Photography Thinks
Sharon. Never be afraid of your lines or sagging. Don’t fear wrinkles or varicose veins. Don’t lose that spirit to live that looms so large that there is enough for you and still a little left over for me. Without you, life would be so empty and not worth living. You make me want to get up in the morning.
Our dear friend Howard Kane sent this orchid arrangement to Sharon. Lovely. Just lovely.
One of Trump’s imaginary intruders.
If you don’t completely close your blinds, you will know who walks down your stairs. Vigilance.
So, I am back on the street. Walked, with Sharon chaperoning, up the block near the trees. Lichens beckoned.
Out of my glare, goes the air. Transporting the oxygen out of my den. Breathing on my own. Didn’t think I would make it; but, so far, I did. Inhale through the nose; exhale through the mouth. BREATHE ON
WE always light candles on Yizkor. Depends on how many people we want to remember and how much light we can handle. It’s a Jewish custom to remember the dead. A cemetery visit would not hurt, but its geographical range is limited.
We also make a donation. By being better people, we elevate the memories of the dead, most of whom should not have died in vain.
Here, we honor and remember Sharon’s mother and father and mine. The middle candle is for all the people whom no one remembers, including all the people killed in Israel this year, all the people of Palestine killed this year and all the people killed in the Ukraine.
May there be peace.
I bought an Apple watch today. My salesman, Devine, let me shoot his hand and tattoo. He was kind and knowledgeable.
Now I have to learn how to use it.
Pain. Uncertainty. No time to make amends. Still unusual and underloved.
“photography has something to do with resurrection”
No matter where you go these days, some eyes record your movements. Could be a plant, a tree, a shrub or a drone. Could be a neighbor who has read 1984. Or maybe your salad fixings.
No way to tell to whom they report, but someday, when you don’t pay attention, an image will pop up to remind you. So, be aware. Don’t do anything you wouldn’t do in public, because there isn’t such a thing anymore.