The Pleasures of Book Hunting
I had the pleasure of spending some to time at a classy used and rare book store downtown Asheville earlier this afternoon. The Captain’s Bookshelf has been one of my favorite retreats from Hendersonville over the last year or so. This store almost glows from the beauty of neatly shelved books from a wide array … Read more
Updating Granny’s House
Over the last year I have been making adjustments and improvements to the interior of my grandmother’s house. These include painting walls, stripping double layers of wall paper off walls, and swapping out furniture. New art, cleaned carpets, and a new vision mixing cottage, vintage, and modern styles has brought an entirely new feel to … Read more
On Friendship: The Blessings of a Kindred Spirit
Deep satisfaction comes with true friendship where one is able to be one’s self without presumptuous expectations suffocating our desire to be free from the judgment of others. Over the last year I have had the wonderful privilege of experiencing the pleasures of kindness, laughter, love, and joy from those who took time out of … Read more
tonight i danced
Tonight I danced! I entered the ocean of sound and became completely part of its molecular structure, each note taking on my bones and muscles, even my blood pumped melodies as the heavy beats of Daft Punk lurched through the air and pounded on the walls. I couldn’t help but move: gyrating, jumping, twirling, lunging, … Read more
Addicted to the American Dream
We can exhaust ourselves at work, flank ourselves with the latest gadgets and with great impunity pursue those hidden desires that offer more than they can truly provide. Happiness does not come in materialistic form so it cannot be controlled, though we think we can conjure up unknown potions and create our personal ideal of … Read more
Today I Chased The Sun
Today was an incredible day filled with relaxation, sunshine, and ease of mind. Coffee in the morning followed by afternoon lounging on the patio. The concerns of the week faded into background and my mind began to relax, discovering the need for true rest. I walked down to the lake at my house and surveyed … Read more
Dramatic Clouds at Jump Off Rock
I went to Jump Off Rock today and shot about 150 photos. The photos above are some of my favorites. The clouds were dramatic displaying all sorts of moods, revealing a landscape full of story. I took the photos with my Olympus PEN EP-1. Hope you enjoy the slideshow.
Wisdom, Desire, Trust, and Hope
James 3:17 “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit,impartial, and not hypocritical. 3:18 And the fruit that consists of righteousnessis planted in peace amongthose who make peace.” It is easy to recognize the kind of wisdom that betrays the characteristics above. The litmus … Read more
White Blank Page
05 – White Blank Page I keep coming back to this song from Mumford and Sons. I find it intriguing because there appears to be three persons the singer/song writer is speaking to. The first person the song writer assesses blame and questions their motives, the second person is questioned (not blamed) but participatory with … Read more
Pain, Depression, and Beauty (Part 2)
Gray and white puffy clouds drift over my head at such a slow pace that they seem to desire the sunshine absorbed into their large bodies, eating and digesting the light. They are glowing and luminous as they provide shade and dispense light at the same time. They call to each other, band into communities, … Read more
