Sunday, October 11, 2009

filigree shadow



if we had to exist to become the one we love,
what would the heart have to create?

rainer maria rilke (excerpted from "blank joy")
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17 comments:

  1. Butternut SquashOctober 11, 2009 at 12:25 AM

    My mother used to collect and hold stones like these. They were her 'worry stones.' Beautiful. Something so simple can be so soothing.

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  2. KathleenOctober 11, 2009 at 1:05 AM

    Hi Steven--
    Almost like a delicate and transient Japanese water painting. I don't know why I'm so attracted to rocks. I don't think I've ever seen an ugly one. Thank you for capturing this Wabi Sabi moment.
    Best,
    Kathleen

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  3. Crafty Green PoetOctober 11, 2009 at 4:23 AM

    that's a lovely delicate shadow...

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  4. TitusOctober 11, 2009 at 4:49 AM

    Truly fabulous steven, and it says it all.

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  5. The Weaver of GrassOctober 11, 2009 at 5:35 AM

    Beautiful stones, steven - somehow they speak for themselves without further words.

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  6. stevenOctober 11, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    hello butternut - we have several of these stones around the house. these stones were down by our pool where almost all the plants have dried. i noticed this one little plant's shadow cast over the pebble. have a peaceful day. steven

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  7. stevenOctober 11, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    hello kathleen, a very simple, small, powerful moment. i'm glad you enjoyed this. steven

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  8. stevenOctober 11, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    hello crafty green, i was glad to see it and happier to share it! steven

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  9. stevenOctober 11, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    hello titus, thankyou - sometimes it's happy-making for me to say a little less. it seems to say more!!! steven

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  10. stevenOctober 11, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    hello weaver, i agree. so much of what is small and apaprently inconsequential in nature is so filled with meaning. have a lovely day in the dale. steven

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  11. Golden WestOctober 11, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    There's beauty at every turn, just waiting to be seen.

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  12. SGOctober 11, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    The stones say a story... the visual is very soothing.
    And indeed, what would the heart have to create, if we were to be the one we love... it is a confusing thought for me...

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  13. Dan GurneyOctober 11, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Shadow across stone.
    Your photo is like Haiku.
    Eternal moment.

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  14. Rachel FentonOctober 11, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    You have an eye for the beauty in the ovcerlooked, the uncommon in the commonplace.

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  15. DelwynOctober 12, 2009 at 12:36 AM

    Hi Steven

    Your stones are like shadow fossils in Japanese style...

    I don't quite understand the rilke...


    Happy days

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  16. ellen abbottOctober 12, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    I love this! The second photo is amazing.

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  17. stevenOctober 14, 2009 at 8:50 PM

    hi ellen - thankyou very much. steven

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