Do you ever look up and wish you could fly? I read an adorable story recently about a baby eagle who somehow got separated from his mother and landed upon a chicken farm. He was cared for there and learned to act like chickens act – that’s all he knew, because that’s all he was ever taught. Then one day he saw a big eagle flying overhead and something inside him stirred. He had always felt that there was something different about him… Now he knew: he wanted to fly!
“Could I?” he wondered. “How do I do it? What if I fall? Why am I stuck here in this barnyard, instead of being up in those treetops?”
How? What if? Why? These questions are double edged swords: used at the right time in the right way, they can achieve lift off and set you soaring; used improperly, they become roadblocks or cement weights that hold you down and stop you in your tracks. [Read more...]
Beaches are often known for their beautiful vistas, but often it’s the little things that catch my eye. One day in Hawaii, it was the little world of a rock, the edge of the ocean, and the sand. I was struck by how they interacted so intimately and so constantly with each other, yet each one had its own distinct identity.
Are your thoughts all tangled up?
In creating this image, it was a conscious decision to have the seaweed start off the frame and flowing from the top right. Since we read from left to right, that is opposite to the way we normally would expect see the main visual component of the image placed. This creates drama and tension. [Read more...]