• clouds,  consumer,  flowers,  landscape,  natural areas,  Plants,  prairie,  quotes

    I Relate

    Salsify plant found in a local Natural Area

    “I am still a consumer; the consumer world was the world I emerged into, whose air I breathed for a very long time, and its assumptions still dominate my psyche—but maybe a little less each year….There are times when I can feel the spell breaking in my mind….There are times when I can almost feel myself simply being.”

    Bill McKibben

    I must confess consumerism has been a struggle most of my life. I easily fall prey to the  daily bombardment of marketing, always suggesting I purchase something I don’t need and can’t afford. There, also, has been a long history of buying today with tomorrow’s check. Mix these two together and we have trouble. For the past several years I buy only with money I already have and for things that are needed rather than wanted or enticed with. It’s taken a few years but I feel the spell is also breaking in my mind. So, I relate to his quote.

    Happy Father’s Day!

  • Art/Design,  lifestyles

    Sunshine, Clear Skies and Rain

    “If you’re to choose to paint your life today… What will it be? Remember, you’re the artist, not the canvas.”  Val Uchendu

    While visiting my parents we needed to make a trip to the pharmacy. My mother wanted to look for a specific color of makeup. I came across this array of nail polish and its colors. We have sunshine, clear skies and expecting more rain later today.

  • Art/Design

    Rainbow Purse

     

    Rainbow Purse
    Rainbow Purse

    A small infant wanting to be fed or have their diaper changed are not the only things that will scream out at us. In a rather large glass showcase in the hotel lobby was this brightly colored purse, screaming like a baby with a full diaper. The purse and its colors were so dominating I have no clue what the other items in the showcase were. I could hear the purse scream getting off the elevator.

  • Art/Design

    In the Window

     

    Window Temptations
    Window Temptations

    Marketing requires merchants to put on display some of their products as a way to entice a buyer. This image was taken through a store window and has some wonderful qualities that will catch peoples attention. It is simple yet presented very well and the lighting is wonderful. It does its job!