December 31, 2012

December 31, 2012

(All photos and pictures adapted from photos are mine unless noted. You can bring the pictures up in full screen by double clicking on any image. Click on a border to return.)

   The Humor cartoons for a few weeks will explore life before God created Eve. 

   Feedback on this weeks photos would be appreciated as they are all about people and communication.    My Email-  lazarusmin@tds.net

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

 There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the earth. 

(Rumi)

   On the Sunday before Christmas Lee and I went to the Portland Museum here in Maine and as usual these days I took a few photos which are below. It is a small and lovely museum that was hosting a show on the work of Winslow Homer, Maine's famous artist who lived on the southern coast for many years. The exhibition had 38 of his seascapes along with several sketches which have become popular to hang by many museums hosting shows of major pieces from recognized artists. I studied Winslow Homer many years ago to get a sense of his self-taught composition which was useful for my own creative outlet of pre-digital photography. Many scenes were familiar and others remain in memory nicely tucked away. 

    Since Maine has only 1.3 million people it is good to know that there are a number of good small museums around the State including one in Bangor that is sponsored by the State University in Orono. The University also has a museum and gallery in the Collins Center at the main campus in Orono. We  go there to see occasional operas live from the Met in the Center's auditorium which also hosts the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. 

   The day was delightful and the drive of two and one half hours made more than pleasant listening to Tara Brach between conversations with Lee. Tara is the head teacher at the Insight Meditation Center in Washington D.C. and her website is listed in the sidebar of this blog. Worth a look.

   Here are the photos labeled by my thoughts on the images -

The Widow

"One looks, looks long, and the world comes in."

                                                         Joseph Campbell

    Communication between people has always been a Problem. The couple in the painting cannot see each other, and the man with the cell phone has the same issue. Only the crows appear to be visible to one another.

Aftermath Of A Spat

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Some humor - Life before God created Eve:

   Peace until next week,

               Bill Lagerstrom