Nothing else matters, but the people we love and loving the land on which we live and breathe. Forget concrete and cars, careers and conflicts… instead, let’s escape for a day. We’ll leap over puddles and laugh ‘til we cry. We’ll gaze up at the birds and rest easy as the storm clouds pass.
In these moments, it’s true… nothing else matters.
April 12, 2011 - 2:50 pm - Thanks so much Teri! You're beautiful art work is indeed universally much appreciated! They are also dealing with radiation fears in the air, food and water. These pictures remind us to hold on to what is precious in life. It is WE who are honored!
April 13, 2011 - 7:07 am - Your welcome, Lynn. Your family is in my thoughts.. I hope they experience relief very soon. Photographing your girls was true inspiration to me to hang on to what matters. Their spirits are so bright and free.. it's contagious!
“I didn’t realize. All that was going on in life and we never noticed… Good-bye, Good-bye, world. Good-bye, Grover’s Corners… Good-bye to clocks ticking and Mama’s sunflowers… And new-ironed dresses and hot baths. And sleeping and waking up. Oh, earth, you’re too wonderful for anybody to realize you. Do any human beings ever realize life...
November 5, 2010 - 3:21 pm - i hear the happiness in your writing! makes me feel good.
November 5, 2010 - 4:17 pm - oh thank you! your comment makes me so happy :)
“Our truth lies in what we love, and as we remind ourselves that we have loved and do love, we find our way unerringly back to the place from which accomplish is possible… it’s almost impossible to make a list of heart loves without concluding we live in a rich, savory, and enjoyable world where...
as a collective society, i don’t believe we take enough time to appreciate and honor the love that exists in our lives. we are too busy and too distracted with work, technology, and things; but that is all nonsense. the distractions fail to compare to what is really most important: love, in all …
May 7, 2010 - 1:48 pm - Well said and a great reminder. That magical hillside with the winding trail is beautiful. I really miss oak trees and mustard in bloom. Beautiful quiet moments of your friends.
May 10, 2010 - 10:46 pm - wise words paired with beautiful images... how lovely and gentle!
May 10, 2010 - 11:26 pm - thank you, kirstie and lynn! i appreciate your thoughts so very much :)
May 14, 2010 - 6:25 pm - Hi Teri, This is beautiful! I love the sentiment, and the gorgeous photos. It is lovely to be able to get to know you a little from this Blog. Keep going, and keep loving those friends and family! Belinda
May 24, 2010 - 12:18 pm - thank you for reading, belinda, i really appreciate it!
to live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly… to listen to stars and buds, to babes and sages, with open heart; await occassions, hurry never… this is my...
if i had to pick a favorite place in LA, it would be this spot above the city where i stand, catching my breath after a steep climb. i can’t count how many times i’ve stood here, and yet only now and then do i sit on this bench and swing my legs, fully realizing...
May 20, 2010 - 12:37 pm [...] first photographed the Runyon Canyon bench with my Diana camera in June 2009. For those photographs, I waited until the bench was empty to fit my vision. I photographed the bench again this past [...]
June 4, 2010 - 3:35 pm [...] Here are the last few photographs from my first roll of film. I loved that for a few days there was a tiny American flag stuck in a crevice of the bench. I loved that May 17th was so foggy; it was like standing inside a cloud. I loved that on May 19th, all I could think of was seeing these horses again and when I made it to top, I was greeted by the biggest dog I have ever seen – a gentle giant, for sure. And I love that a few moments later the bench became lonely again, just as it was when I first photographed it last year. [...]
There is a still, quiet beauty all around us, every day… if we are open to seeing it. Photography is a gift that has inspired me, since I was a kid, to take notice and appreciate life’s subtleties…those heart-wrenchingly beautiful moments in ordinary life that make you pause and feel utterly grateful. Those are the...
“i am at the beach alone, quite literally. pondering why i haven’t done this before. listening to the waves as they pound in unexpectedly, yet like clockwork. as i look down at my page, the sound intimidates me and fills me with a rush of energy. ‘i’m alive,’ my heart says.” -excerpt from my journal...
February 4, 2010 - 11:54 am - I love this image. It makes me long for the California Coast!
by Teri Genovese
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