breath that forces me to stop and feel each heartbeat, make my stubborn temper finally burst open and cause my head to explode. but, i can not and will not narrow each down to only one. perfectly happy to make a decision in the now... it just may change a bit tomorrow. so, i believe this may be exactly why i do go about creating these lists. never do i have to pick out ten favorite favorites of all time, lock them up, and throw out the key. instead, anything that makes my heart sing, brings tears down my cheek, forces a loud bahahahahaha (that was for you cary) out of my mouth, will always have a place on these ever changing and rotating lists.

today, i will share some of these flickr lovelies, each depicting a few of the many things in life that fill me with happiness ;)



(links to all of these flickr images can be found on the bottom of the post)




2)


endless, somersaulting, bigger than life imagination





3)


needle and thread in fingers... stitching together a story, an emotion, a fantasy
(well, i suppose this was an obvious one)






4)


juicy, sour lemons... sneaking away as a child to eat them after my mom told me my teeth were sure to fall out if i did (they didn't)





5)


breakfast, anytime of day, the bigger the better





6)


flying within my dreams





7)


warm sun closing a day of new memories





8)


the birth of new life, and hope, for a species so endangered







happy monday