Maddie, my Himalayan cat, in one of her moods. At the time that I took this photo, I had no idea it would be my last. She passed away Nov. 6. She gave me 19 years of purrrfect happiness….
This profound quotation is commonly called St. Teresa’s Bookmark as it was found tucked into one of the great saint’s books. St. Teresa of Avila was a Carmelite nun who lived in Spain and was a great mystic and prolific spiritual writer. I created this image today for three people: for Barbara and Jerry, my mother’s neighbors who lost their home in a fire yesterday. All of their worldly possessions were destroyed in about thirty minutes. Barbara ran out of the house with her purse, her robe and house slippers, and the cup of coffee she was holding when smoke billowed everywhere. The other person I created this for is a friend, Brenda, who emailed me to say she was feeling low and needed a word of encouragement. I thought that these three people who are deeply troubled would be comforted by these words of enduring wisdom and truth. Maybe someone else needs to hear them, too. God help us all to remember that he alone suffices and he alone is unchanging and dependable.
She walks with downcast eyes / She speaks with hopeless drone / Her pain is seeping everywhere / a long and silent moan. Her hurts are real enough / for all they’re hidden from plain site / Her darkness is a shroud she wears / To keep away the light. So caught up in her grief is she / that something passes by / unnoticed, such a pity / there are angels by her side. And though she’s unaware of them, / they watch her as she goes / from place to place / unconsolable / Their love for her just grows. They keep her safe / they watch her steps / to see she does no harm / and all along she’s unaware / Of angel’s loving balm. / -Songwriter
This bluebird with head bent downward seems a nice image for a get well card or a card just to perk someone up who’s feeling down. The Eastern bluebird is one of my favorite songbirds. The males are not as shy as the females and this one really posed for me during the past nesting season.
Model – Elise
A little phoebe sitting on a bare branch triggered the idea for this card, “Life is blue without you.”
Photograph of my Friend Lizy looking sorrowful.
Still life of some aging roses.
She sat down and started to think about herself, the world and her history.
Spring seems to be feelin a bit blue here in Michigan. Make: NIKON CORPORATION / Model: NIKON D40 / Shutter Speed: 10/2500 second / F Number: F/4.2 / Focal Length: 62 mm / ISO Speed: 400 / Date Picture Taken: Apr 10, 2009, 6:49:27 AM
model: aer agrey
another self portrait
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