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July 11, 2016  •  5 Comments

Where do we go from here?

Highway 64 headed east toward TaosHighway 64 headed east toward Taos

Any way you slice it, this week in America has been profound and distressing on almost every level.  The sure sign of malaise is when comedians have trouble talking about the news.  Certainly, George Carlin would have been able to do it.  In fact, he may be whispering in our ears from another world.  We fear for not only the outcomes of the political conventions, but for the people of Cleveland and Philadelphia.  When you have screamed at whatever screen you are watching, and your guts have been in washing machine mode because of the news, beauty is a persistent and calming force.  Whether it is nature's perfection - the egg, a butterfly, or a coyote puppy exploring the flowers, discovering the simple and complex beauty in the world around us is like a sip of fresh water for the soul.  

Egg reflection 1Egg reflection 1

 

swallowtail on sageswallowtail on sage

 

Coyote pup in flowersCoyote pup in flowers

 

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image@


Comments

Sara Woodburn(non-registered)
Thank you for this!
Connie Taylor(non-registered)
And another Tonic is Deep Eddy Vodka of Austin. Nature is wonderful plain or enhanced by something to cool us on these globally and nationally hot days.
Daryl Black(non-registered)
Thanks, Cristina and Steve, for your comments. That beauty tonic cannot be consumed too greatly at this point. Even in Vietnam (and during our life times, as you said, Steve) things were not quite the same as they are now. The fabric of our country just seems to be shredding.
Steve Immel(non-registered)
This is a much needed message in these disturbing days, Daryl. We're mired in as angst-ridden a time as I can remember and with little to encourage us. So your calming and beautiful images are just the tonic. Thanks for all of them,
TTT(non-registered)
You got it, everyone needs your soulful glimpses of simplicity to help them refocus on what matters. You are the princess of capturing the beauty in nature's small details.
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