Reflections
What an interesting few days it has been. I have had a couple of health issues in the last week which have caused me to really appreciate more, the health I take for granted. I hurt my neck on Wednesday night after a small fall, and yesterday some hours after the event I was seeing a strange object, sort of like stars, only this was more like a sickle shape in the left hand side of my vision, whether I closed my eyes or not. It was reminiscent of a test pattern that the black and white lines run together. It was weird. It went after about 20 mins. Amazing, a mind trip! all without any substances or medication of any kind. It has become evident to me that losing the weight was an essential ingrediant to better health for me. I just feel I have to work more on finding a balance in time, to unwind. I guess I have become more attuned in recent days to the fact that I need to be more aware of what my body is telling me. And right now It is saying I should eat breakfast!!! back in a minute.
Hmm, some rice, with a mince meat patty, vinegar and an egg! Yummo.
I have started to think in recent days what it is that causes me to really relax. I have determined that one of the essential ingredients is nature. I love nature, and whether I am sitting by a rivulet or billabong in the Bondi State Forest on the southern NSW rim or sitting with my camera at sunrise on a northern Sydney beach, or walking through the bird aviary at the Blackbutt reserve in Kotara I drink it all in. I have not been relaxing much of late, and I really need to plan that each week. I envy a good friend Lynn who has a beautiful home in the forest on the central coast hinterland and it is simply divine. I can sit on her covered porch and just drink in the sounds and wind and feel renewed again - her company is good at any time, though the place she lives in is little short of heaven or my imaginings of what peace and tranquility it might be like anyway. I have a wedding to photograph tomorrow but maybe on sunday evening I will go to a beach just to "chill".
I am aware of how busy we are becoming as people. Too busy it would seem to see the beauty or much of anythng that lies all around us. I was in the city on Monday last with an interstate vistor from a major photographic company, and as we were walking around I saw several homeless men sitting to the side of the major city thoroughfares and they generally had a sign that said, I am homeless, please help me eat. Most looked forlorn and down trodden, except one. This particular chap had the racing form guide out and with the feverish intent of a committed gambler was perusing the pages as though his very future depended on it. With an open hat collecting stray coins from passers by, I got a strong impression that no matter what was thrown in the hat, all proceeds would be eagerly spent on the next bet!.
On another occasion I recalled a person with an open hat. I spoke to a saxophonist busker and asked how his collection was doing. He didn't look at all in dire straits financially. He said simply, almost ashamedly, "I needed some money for lunch." I asked "How did you go" he simply said with a smile, "I am off to get something to eat now." I am ever so grateful for being able to "see" things that many people have worked so hard to ignore, they no longer see them anymore at all or so it would seem. The rich colours of the sunset, the darkness of a storm cloud, or the beuaty of the sun's rays that break through the clouds. The picture below shows the storm clouds on Sunday evening Jan 13th under the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the suns rays broke through the small but significant opening in the clouds. I looked around at everyone who was near me to see if another person was looking, or to guage any one elses possible interest at the wonder that was occuring before us, there were none - not a single person I could see. Only when I took some pictures did a young boy say to me "what are you taking a picture of Mr.?" to which I eagerley responded "look at the suns rays over there!" to which he said simply, "ohhh?" when he then proceeded to walk away, almost disillusioned.
I was there to take some pictures of a couple of people. I took some photos of a couple for their wedding invitations and a couple of families who wanted some portraits with the lovely Sydney Harbour in the background....and why not!
A sunset with my car on top of Mount Canobolas in Orange NSW
Sunset Clouds taken as I was a passenger in a car on Sydney's M7 motorway
A sunset in Mudgee in regional NSW
Hmm, some rice, with a mince meat patty, vinegar and an egg! Yummo.
I have started to think in recent days what it is that causes me to really relax. I have determined that one of the essential ingredients is nature. I love nature, and whether I am sitting by a rivulet or billabong in the Bondi State Forest on the southern NSW rim or sitting with my camera at sunrise on a northern Sydney beach, or walking through the bird aviary at the Blackbutt reserve in Kotara I drink it all in. I have not been relaxing much of late, and I really need to plan that each week. I envy a good friend Lynn who has a beautiful home in the forest on the central coast hinterland and it is simply divine. I can sit on her covered porch and just drink in the sounds and wind and feel renewed again - her company is good at any time, though the place she lives in is little short of heaven or my imaginings of what peace and tranquility it might be like anyway. I have a wedding to photograph tomorrow but maybe on sunday evening I will go to a beach just to "chill".
I am aware of how busy we are becoming as people. Too busy it would seem to see the beauty or much of anythng that lies all around us. I was in the city on Monday last with an interstate vistor from a major photographic company, and as we were walking around I saw several homeless men sitting to the side of the major city thoroughfares and they generally had a sign that said, I am homeless, please help me eat. Most looked forlorn and down trodden, except one. This particular chap had the racing form guide out and with the feverish intent of a committed gambler was perusing the pages as though his very future depended on it. With an open hat collecting stray coins from passers by, I got a strong impression that no matter what was thrown in the hat, all proceeds would be eagerly spent on the next bet!.
On another occasion I recalled a person with an open hat. I spoke to a saxophonist busker and asked how his collection was doing. He didn't look at all in dire straits financially. He said simply, almost ashamedly, "I needed some money for lunch." I asked "How did you go" he simply said with a smile, "I am off to get something to eat now." I am ever so grateful for being able to "see" things that many people have worked so hard to ignore, they no longer see them anymore at all or so it would seem. The rich colours of the sunset, the darkness of a storm cloud, or the beuaty of the sun's rays that break through the clouds. The picture below shows the storm clouds on Sunday evening Jan 13th under the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the suns rays broke through the small but significant opening in the clouds. I looked around at everyone who was near me to see if another person was looking, or to guage any one elses possible interest at the wonder that was occuring before us, there were none - not a single person I could see. Only when I took some pictures did a young boy say to me "what are you taking a picture of Mr.?" to which I eagerley responded "look at the suns rays over there!" to which he said simply, "ohhh?" when he then proceeded to walk away, almost disillusioned.
I was there to take some pictures of a couple of people. I took some photos of a couple for their wedding invitations and a couple of families who wanted some portraits with the lovely Sydney Harbour in the background....and why not!
A sunset with my car on top of Mount Canobolas in Orange NSW
Sunset Clouds taken as I was a passenger in a car on Sydney's M7 motorway
A sunset in Mudgee in regional NSW
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Friends like you make the world a wonderful place. Your one in a million..... thanks!!
Lynn