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thunderstorm, originally uploaded by seemownay.

Leider endet heute meine mittlerweile seit über einem Jahr bestehende “photo friday“-Serie. Ich habe keine Fotos mehr. Im Gegensatz zum vergangenen Jahr liegt der Fotoapparat meist vergessen in der Ecke oder ich schleppe ihn sinnlos mit, weil ich dann doch nicht zum Fotografieren komme. Ich hoffe, das ändert sich in naher Zukunft wieder, momentan muss ich den Tatsachen ins Auge sehen.

Es hat mir viel Spaß gemacht, zu meinen Fotos mehr oder weniger passende Sprüche zu finden. Mit einer Linse vor dem Auge habe ich die kleinen Dinge im Alltag viel intensiver wahrgenommen und mich selbst an einer schönen Wolke oder einem Grashalm im Wind erfreut. Das war und ist Balsam für die Seele. Mittlerweile brauche ich keine Kamera mehr um die Schönheit meiner Umwelt oder auch die Merkwürdigkeiten des Lebens zu sehen und Energie daraus zu schöpfen. Entwickelt hatte sich diese Knipserei aus meinem project365, das ich schmerzlich vermisse und welches ich sobald wie möglich wieder aufnehmen werde.

Danke für die vielen schönen Kommentare zu meinen photo fridays.
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I am very sad to announce: there will be no more “photo fridays”. I have to stop now since I don’t have any pictures to show. My time and energy is spent on my kids at the moment and the camera stays at home mostly. I am very glad I did project365 last year since I do not need my camera any longer to be able to see the hidden beauties and the oddities of life. I still take a lot of my energy from taking it all in, yet I do not have time to share. When the time is back I will be more than glad to share them with you again. Thank you for all of your appreciating comments on all of my photo fridays.

little feet, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“We’ve begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it’s cheaper, and you get more feet.” Rita Rudner

bumblebee, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“According to classical aerodynamics, it is impossible for a bumblebee to fly.” Doctor Who

great, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.” Tom Hanks

wheel, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live.” Mark Twain

beach clouds, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” Rachel Carson

ants, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you.” Anna Lee

weed, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.”

butterfly, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” Nathaniel Hawthorne

dandelion, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.” Henry Rollins

Lily of the valley, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless: peacocks and lilies for instance.” John Ruskin

drop, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” Khalil Gibran

tractor-tippin’, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Sheriff: MATER! Mater: I wasn’t tractor-tippin’! Sheriff: Then where’d all these gol-darn tractors come from?” CARS - Disney/Pixar

Heimsuchung, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

theo, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Und jedem Anfang wohnt ein Zauber inne, der uns beschützt und der uns hilft, zu leben” Hermann Hesse — “In all beginnings dwells a magic force for guarding us and helping us to live.” Hermann Hesse

chocolate, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Life is like a box of chocolates… you never know what you’re gonna get.” Tom Hanks

this week, originally uploaded by seemownay.

This week: New baby. A lot of love. Come on, spring! Great friends.

Großmutter, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Think not forever of yourselves, O Chiefs, nor of your own generation. Think of continuing generations of our families, think of our grandchildren and of those yet unborn, whose faces are coming from beneath the ground.” T. S. Eliot

Karotte, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.” Mae West

Farbe, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” John Lubbock

yellow breakfast, yellow table, yellow crafting,originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” Pablo Picasso

Es gab eine Yellow Week initiiert von Erin und einen gelben Februar von der Berliner Luft und Ostseewelle. Das ist mein gelber Beitrag.
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There has been a yellow week brought to life by Erin and a yellow february from Berliner Luft un Ostseewelle. This is my contribution.

Narzissen, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.” Bern Williams

feet, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” Abraham Lincoln

sunrise, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?” E. M. Forster

flowers, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” Eva Burrows

chaos, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“I accept chaos, I’m not sure whether it accepts me.” Bob Dylan

Geburtstag, originally uploaded by seemownay.

Du möchtest gerne Astronaut werden.
Du gehst auf Deine Gesprächspartner ein, kannst Gefühle und Probleme artikulieren.
Gerade deshalb ist es oft schwer zu sehen, dass Du eigentlich noch klein bist.
Im Frühjahr bist Du auf Dein Fahrrad gestiegen und losgefahren.
Der fehlende Schneidezahn, den Du beim Unfall auf dem Spielplatz verloren hast, lässt Dich immer etwas verwegen und frech aussehen.
Deine Phantasie ist unbeschreiblich groß. Du denkst Dir wundervolle Geschichten aus und spielst selbstvergessen.
Du bist offen und gehst auf andere zu, so findest Du schnell Anschluss.
Seit einiger Zeit kannst Du zuhören, Geschichten nacherzählen und weiterdenken.
Du bist absolut langsam und verträumt beim Anziehen.
Nachdem Du lange Zeit ein Krokodil, nach dem Urlaub eine Robbe warst, bist Du nun meist eine kleine Katze.
Deine Süßigkeiten vom Adventskalender teilst Du Dir ein und isst den Rest erst nach dem Mittagessen.
Du hast mittlerweile Schuhgröße 30.
Vor kurzem hast Du einfach so einen Menschen gemalt.

Du hast heute Geburtstag.
Und ich bin Deine Mama.
Ich liebe Dich.

red leaves, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.” Benjamin Franklin

sand castle, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually.” Jimi Hendrix

chestnut, originally uploaded by seemownay.

“The more refined and subtle our minds, the more vulnerable they are.” Dr. Paul Tournier