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A tree near my home that I have photographed for years, I love the way it’s out in the middle of the field and every time the house has been sold I’ve watched and held my breath hoping beyond hope that it doesn’t get cut down. It has so much spirit and dignity.
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Found this one laying in a Holly tree next to our house. I almost missed him since he was blending in so well against the holly leaves. /
Definitely in the photographic art category. Striking colours with beachy feel. From acclaimed photographer Paul Hamilton. Lyman Frank Baum
Another shot of the same type of butterfly from the first photo taken a couple of weeks later at the same place.
This is a flower from my show and poem’s for her. If we are lucky in life we will experience friendships that will last until the day we die! / If we never experience that love and understanding then we will have lived a sad life and my heart go’s out to you! / I have been very lucky in my life to have friends from my childhood who are still my friends today! / I’ve been blessed and this poem is to my friends! Friends travel life together either with you side by side, or in your heart, in your mind, or on your lips from time to time. / And as you say their name in memory after they have passed then they hold a deeper place always by your side! / Friends are the food of life and without them we might as well be dead! / Friends are the light of what we are in every single way. / And without them we would be a shell with out a soul inside! / I am so glad you all are still my friends and without you I would die!
This is another of the flowers from my show and poems for her. We travel life’s uncharted roads without one moments fear. / As roads turn left and right in the dark you hold me close and dear. / I reach beside to feel you there my guide my strength my life. / And if I falter I know your arms will steady my resolve. / We will fight together as one true love no matter what the challenge. / As I reach out to feel you there you’ve always been my light. / Your love for me has always been the strength to push me higher. / And when I need a steady hand in my darkest hours your always there to steer our ship through life’s uncharted waters. / I look at you so strong and proud your faith in me has never wavered. / And that alone has given me strength to push our journey farther. / But through all of life’s uncharted roads the valleys and the cliffs. / And even when the road is black your still there beside my heart. / But above all this one thing I can clearly see….. / is your undying love for me.
This is another one of the flowers from my show and poems for her. We all have been surprised at one time in our life this is one situation that happened! My door bell rang at 7 o’clock I was sleeping like a baby. / It was a TV show that I watched each day on morning television. / The MC was a funny man his co host as a knock out. / She was looking like a million bucks as I stood there dumbfounded. / They stuck the camera in my face as I wiped the sleep away. / My breath was smelling like a garbage can or better yet like a cow shit in it each morning! / I took a step back because I knew what came out of it each morning. / And this little host with all the most had already turned her face and frowned. / I tried to take a gulp, to push that flavor down, but not one drop of water was to be found in my mouth that morning! / So I stood there with my head turn down and tried to act real cool, but my damn breath had ended that so no use trying to be Brad Pitt. / They got right down to the point that I had won a million dollars! / And that’s when the camera light came on an I was to act real surprised! / They said just do a little jump and wave my hands real crazy. / Well hell that didn’t take much effort a million dollars helps a lot to make this really easy. / So I told them I could do the twist if that was what they maybe wanted. / They said just do the best I can to make it look real. / They said now was the time to jump as they counted down from 10. / The show was live so the camera went live and I started to do a dance! / An then the MC with the most put his mike up in my face. / His little host kept her distance as she told me what I won. / I shook his hand and my eyes rolled and I acted like I was crazy. / I did a jump and hit me head I forgot the door frame was above me. / They asked me if they could come in to my house to sign the winning papers. / I rubbed my head and said that was great just come on in we’ll sign it on the table. / They came in to my dirty house to set the pen to paper. / It seemed that I had won a prize that would set my life a new. / And now they sat in my living room with beer cans all around. / I hadn’t had a chance to clean I was gone away all week on business. / And just got back last night!. / And the camera man kept his camera on as he zoomed around my house. / I left all types of filthy things still sitting on my table. / Sitting there was my whips and chains and my Black plastic suit and hood! / The ball that I liked to have my friend put in my mouth was sitting big and bright. / And the handcuffs that I liked to get tied up with was shining like a mirror. And the big brown paddle that would spank my bottom when we played adult games, was sitting there as big as day for all the world to see! / And damn it if the camera man didn’t miss a single thing! / From my whips of leather and my spiked heel shoes and all my little play things. / The MC with the bright white hair looked me in the eye, and gave me such a silly smile I thought that I would die. / He said to me if I would please could I sign on the dotted line! / And as I bent down to sign on the dotted line oh hell no my little friend fell out! / Oh no! I said, I wanted to drop dead and that damn camera man didn’t miss a thing he zoomed right in on my little friend! / I could of spanked his little bottom! / Well I stuck him in and took the pen and pushed the plastic mask away. / And then my life took a different spin I became real rich that day. / And then the man with the real white hair and his pretty little cohost acted real excited and talked real fast to make the TV world all excited! / This lasted all of 20 minutes this show was live that morning. / And then my phone starts to ring off the hook my fan club had been started. / I let the phone ring off the hook as I finished this little program. / They turned the camera off I said good bye to the MC guy and his silly camera man! / But to my surprise the little host she stuck around for just a minute. / And then she said heres my number Fred I got a rubber suit thats red!
This is another one of the flowers from my show and poems for her. Look at us complicated creatures living on this planet. / As we fight to survive not giving one moments care how we touch each other. / Are minds are made of tiny cells big enough to think. / And somewhere in the wiring we found away to hate. / Somewhere in the wiring we find all types of flaws. / Some of us are angry and some of us hate all. / And some of us know good from bad. / And others break the rules. / And some of us are too small to see the bad in others. / Somewhere in the wiring we fight to be seen while we step on anyone to make it to the top. / And somewhere in the wiring some of us don’t care. / And thats when we see in the news that someone went crazy. / And somewhere in the wiring we need to tighten screws.
This is another one of the flowers from my show and poems for her. You ever think that you might crack up and go a little crazy? / I have when I look at all the silly stuff we do. / Have you ever been in a traffic jam and someone behind you is blowing his horn? / But there’s no where to go and that idiot sees that we are all stuck in the same pot that really makes me boil. / But he still wants to act up he keeps blowing on his horn. / And then the next guy in a car tells him to shut up. / And then he gives him the finger and then a fight breaks out! / I think someone just gone a little crazy. / Have you ever seen someone in the super market come and cut in front of the line? / While we all wait like were suppose to do until its our time. / And then someone speaks up and says go to the back. / And then the guy who’s cut in front wants to start a fight! / Looks to me like someone’s gone a little crazy. / Have you ever watched someone tell you its your fault even though you saw them do it along with every body else. / Have you ever been told to call at a certain time and then the person that your callings gone for the day. / Have you ever called the phone company and then they say push 1 and when you do they tell you to push the number 2. / And when you do press that that number a voice comes on an tells you to push the number 3 and then you do that voice again telling you that numbers wrong. / Have you ever thought you might go a little crazy if they were standing there? / Have you ever thought you would kill that voice on the other end? / And what about when they keep telling you your phone bills over due. / You know you payed it weeks ago you put it in the mail and then they cut your phone off because they say its 10 days over due. / And then they tell you your to blame when they have made a mistake, and now your sitting with out a phone because they don’t give a damn. / So you call again and get that voice it tells you to press 1 and then you do and that voice again tells you to press 2. / And then you do and that voice again tells you if you speak spanish then this is the place for you! / You should of pressed number 5 if your speaking english. / And now you have to start all over from the number 1 and then to 2 and then to 3 and that when it that voice again. / That voice again comes on again and ask you what you want and then it tells you that your wrong you should of pushed number 5. / Damn your making me crazy I did it by the rules. / I pushed the 1 I pushed the 2 and all the way to 4. / And here you come once again telling me I am wrong. / And then to smack me in the face you tell me that in spanish. / I payed my bills to you jerks 2 weeks before its due. / And here you come with the same old voice telling me I am late. / And then I call to complain you tell me to push 2!! / And now I get a letter telling me your sorry that the computer was all wrong. / And then you tell me that I payed my bill 2 weeks before its due! / So you tell me to call at 9 and ask for Bob the manager. / And when I do that voice again says to me that this is the wrong number! / You ever feel a little crazy and wanna kick a little butt? / Then call your local phone company and press number 2!
You and I we touched one another. / And out of that touch came a commitment to one another. / And out of that commitment came a love for one another. / And out of that love came a life together. / And from that life together comes the journey. / The journey to share our love commitment and life together. / What a wonderful journey that has been. / I am so glad you chose me.
This is one of the flowers from the Mars Attacks series. Its morning here and all my neighbors are camping in my house. / Every piece of furniture has a butt in it. / The floors are covered with people covered in my blankets. / I can’t find an empty place to walk they have covered every inch. / My wife’s sleeping in a chair with her best friend Trudi. / And Judy looking mighty scared as she talks to her friend Fred. / The Dog is in the corner looking like a dog but his ears are up and he’s listing to everybody sob. / Poor thing has lost his master and now this is his home. / I see I am all alone in my thinking. / All the other people in here are really nervous as I look around. / I told them what I thought and no one thinks I am right so it looks to me that they would rather sit and cry all night than think this whole thing out! / Wheres Ajax at he’s usually the first to come and give support, I think I better have a look I think he’s in his house. / Hey Mike have you seen Ajax ? I think I saw his car! The last time that I think I saw him he was in his yard! / I’ll take a look I’ll be right back I think I’ll take the dog. / I’ll be back in 20 minutes tell my wife I’am in the garage. / So off we go to Ajax place to see what he’s up too. / I knock on the front door and no one answers me. / Hey Ajax are you in the house I yell out loud to him! / And then I hear him say hey Dave why don’t you come in. / He’s in the back yard with his camera taking photos of the flying saucers. / Hey Ajax what the hell are you doing with all them cameras this aint the time for this? / I am making sure that I’ll be ready to show them on RedBubble. / Hey Dave just take a look at this its really very cool that’s the one that has the leaders and that ones his main guard. / How do you know that I ask him an he shows me what he’s shot. / And sure enough that saucers got a special light out front. / So here is Ajax in the back yard making fotos and all the time that he doing this his mind is thinking bigger. / Ajaxs got it all figured out exactly who is who! / An now its time to go back home I think he should come too! / Its Mike he’s yelling hurry up that thing is on TV so out we run back to my house to see what he will say. / We rush into the living room I stumble over somebody and then I look at my TV and this is what I see. / He’s like the other but his color is a little different than the first. / And he’s speaking with out an accent I hear him loud and clear! / He says his name is General Orchid from the planet Pluto. / He says he would rather kill us all right now and save this nice blue planet! / But he will listen to his leader its not his decision. / And then he shows us a room and to everyones surprise! / He takes a moment and then he say’s we have taken all your leaders! / End of Part 5
This is another one of the flowers from my show and poems for her. “Oh No” I had a hard time when I saw her she was so sweet to kiss. / Her lips taste like a peach to me so soft to my young lips. / And as I gently tried to think her lips were closed on mine. / And then I was caught up in this ever lasting pleasing song. / Oh no was not an option as I fell so fast again. / My mind was in a dizzy spin as it tried to grasp this feeling. / She did something with her warm soft lips and pulled me close to her. / And that’s when I lost my mind and she took full control of me. / Oh no! / Was not an option to my mind that day. / It simply was a moments thought as her lips commenced to play. / She twisted me in every way with her loving kiss. / And then she took me to a place where only Gods exist. / My mind exploded to the roof collided with my senses. / An then I realized this was no game my feelings had exploded. / And then she raised my body to the clouds and dropped me back to earth. / I shook, I trembled, I could not speak. / Then she looked me in the eyes and said that was good for starters.
She’s bit me once and here she comes back to try again. / I the fool open up and and say come in my love. / She tells me that she’s sorry now and then she gives a kiss. / And me the fool drop my guard and then open up my heart. / I walk right into the lions den to think the beast is tame. / Its eyes have lost that hunters glare as it stares at me again. / And I the fool look trusting at the beast that bit me twice. / What a fool can man be for the finer sex. / She coos and woos me off my feet just to let her near. / And then she tells me all the things that my ego needs. / I fall for all the same tricks as I did before, but this time my mind telling me that she’s on the hunt again. / But I the fool too proud to listen stumble to its cry. / And turn my back once again to what my mind has said. / And I too foolish ever seeking love, have fallen to the cooing of this loveless beast. / The beast has woken from its sleep to finally see its prey. / And like the fool I turn my back to its watchful eye. / I’ve fallen to its gaming tricks its coos its woos on me. / And as I see her finally rise to take her final charge. / I the fool look for love in those deadly eyes. / And as the beast makes it move to corner me the fool. / I look for love but all I see is me the final meal. / And as I finally see the light the road to set me free! / She comes with a mighty laugh and takes the final bite!
This is not one of the flowers from my show and poems for her but will be in my book. Mornings break and you are there safe beside my side. / My sleep was filled with lovely things the whole night through. / I danced and ran through the woods with you holding hands. / We stopped to watch a robin sign as the sun came up. / And then we ran a little more until we stopped to kiss. / The woods so cool in mornings light we wondered at the sight. / The mist was coming off the earth as we watched it move. / And not far off in the distance we saw a lovely thing. / A baby doe with mom in tow running through the mist. / We stopped to watch this lovely sight and kissed a little more. / And then you took me by the hand and then we ran some more. / You laughed I laughed we were children once again. / We stopped to watch a toad come out from his sleeping place. / And blink his eyes as morning came its time to find a fly. / And as we ran an eagle flew high above the trees sounding out the alarm that mornings finally come. / We ran some more until we came to our favorite place. / High above the oceans reach as we looked far out. / We watched as waves came tumbling in as we held each other. / And then you looked me in the eyes and said this must be heaven. / And in my dream we were so young as dreams so often do. / But as I lie here in this bed your beauty has not changed. / I look at you and think about how much we share together. / The woods so cool and so sublime at this time of day. / And here we were in my dream lovers once again.
this flower reminded me how beautiful people having infirmities are. At first, many of us would just see the infirmity, how different it looks and some may also find it ugly or feel repulsed, even being a little afraid. But then, getting to know the person, seeing him/her with different eyes, even love maybe, he/she just appears to us to be so beautiful ! / so I had to shoot this flower and make it look beautiful … / ... / /
Fallen autumn maple leaf delicately rests on the water in a small stream of Northern Ontario
Scanned leaves with Epson Perfection 4870 Photo scanner. Added a parchment layer and a textured brush to the inverted image. Worked with color using Nik Color Efex
Cool green shade by the lake
Macro shot of plant leaf with small redish spines for protection. /
Abstract of rust and peeling paint on metal. Nikon D200, Nikkor 24-120mm /
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