Silhouette of a juggler on a tightrope
I stumbled ofver this chap – Tank – whilst wondering thru my local park at midnight. Dashed home to grab my camera and started shooting.
A macro photograph of a ladybug taken in the artist’s garden.
Hand drawn from a doodle, Prisma colored pencils
Corellas dance a tango along power lines.
Prisma colored pencils on a piece of hemp paper
a knot of a rope tying the Steve Irwin Sea Shepherd to the wharf.
Thanks to Andy Harris for the title
Photographed at Taree TAFE
A visit to the beach.
I think we’re going to need a bigger net. / /
Oops…had a little slip but the goal is at hand.
In our Circus “Circenzoo” you can admire many attractions!
I was fascinated watching this little blue heron, “walking the tightrope” and gathering sticks for nest building at Lake Martin rookery in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. At one time the rookery supported 20,000 pairs of nesting wading birds. The numbers declined through the years as the rookery went through natural recycling. Happily, today it is beginning to grow again with about 5000 pairs of waterfowl nesting this spring. It’s a sight to see the primarily pink, blue, and white birds (roseate spoonbills, little blue herons, and great egrets); it truly looks like a nursery.
It’s sometimes easy to feel you’re walking a tightrope as you wind your way through life. This just tries to point out that the simple things in life may be ultimately more satisfying than being cloned into the dollar-chasing uphill struggle. Stay in touch Subscribe to T-Shirt Updates Subscribe to my T-Shirt blog | visit the blog
Like Walking on a tight rope / or walking on a slack rope / walking on a line / yes a fine line it really is It takes balance, it takes practice – dedication is what it takes / It takes perseverance, it takes belief – faith is what it takes To stay up when the world thinks you’ll come tumbling down / To look ahead when every fibre in your body wants you to look on down / To stay steady and breathe deeply while your stomach’s churning round and round So you stand out from the crowd – never mind the rest / You’re true to who you are – only give of your very best / No-one around to give you directive / You relish the new-found perspective One foot in front of the other / One step at a time / One single breath every time / One moment in time / That’s all it is / That’s really all it takes You balance, you practice – you refine your skills / You live, you experience – you enjoy the thrills / You stretch, you expand – you try something new / You climb, you soar – you enjoy the view Like walking on a tight rope / or walking on a slack rope / walking on a line / yes a fine line it really is It’s your rope / It’s your line / Yes your life is what it really is ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Feet of a street artist balancing across a “slack rope” in Covent Garden, London, UK / Canon EOS 450D
This song has been in my head a lot recently because of two articles I just posted in my writing pages on Artists and Abuse and Self Esteem.... / The sentiments expressed in the song tie in perfectly with both of them…Russell is a slightly surreal writer/musician, with a deep basis of truth to his songs… many of the giants of his era were in fact “linked by life and a funeral pyre”.. / I started the painting a few days ago and it grew and developed at the same time I did the editing for the articles…it is painted entirely by hand in Acrylic on Arches Not Paper….as always with my work there is no photo editing I’m up on the tightrope , one sides hate and one is hope / It’s a circus game with you and me. / I’m up on the tightwire , linked by life and the funeral pyre / But the tophat on my head is all you see. And the wire seems to be the only place for me / A comedy of errors and I’m falling / Like a rubber neck giraffe, you look into my past / Well, baby you’re just to blind to see. I’m up in the spotlight, oh does it feel right / The altitude seems to really get to me. / I’m up on the tightwire linked by life and the funeral pyre / Putting on a show for you to see...Leon Russell THE GREAT LEON RUSSELL…MUSIC
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