Reiterate

  

The New Hopes

   Standing on the line between the past and the future... Some things decayed, some just starting to spring up. Growing and blooming, exposing the roots and naked branches, creating shades and shapes, drying out and stretching upward... But being. Always being here. Such a nice forest of different bloggers and friends!!! Lets hope that all Gods and the Mother Nature will be generous. To You, to me, to all and everyone. Happy New Year!

Transition

   "How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change. And how ironic that the difficult times we fear might ruin us are very ones that can break us open and help us blossom into who we were meant to be." (Elizabeth Lesser)

   ...or at least to take us where we meant to be...

   See You when I'll cross that bridge!

Entering

   "I enter the world called real as one enters the mist." (Julien Green)

  

Page of the Diary

"The sky is that beautiful old parchment in which the sun and the moon keep their diary." (Alfred Kreymborg)

Great Variety

"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams." (Jimmy Carter)

Salty, but not Sunday

Thank You for the patience. I am done with too much thinking, at least for now... 

 

Closed Doors

"There's more to be feared from closed minds than from closed doors."  (Frank Tyger) 

See you when I'll find the keys...

Meanwhile...

   Somewhere between deadly silence of the personal computer (with a hope that the hard drive is taking good care of all photos), hiccups of my health,  and some life changes, I have some good news :)

   IT'S RAINING!!! Yes, after long 2 years of waiting..!

   And some photos of my blog been published ;) I wouldn't have imagined it in my wildest dreams, but this blog shares few credits in Norwegian guide book "The best of Gran Canaria: 66 handpicked experiences". As you understood it's written in Norwegian and for the moment only available in Norway, that you can see HERE and HERE . Soon I might have it myself but somehow still feel very strange and a bit intimidated by that...  :)

   Thank You very much for the visits, comments and support! With all ups and downs, the blogging must go on! Hope soon...

                                                                                                                                          

with Love,

A Happy Good Bye

   "Respect yourself to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy."

   So this is the time to say goodbye. But not to you, to the Past! So many good and maybe not so good things happened then... I've lost some friends (where they real friends then?), who couldn't accept or understand my blogging experiments and I've lost some BLOGGER FELLOW ... I renewed forgotten friendships and made the new ones... But the most important, I made a peace with myself.  :)

   It was a moment in my life, when everything suddenly became surreal. Like in a stopped movie, I've found myself between meaningless routines frozen and paralyzed from the scary and uncertain future. Everything was just a big black yelling emptiness mixed with only one question - "But what about my family?!?"... It's like dealing for years with some chronic disease wasn't enough. Weird, how only one visit to the doctor can change all your life...  "Health is not everything, but without it everything is nothing..."

   That's how everything became Black. The color of not having a color, but very important one.

   "Without black, no color has any depth. But if you mix black with everything, suddenly there's shadow - no, not just shadow, but fullness. You've got to be willing to mix black into your palette if you want to create something that is real." (Amy Grant)

   In some amazing way THE LIGHT passed by... It touched me like a miracle, like a hope, like a dream , like a promise, like a LIFE.  For many hours and days, half blind (surgery complications) and in pain I was browsing the pages of unbelievable beauty, repeating to myself that everything is going to be ok. And I will see more beauty which is all around in this world. THANK YOU, LORETA!!! In a  mysterious way, you've saved my soul and my life!

  So this is how my blog was born. Day after day convincing myself, that life is worth to live. That beauty is everywhere, even in this exotic, but very strange to me place. The journey wasn't easy; depending on the day my moods where jumping up and down. Sometimes I needed to force myself with all my powers to do it. Just do it. Day by day. Post by post. Step by step.

   And here I am. Happy and healed. Of course my soul got a bit stained after such experiences, but if I can forgive myself for not being so perfect, maybe you could do it too! At least I made some virtual friends and a few lucky shots. The beautiful power of creativity marked me, and I feel like there is no way back to the life without it, in any shape, idea or form...

   Today I've decided to change it, my blog. I have more life outside the computer screen now, so it will be less posting, and maybe different (or maybe not) style. We'll see. Can't promise anything yet!

   Thank you for your time with me, and for the things I've learned from all of you!

   P.S. Today is my happy birthday :))

 

The Virtual Life

It's good to be back :) My twisted strange reality is in need to be reflected... As they say, "One photo a day keeps the doctor away." Wasn't like that? Oh... For me this is my Secret Diary. For you ... ? Whatever it might be, you are welcome!  

Hidden Truth

Not very long time ago I red THIS. I can't tell you if I totally agree or dissagree with an article, as I am not a photographer but a simple blogger. That's why technically wrong photos seem emotionally right to me. And vice versa :) Reflecting glimpses of my personal  experiences visually became a nice routine,   substituting the need of writing a paper diary. Even so I managed to  make some  Friends I've never seen. :) The problem is I am not sure anymore  where this  internet experience leads me to. Pleasing the masses and being "nice" to everybody never was my thing, and let's face it, is impossible. ( If you still don't get it I am talking about commenting on  blog  "great shot", "beautiful", "nice", etc. with a hope that some will tell you the same thing back).  So I really start thinking about turning off the comments, leaving as an option the "reactions". Woud it make any difference to you?  Did you ever feel "overpraised"? Let me know what you think ;)

My 1st Blogaversary

You all are invited to... the party! Yes, exactly one year ago this blog came to the www.  So, let's celebrate!



                                                And what kind of party would be without the 2 layered cake, like this :

                                                                       And of course,  here is the candle :)

                                                                   Some guests are already waiting,

                                                                     Champagne is on the way...

   Cheers!

                                                                             Let's dance a bit more...

                                                                         Thank You for the flowers!

                                                                               And for the nice food,

                                                        But it's getting late, and we have to work tomorrow too...

                                                                      So, THANK YOU for coming by!

                                                                                 See You around!

Hide and Seek

"One of life's primal situations; the game of hide and seek. Oh, the delicious thrill of hiding while the others come looking for you, the delicious terror of being discovered, but what panic when, after a long search, the others abandon you! You mustn't hide too well. You mustn't bee too good at the game. The player must never be bigger than the game itself."   (Jean Baudrillard)

                                                      Are those the blogging rules too? I don't know...

An old potato?

"A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams."   (John Barrymore) 

So, no regrets yet. Still dreaming! Sometimes maybe too much, that forget to blog ;) And what about the picture? It's just an old potato...  La papa canaria...

The Story Behind

If I could tell you a good story, I would stop making photos. If you would say "wow!" watching them, I would feed you visualy in the silence... For now I continue my path. Learning to say. Learning to see. But do I see what I see, or only  what I want to see? Trying to guess what you will see makes it even more complicated. Some say reflecting the world is must. Some need a deep meaning in everything. Some care too much about technical details. Some dream a lot and play around... Perception of the world is very personal matter, colored by our experiences and believes.   So if you want a story behind a borrowed moment, just make it yourself. 

To All and Each of You

This is my little dedication to the people, who help me to come back and bloom again. It's not like I've been lost, I just have forgotten something very important inside of me - the need to live a creative life. So I feel very gratefull, being reminded how important is to express yourself. Thank you! The ones, who's blogs inspiering me. The ones, who look here for inspiration. The housewives. The professionals giving advises. The photographers. The book readers. Blogs about travelling. Sharing the joy of having children. Crafts. Art studies. Lovely pets. Birdwatching. Reflecting. Laughing and crying...  You all amase me! By reminding me, how amasing place we live in and what an amasing people we are! I hope, you will never stop doing that. :)  Thank you, EVERYONE!

My special love I send to Inga . The person, I never met in a "real" life, but we've been in  toutch for almost ten years :)  Her strong emotions and passion for a life once hit me so hard, so I had to wake up and get out to the world. Thank you for the beauty and love you spread around!

And at last, but not at least, I am thankful to my Man :)  (I love you!)  His encouragment, wisdom and love is the reason I am here. He's always here for me. He's the one now and then generously sharing his camera with me. (By the way, this picture is from my pocket Sony ;))  Thank you!

Blogging

Never say never. Because you might start a blog :) At least that's my story. Honestly, had no idea about what I am doing, or where it will take me. I just did it. It was something I haven't done before , unknown for me, it was a challenge.  But before I started a blog, I already knew something. That I am not a writer, or neither a photographer, so I will not pretend to be one of them.  But you don't have to be a writer to express yourself, you don't have to be a professional to carry arround your pocket camera.The  only thing is  you must  be a human. Means imperfect. Imperfect! What I am very happy about, as I do this for myself. What makes me more happy. I have "all rights reserved " not telling why or how. But I will tell you one thing. Life here is not a  touristic brochure. And making photos is extreamly challenging, simply because it´s too much sun, means light, means overexposion, means pictures look dull and flat... Also where I live, nothing ever changes, only faces of tourists. What I have another promise about, not putting faces of people here... (At least not yet :))  And if I´ve been fooling you with immages of beautifull life, I will say SORRY now, by showing a reality, not a holidays postcard... Just look at the picture below.  But am I lying posting the glimpses of the beauty? Which is everywhere, only if you want see it?  You tell me.  The world is a beautifull place, and a life itself is a mirracle. I know what I am talking about, literally... As my friend told, to me "life happened"... BTW, to you too!

 So, how does it looks the life here? Colorful, fresh and relaxing? Have to tell you, was a lucky day, clouds passed by... It could take many months in summer time to see any ;)

Just looked at the lenght of my post today... I will come back to my daydreaming tomorrow. Mañana...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Living here...

As days passing by, I find myself not being a tourist anymore on  Canary Islands. I find myself  lost, blessed, frustrated, happy, inspired, tired, accepted, surprised, bored, amazed ... like anywhere else! I found myself LIVING here. So this is how my day looks like Today. And maybe Tomorrow I will share with you how it was Yesterday... Welcome to my island!