“We live on this speck called Earth – think about what you might do, today or tomorrow – and make the most of it.” ~~ Neil deGrasse Tyson



“We live on this speck called Earth – think about what you might do, today or tomorrow – and make the most of it.” ~~ Neil deGrasse Tyson



For Weekly Photo challenge: Dance, a Mexican indigenous dance, performed on a street of the old historic district in Downtown Los Angeles.
The shots below, taken on a road trip through Tuscany, reflect my sense of delight looking at those breathtaking landscapes. I remember saying: “My God! I must have died and gone to heaven!” So, there you have it, my state of mind: wonderment, delight, inner peace.




For this week’s photo challenge Jen asks us to share an image that embodies the weather where we live. She quotes John Keats, who said: “Four Seasons fill the measure of the year. There are four seasons in the mind of man…” Well, Keats obviously never lived in Los Angeles!
Los Angeles’ Mediterranean climate is characterized by seasonal changes in rainfall—with a dry summer and a winter rainy season—and relatively modest transitions in temperature. Spring and autumn practically don’t exist here. For a photographer, this can be a bit exasperating, as the landscape barely changes year-round. Even our beautiful Santa Monica sunsets are pretty much the same, with the sun descending right in the middle of the Pacific in the winter months, behind the mountains in the summer months, and somewhere in between in the other months. With that, here’s my interpretation of Seasons!
Winter
“Spring”
Summer
“Autumn”
Art often imitates life. But sometimes Life Imitates Art. That’s what this week’s photo challenge invites us to do.

Inspired by the iconic “Christ The Redeemer” statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Dog and sculpture of panther, Siena, Italy.
“What is Life if, full of care, we have no Time to sit and stare?” (W.H. Davies)

Photo of sundial, taken at the Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, California.
My entry for this week’s Photo Challenge, Alphabet. Here’s how I describe myself. 🙂

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Less is not enough.
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And then I stop and sit and eat.
Jy is wat jy dink - nie wat jy dink jy is nie. Dit help soms om hardop te lag vir wat jy dink of dink jy is.
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