Monday, February 28, 2011
Beau Colbern's Dreamy Ferris Wheel Image
Source: Image by Beau Colbern
Every so often you see an image that is just so captivating and dreamy that you can get lost in it! This fabulous image by Beau Colbern takes me to that place... where you can dream about an overgrown Amusement Park that Nature has reclaimed. When Nature melds with what Man has made there is just something organic about what it becomes once again... and it becomes just as lovely as the natural landscape around it. I wonder where this location is... how remote... or how near a thriving town or city? I can only imagine when the last ride on this Ferris Wheel took place or the back end story of why the Amusement Park closed down and Nature decided to come in and take a ride on the old structure? I wonder what type of fauna it is that has blanketed and draped the Ferris Wheel so beautifully and so lushly? I also wonder... are there other rides and buildings we cannot see... also transformed by Nature into a beautiful work of natural Art by Mother Nature? Oh how I'd like to visit such a place as this, wandering, wondering, imagining and capturing through the eyes of my lens!!! Thank you Beau for sharing this amazing imagery with the World on your Tumblr site... it has sparked the imagination of what it would be like to take a visit to this most enchanting place!?
Pleasant Dreaming my Friends...
Dawn... The Bohemian
AND NOW FOR A TECH QUESTION I HOPE SOMEONE OUT IN BLOG LAND CAN ASSIST ME WITH? I'M NOTICING THAT MANY OF THE THUMBNAIL IMAGES ON MY FAVS, INCLUDING MY OWN BLOG, HAVE SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED?!? DON'T KNOW WHY AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THE IMAGES TO SHOW UP AGAIN?!? ONLY ABOUT HALF THE BLOGGER THUMBNAILS HAVE DISAPPEARED, IS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THIS? I LIKE THE THUMBNAIL AS IT PREVIEWS WHAT THE NEWEST POSTS ARE ABOUT VISUALLY... HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
China Glaze OMG week: FYI
Today I'll show you FYI from the OMG collection. It's a very neutral holo. These photo's are from October 2010.
Photo with flash.
With flash different settings.
With flash and different settings.
Without flash under artificial light.
With flash under artificial light.
You have already seen the nail art on this polish, that were my Jungle Book nails. For the ones who didn't see them here the photo or click the link ;)
Next blog: China Glaze OMG swatch.
Beginning October 1, the $10 Recreation Passport replaces the state park sticker to get you into all state parks, recreation areas and boat launches. To get your Recreation Passport, just check "YES" on your license plate renewal form. Your $10 also helps preserve forest campgrounds and trails, historic and cultural sites in state parks, and parks in your own community.
Get your Recreation Passport and tell your friends and family to do the same. It's only $10…a good deal for you means a GREAT deal to future generations.
Where can $10 take you?
Visit www.michigan.gov/recreationpassport for more information.
I'm excited to be part of the Passport Perks program! Just $10 can get you into all the parks for one year-truly a bargain. And it also can get you a Lilacpop discount. Go here for the code: Passport Perks. And if you are a Michigan business or etsy seller you can be part of it too by clicking here.
Creating That Zen Moment
I don't know about you but I've really been in need of creating that Zen Moment lately. Life can come at you fast and furious... and sometimes I just need to slow it down to a more relaxed and Spiritual pace so that I can feel a Peace about my day. I don't function well in chaos or drama... I'm a very laid back Bohemian Spirit that enjoys orderly peaceful days to delight in. There are some that would contend that it could become boring to have order and Peace and a stillness to life, but I've never been easily bored... in fact I can't remember the last time I felt or was bored even in the quiet moments of Life. I actually revel in a Zen Moment and would be perfectly content with more of them, things come sharply into focus in my mind and my Spirit when activity and noise are stilled for a time... even a lengthy time. I enjoy the relaxed natural pace that Nature often provides and teaches us in the rhythm of Life... where things happen as they should and time almost stands still because it isn't relevant. Senses are heightened... hearing, smell, sight, touch, taste... and those inner senses that quite often get drowned out and suppressed are allowed to come forth. I enjoy communing with Nature, it has taught me more lessons than I ever learned from a formal education.
What creates that Zen Moment best for you my Friends? Do you intentionally take the time to create it as often as you need to? I confess that sometimes I get so caught up in the hectic, frenzied pace of Life coming at me that I fail to step out of it for those moments I should... as often as I should and need to. Even though I know I risk the crash and burn of living Life too fast, too reactively, dealing with more than is realistic at once or allowing the issues of others to infect and affect my calm. And it is at those particular times that I'm reminded that... as Ghandi said, there is more to life than simply increasing it's speed. And I slow down, purposefully... and step out of the rat race and into those Zen Moments that can so easily be created and savored... to restore and balance the body, mind and Spirit and come back to Center... which is where I should be... and it feels right again. I do Hope our time spent here together has provided you with a Zen Moment in your day, I know it has for me... Dawn... The Bohemian
*Last two images are cropped favorite Bing images.*
As a young child you can lie on the sand as the waves wash around you, and not even think of the trouble you will have later getting the sand out of your hair. - Quote from "Zen Meditations On Being A Mother"
*I am linking up with Rebecca of A RE-PURPOSED LIFE for STUDIO SUNDAY, where you may share your Gifts, your Art, your Studio with the Community in a new Blog Party... please come join us... today I have shared my exploration of the new Art Form of Photography and the creation of more Zen Moments through this Art, where the great Outdoors can be my Studio.*
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Leon and Lulu's Spring Artist's Market
Today was the spring artist's market at Leon and Lulu's in Clawson, MI. There were 40 artist's included this year and many new ones. The eye candy was everywhere, the registers were a-ringing, the rollerskates were rollin', the snacks were yummy, and Spot the dog was as cute as ever. AND most of the art is still there during business hours tomorrow and the artist's will all be back Tuesday from 3-8pm. So if you missed it today stop in tomorrow or Tuesday. Hopefully my voice will return by Tuesday!
Some brand new pieces I made!
Spot dressed up for the occasion.
He had his eye on her hotdog.
My beautiful view from across my booth space. I love this store!