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Posts Tagged ‘nature’
First, some technical stuff. I am trying PNG format. It is supposed to be less lossy than JPEG. If I like it, I will go back and switch all the previous entries to PNG, too. Some people do hear colors, taste sounds, and so on. Do you ever experience or associate one phenomenon or sense [...]
I came to the aquarium as I always do, when it is quiet. The crowds come for feeding time. They are chasing the agitation, the water filled with bubbles, the frenzy of desire. I come for something else, to watch the creatures swim slow loops or float, hide in their pretend reefs and wait. That [...]
Many of my friends see these banks fail and they find it exciting. This isn’t schadenfreude—I think destruction and change inspire us. They leave a swath of wide open possibility. It may create some human tragedy, but also taps into a sense of freedom and awe. What do you think? Have you seen large-scale destruction? [...]
In the place I want to find, the fall never ends. A paper airplane, once it reaches the top of its arc, descends forever. A drink, once spilled, spills toward the ground forever. The leaves, when they drop, float slower and slower until they seem still. Every time there is a kiss, a green leaf [...]
Have you ever persisted at something that had no hope, no support but one tiny, bright ray of light? Isn’t it glorious?
The dandelions flower, and for a few days their spores are like snow. The air is smelling crisp, sometimes you can sense the winter coming. Summer is ending. Is this the autumn of our species?
Should your friends encourage you to change, or to stay the same? Which do you think is more helpful, more dangerous, or both?