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Memorial Day Memory
The above is a picture which hangs at the American Legion, Cordova Post 13 in Williams,AZ. This display had been dedicated to my dad, a ‘purple heart’ recipient and Vietnam Vet who served with the Cavalry. You see, when the Gulf War broke out, or when Desert Storm had started, I went to my dad to speak to him about enlisting as an 18 year old. Thinking this would make him proud to have his first and eldest son follow his steps for the country he once served for, I found out that I couldn’t be more wrong. As a kid, I saw the after effects of the war. I…
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Possibilities…
As co-creator of this blog site, one thing you may not realize, is that many of the photos I use are photos that I have taken myself. And as you begin seeing my photos, one thing you will realize is that ‘I love silhouette shots’……. I love black and whites….. I love taking shots that trigger the minds to create various possibilities of what can be seen in the shots In a world where many of us need to see everything in all it’s colors so nothing is left out…. We need to see life as what could be….. Create our own versions of what can be…. Take the brush…
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Unseen Journeys
“The mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. It’s only power over you is to draw your attention out of the present” Dan Millman~~’Way of the Peaceful Warrior’ In living in the past or future, it is not being in the present that our lives stay the same….life stays stagnate….shifts are not created, for we are caught up in what is or what was, rather than what can be as a result of taking proper action. “I’d always believed that a life of quality, enjoyment, and wisdom were my human birthright and would be automatically bestowed upon me as time passed. I never suspected that…
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Fight Fire With Fire!
“Fight fire…..with fire”, not only was a motto to become aggressive with someone or an event….. This was a motto which proved true to the tactics and procedures in suppressing wildfires as a ‘Hotshot Crew’ Snot drips down the upper lip, as the watery eyes attempt to shield itself from the thickness of the smoke…..and ash falls upon the filters of eyelashes A breath is inhaled through the nose to filter the heavy smoke, as the body attempts to intake as much available oxygen which resides in the surrounding air Helicopters are pounding the fires edge to attempt to slow the progression of the fire’s head as homes and livelihoods…
