What I’ve enjoyed most about this week so far is trying to find little bits of time in which to do things that you want to do but never manage to get around to. I’m finding this much easier than the Artist’s Date, which I think last week made me feel pressured to “do” something and “enjoy” it (perhaps one of these spontaneous activities will become my Artist's Date this week). So far I’ve gone for a walk by a lake near my house, which is something I do regularly, but this time I decided to grab my camera and take some pictures. I’m by no means a photographer, and I own a pretty basic point-and-click camera with a few options, but I do enjoy taking pictures, something I haven’t done (not including Christmas and my kids’ birthday parties and so on) for, oh, about 20 years. When you walk with a camera, you see things differently, even if you’re walking in places that are very familiar to you. For instance, I love the textures of the plants in these photos:
Or the fact that this sign, full of interdictions, is being overtaken by nature regardless:
You can see some of the other photos from my walk here.
I also managed to put on my ipod while making dinner one night, and even sit on my patio for a few minutes once everything was in the oven, listening to music and watching the clouds drift over the tree in my backyard. Bliss.
Finally, and this one is pretty lame and a tiny bit embarrasing, I wore a funky hat one day. I never wear hats (unless it’s winter and I have to in order to survive, living as I do in Canada), and I happened to buy one for $10 on a whim recently, and, self-conscious though I was, it was a huge hit at work, and no-one made fun of me.
7 comments:
Don't you think that the very fact of having a camera with you makes you pay attention to what is around you? I usually walk with my ipod or something and darned if I could tell you anything new, but walk with a camera and suddenly I see things I never noticed before.
Exactly! I've walked the same path for years but I started noticing all sorts of things, and seeing everyday things in a new light, when I had my camera with me. On the other hand, I sometimes find that the ipod can sort of color what you see too, like a movie soundtrack, but I guess that's different.
Kudo's on the hat!
Thanks! The more I think about it the more I think the hat's significant; clothing is a form of expression, and if you're afraid to wear something it's because you're afraid to show yourself. Or am I reading too much into it?
two thumbs up for the hat!!! doing what you want and forget what society thinks now that's confidence!! and a little rebel spirit.
I totally agree with you. I don't wear a lot of things because they don't relate to "me" - eg hats. I tend to wear casual comfortable, borderline hippy type things. Mostly greens and browns.
Perhaps I shall look into changing my style up a bit.
@disenchanted melody: I love brown too (in fact the hat is brown). I have a hard time buying anything that isn't brown.
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