According to Buddha
To be ecstatic is not difficult. It is thinking that it is difficult that holds you apart from it. Never think of divine joy as distant from you, and it will be with you always.
have you ever had a fever,
from a bitter-sweet refrain,
have you ever kissed the sunshine,
walked between the rain.
well, just climb up on my music,
and my songs will set you free,
well, just climb up on my music,
and from there jump off with me.
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Brooks Aqueduct, Alberta ~ August 2016
beautyful images of ugly things. So nice to see that light can make ugly things appear so interesting. Wish you a nice day!
you too Markus…have a happy one…yes it was a little adventure and all new to me 😀
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Photos catching the eye and the start mind working coupled with stimulating words
thank Eddie…it was a strange place…an engineering wonder 😀 have a happy day!
As always wonderful Hedy, thank you for these posts.
Oh Terry always a pleasure…I compose them with joy…have a fun day! ☺️
What an interesting subject matter. You don’t see many aqueducts in the modern day. Nicely captured Hedy..Have a great day.
thanks Chris…the Brooks Aqueduct is a National/Provincial Historic Site which spans 3.2 km suspending a concrete sling twenty metres above the parched prairie landscape…once filled to overflowing with precious water bound for the thirsty croplands of southwestern Alberta, today it holds only memories…have a good week too! smiles hedy
Interesting. Thank you. Cheers 😊
How on earth did you get up in there, Hedy? I see the ladder – which starts 10 feet(?) off the ground – but I wouldn’t climb up that in a million years! o_O
oh no i didn’t climb up…just went through the one end which was ‘open’…well sort of…i think they prefer ppl to stay off…but i had to snap some photos…so that was exciting Hariod 😀 …i think about the men who worked on the Aqueduct walking on the edge with those high prairie winds…blowing off or being swept into the water…such a harsh job…i’m with you i wouldn’t climb up in a million years…smiles hedy 😀
Don’t watch this if you’re not keen on heights, Hedy: o_O
https://youtu.be/sFUcxnvAeMc
once when i was little…i went into a tree fort at my friends place in the country…i got up…but getting down…it took a very long time…i will now…i’m curious 😀
well yes i agree it was time for a coffee 😀 and it’s the going down and looking down…so cool…and oh to be young and have no fear…none that i could see anyways…thanks for the share!
My irreverent memory: this advice from the Buddha reminds me of the quip attributed to Stephen Leacock — “I don’t understand people saying writing is hard. Writing is easy — just write down whatever occurs to you. Yes, writing is easy. It’s the occurring that is hard.” There is always a point of difficulty!
that’s a wonderful quote Penny…i once had a writing instructor who said if you can talk and tell a story you can write 😀 i agree the occurring is the hard part…especially with necessary interruptions…may the words fall to you page today Penny…have a wonderful walk! smiles hedy
The last photo is my favorite one! Great. 🙂
i like the feeling of hat underneath piece too…thank you Lisah for your comments…appreciated 😀 smiles hedy
Wow, you’ve taken something completely mundane, something I probably would never think to photograph, and turned it into something spectacular. Love the intense blue.
Alison
it was a blazing 31 degrees with a soft summer wind…i was told about it by my photographer friends…so i had to go see…not sure i would have found it Alison…but indeed happy to have seen this National/Provincial Historic Site…i thought a lot about Alberta history…stories from before…and yes that bright white blue is our Alberta sky…very often…not that Portugal honey…thank you for your comments…i appreciate your words…have a happy day! smiles hedy
Wonderful set of perspective photos ~ life can be just like this, so different depending on how you look at it (the second shot being my favorite…the feeling of infinity!). There is also something that links these to the quote above ~ “Never think of divine joy as distant from you, and it will be with you always.” Wish you a great weekend ahead Hedy ~
Thank you Randall ☺️ and yes the 3.2 km of the river in the sky…joy is always with us…even on the cloudy days…have a fun long weekend 😎 smiles Hedy
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thank you Luc…appreciate the acknowledgement of my work…have a happy Sunday!
You’re welcome…Have a happy sunday to !
I did! ☺️
Suas imagens são emocionantes! Não canso de vê-las!
that’s wonderful Ana…this was an odd kind of space…and i agree a lot to look at 😀
eso es maravilloso Ana … se trataba de una especie extraña del espacio … Y estoy de acuerdo mucho que ver (maybe it is correct?)
Existem muitas fotos com imagens de céu e nuvens, mas as suas fotos são realmente diferentes: estranhas e belas ao mesmo tempo.
well i like that “estranhas e belas ao mesmo tempo”…strange and beautiful…perfect to me…thank you kindly Ana for your comments…compose a happy day! smiles hedy
Wonderful!
😀 really cool space…thanks again Alex 😀