loneliness / solitude

solo post - L, Nikon

“Language... has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.” - Paul Tillich

I go in and out of both - pain and glory. I sort of hate to admit that (makes me seem weak), but this year is harder than last year for some reason. Has anyone else with college age children experienced this same feeling - that sophomore year is somewhat harder even than the freshman year. (I guess to relate completely you have to be a single mother of an only child.) The newness has worn off and it's so very real, now, that I am indeed alone. It's time to stop sitting on that wire, looking over the edge in fear, and just take flight.

patience / focus

L - Nikon 200mm / T - Nikon film camera

There's been a lot of rain here – a lot – but if you're patient the rain lets up and you can walk outside. Yesterday I spent some time in Chattanooga and enjoyed the art galleries during the rain and a walk along the river when the rain let up. I didn't take many photos but my patience paid off and I was able to get this shot after waiting for it to stay still long enough for me to find it through my lens and focus. (and btw, I even got a bird on a wire shot like I've always wanted.) / this is a little bit of how i'm feeling right now- i don't know where to look - where to focus. it's weird how you associate your first year of college as finding yourself and figuring out who you are. but i'm still in that stage of self-consciousness. i feel like this photo is very representative of change and alteration to oneself and one's views on things. this way and that way - there are so many things to focus on here it's hard to choose just one. there are so many things going on all at once it's hard to move through and calmly complete them without losing your head.

ahead / behind

L - iphone / T - Nikon film camera

"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us." - Henry David Thoreau

I had one rainy day photo, four photos sent from T, plus this quote. I chose this photo of hers - they all seem to go together to me. In my head it sort of all goes in different directions but makes sense. I imagine your thoughts about it are probably more concise than I can write it, so I'll leave it be. / photo assignment 2 - light as the subject. i knew just the place i wanted to go for this assignments. the other day i drove past an abandoned service station and i was struck by how the light was hitting it mid afternoon, so i took my friend there. i'm happy with the images i got. luckily the sun was shining that day, unlike it has been for the past few days now.