Perspective is Key

Sometimes a simple carefree accident from one can feel like a highly polished obtrusion for another.

 

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

Hope you all enjoyed the day!

 

 

 

Oh! To Be Free!

1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . KICK!

Little boys and elephants have much in common. They love spending time with 'their people'. And they have an overwhelming urge to roam as far and as fast as their feet will take them. But despite their best efforts, they often crash chaotically wherever they go.

I suppose the world would be a much more orderly place if they were easy to contain.

 

But then I wonder, why would you want to?

 

 

 

Double points for anyone who can tell me in which book "1...2...3...KICK!" appears.

 

Let's See What's Caught?

To Market ©2012

 

 

Oh!

In case

some of you

hadn't noticed

the TNT Market

is now open to the

worldwide public.

Just a few things out

and ready to buy now

that you might find

very interesting.

I'll let you know

when I put out

something new

just for you.

 All of that to

say, feel free

to stop by

 and take a

look at the

fresh catch

of the month.

The web can be confusing.

It is actually quite easy to find.

Go to www.tntimages.us/store.html

Thanks!

Market

 



 

 



The Picture of Hard Work

 

 

A few weeks ago I baked a delicous lemon chicken. It was the sort of meal that makes one feel like a bonafide foodie with complete bragging rights. Framing the shot to perfection on my kitchen counter seemed a fitting salute to a wonderful creation.

 

Moments later I set the table for one and began to do a bit of work. That's when I saw another sight. The pristine moment before any plate is touched in its vacuous simplicity is good in its own right. However, do we ever stop to notice the beauty of the moments of creation or when we enjoy the product of our labor? These are usually messy, cluttered and chaotic, but they have a particular glory in an unsung magic through things so common that they are almost always missed.

*Photo on the screen of my laptop by Shelley Bridgers

Men, Women . . . and Other?

 

This is the sign for the elevator at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. When I first saw it I was impressed by a sign that actually showed someone in a wheelchair using the elevator. Afterall, those who are bound to a wheelchair are those who need an elevator, right? If you can walk you have the luxury of using the stairs. So it has always seemed silly to me to have a sign showing two able bodied people riding in the elevator.

Then I looked again and wondered, "Does this sign segregate?" Does it make the person in a wheelchair niether male nor female, just an 'other'?

Warm Doughnuts

There are certain universals within every culture. A few of them are love, joy, a deep desire for peace, the search for honesty, a need for mutual respect,

...and doughnuts.

On Labor Day I had the pleasure of meeting four men who work with my brother-in-law. They are from Hyderabad and he has enjoyed introducing them to various things in American culture. At the close of this particular day we stopped at Krispy Kreme.

Needless to say they were enthralled by warm doughnuts.

Sometimes we become foolish and believe that those "other than us"

are too different to approach, let alone befriend. 

Customs may be dynamic,

but love, life and hope is constant.