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sunset

Posted in from the dark room, photography on March 18, 2008| Leave a Comment »

sunset, originally uploaded by bobsee.

This is the sunset from the living room window of the place I rent in the South of France. Different from the sunsets I see over Ben Ledi.
I like the difference, and how the same sun setting in a different country can look so different. Of course the trees, as opposed to the great hills, background the sun, whereas the setting sun lighting the hills somehow lifts the sun out of the background.

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The creative environment

Posted in creativity, from the dark room, photography on March 17, 2008| 3 Comments »

quirky

I was walking around the village of Lourmarin, in Provence, today, and it struck me that all around there were examples of peoples’ creativity. That creation above was quirky but really quite fun. It was hanging on the shutter of a first floor window. A little further down another set of shutters caught my eye.

shuttered window

I don’t know if the lady who lived in this house had this tile made especially, or if one of her relatives gave her it as a gift, but I did like it!

granny's house

At the end of the next narrow street my eye was captured by this incredible blue –

blue villa

blue

Then round on the main street leading down to the main square I did some window shopping (that’s the only kind of shopping you can do on a Monday in French villages – everything is closed on Sundays and Mondays…..civilised! Maybe they use the time to paint!)

red cheeks
shining gate

paintings
paintings
paintings
paintings

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Blossom

Posted in from the dark room, photography on March 17, 2008| 1 Comment »

white blossom, originally uploaded by bobsee.

The fruit trees are further on in the South of France than they are in Scotland. Look at these lovely blossoms in the middle of March

blossom

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first thing this morning

Posted in from the dark room, photography on March 14, 2008| 6 Comments »

first thing this morning, originally uploaded by bobsee.

this caught my eye when I stumbled out of bed this morning……

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Striped crocus

Posted in from the dark room, photography on March 10, 2008| 5 Comments »

Striped crocus, originally uploaded by bobsee.

I like the purple crocus so much I took a photo of this one too

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purple crocus

Posted in from the dark room, photography on March 9, 2008| 5 Comments »

purple crocus, originally uploaded by bobsee.

Saw this in the garden of the hospital last week on a rainy day.
It’s just lovely, isn’t it?

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Time for a change

Posted in from the dark room, life, personal growth, photography on March 4, 2008| 8 Comments »

snow seat, originally uploaded by bobsee.

Some people are very sensitive to change. I’ve met people who become unwell at every change of the weather (quite a problem for someone living in Scotland I can tell you!). There are even people who are sensitive to the melting of the snow. The melting of the snow? Yes. Strange, huh? But really such a sensitivity is a particular hypersensitivity to change.
The reality is that everything is always changing. It’s the one constant in the world. Nothing, but nothing, stays the same.
We’re all different though. Some people relish change. They love it, thrive on it. Others are terrified of it and pour all their energies into trying to keep as much the same as possible.
How about you?
What changes do you relish? And which do you try to prevent?

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Just a drop……

Posted in from the dark room, photography on March 3, 2008| 3 Comments »

natural light bulb
dripping red berries
droplets on red
wet blossom

It snowed in Glasgow today. Heavy showers of big flakes but they quickly melted away leaving the ground dark and wet. I took my camera out into the hospital garden and captured a few drops of water.

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Reflecting

Posted in from the dark room, life, perception, photography on February 29, 2008| 3 Comments »

trees in the stream, originally uploaded by bobsee.

I must confess I find reflections entrancing.
They catch my eye. Stop me in my tracks.
Maybe it’s because the world looks upside down or back to front in them. Things aren’t where you’d expect them to be.
I’m glad of reflections. They make me notice the world when I’m maybe drifting, unseeing. We do that a lot I think. Float along on autopilot. Drift through a zombie life.
It’s good to stop, to notice and to reflect. Wakes you up.
The hero life is a conscious life. An aware life. A life where you slow down and take time to reflect

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When is your best time of day?

Posted in from the dark room, personal growth, photography on February 26, 2008| 11 Comments »

twilight, originally uploaded by bobsee.

We are all different. One of the most obvious differences between us is temporal. Are you a morning person? Do you leap up out of bed on waking ready to engage with a new day? Or do you slowly emerge from a distant faraway Land of Nod, taking your time to gingerly explore the morning light?
Do you come alive in the evenings?
Are you a night owl?
Being aware of when you’re at your best and when you’re at your least effective can help you lead a better life by planning to do what you want to do as often as you can at the times which work best for you.
When is your best time of day for reading? And when is your best time for doing something creative?

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