Five

Five days!  Woo!  In honor of that, here are a painting and a poem that I've always liked. 

Figure Five in Gold Artist: Charles Demuth, originally uploaded by ccsgallery280.

The Great Figure

Among the rain

and lights

I saw the figure 5

in gold

on a red

fire truck

moving

tense

unheeded

to gong clangs

siren howls

and wheels rumbling

through the dark city

~William Carlos Williams

Day Three Hundred and Thirty-Four: Color Blocks

This is a shot of part of a painting that hangs in our rented house. It was done by our landlord's daughter. She has several paintings up in the house and I like many of them, even though I had to take some down to make room for the art we brought with us.

Day Three Hundred and One: Flying

This is part of a sculpture of a boy swinging a girl around by her arms.

Day One Hundred and Forty-Eight: The Point

"The point is to be involved in the moment."

~Dougray Scott

This is one of the things I value about photography. The way I approach photography demands that I be aware of my surroundings as much as possible, from the big picture to the smallest details, because there is so much worth noticing and capturing in the details and sweep of each moment.

In the rest of my life, I spend a lot of time making plans and thinking ahead and the present moment risks being overlooked. Being involved in the moment is a skill I want to work on carrying over from photography to more of the rest of my life.