When Brownie was alive
When Brownie was alive we’d ride our bikes through the dry heat and down the red dirt tracks, tires popping as pebbles flew from our paths, always a hot wind harsh and unfriendly. How I hated that wind. Somehow as children though, we overcome things like this, death and heat, sometimes as adults it’s harder.
At the river we’d gather the stones that had been shaped by the water that ran forever through the valley. Its a trickle now, with the years of drought that followed. But I see it as it was, a brown green snake slithering and winding, seemingly never ending.
Once the stones had been rocks and boulders, hills or cliffs by the ocean. Something for man and animal to stand on up high, or perch, bearers to things seemingly unreachable, but now they were small and worn, carried and tumbled and rounded into submissive pebbles. All semblance of might long gone.
When we had a pile we’d skim them. Counting the bounces, seeing who could throw furthest, bounce highest. Now the stones from our hands were glorious things, slicing through the air and slicking off the water, shooting and arcing.
Alive once again.
Michael Douglass, 2009.
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Adam Gormley
Hi Michael, cool shot mate :)
daftnation
im confused is brownie a person, or is the thing on that hand supposed to be a brownie cause i thought it was a giant wart or a puss bag of some sort. anyways i think it would look like a brownie if it was indeed brown. actually now that i take a closer look it seems to be a marble of some sort, and the crease in his hand closest to the fingers is a bit over exagerrated.
i give it an 18
Naomi Mawson
Nice One!
Jess Andrews
love this
Steve Woodman
Marvelous!
sky2007
This is truly one of my favorites, Brilliant~
JonnyMarvel
Great idea, fantasticaly done
Peter Zentjens
Wow, magnificent concept, very well executed! Great image.
Yunnimun
Sharp man!
aglaia b
love this!
very clever. ;-)
capecodart
very nice shot , beautiful work.!
Mahjabeen Mankani
beautiful work!!
fishandpigs
I love how the cracks in the rock match the lines in the palm!
Stunning!
KreddibleTrout
nice image & words. really nice.
emilywence
this is wondrous.
how did this happen?
did you just find the rock and say ‘hey this looks like the lines a palm of someone’s hand’—or what?
LOVE IT THOUGH.
Robert Knapman
Brilliant Mr Douglas .)
DonDavisUK
Wonderful! Love the whole concept and writing as well. Don.
jmhslick
Fantastic!
Crystal Williams
I think I’d prefer it in B&W but there’s no denying this an absolutely fantastic image. Very well done. :)
Jayca
This is an amazing shot. I love it. Love the description text, too. :)
Kaitlyn McLaug...
This is absolutely amazing.
Rosalie Dale IPA
The narrative and image are brilliant Michael – love how the pebble is morphing into the hand.
Damian
Great work Michael. Loving the words that go with it.
amautez
WOW, this is Amazing, very powerful in so many ways
LindaR
wonderful work ~ in image and writing ~ your story telling is a treat to read ~ such talent xx
yanmos
very very good!!!
Antanas
lovely
Lathecreator
simply imaginative
keyehpowell
wow!
i agree with miss Clift
Rose Moxon
love this
Ian James
Wonderful shot.
FanchGlevarec
wow
Nuh Sarche
This brilliant picture is FEATURED at RedBubble Treasures
greetings
Nuh Sarche
Michael Douglass replied
Thank you very much, that’s terrific.
Ilmari Fabritius
Cool match! Unique idea!
Tatiana R
Fantastic work!
Nick Runckel
sweet
coffeetea
great work well featured!
Noewi
Great photo! And I love the story too!
Thank you for your comment on my painting ;-)
tizzaholic
its loooks like a basketball..by the way,nice pic!
mikebov
Excellent image & text
LoriSmaltz
Lovely writing to accompany the image.