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Anne, thanks. I love your recent bird photos. Pet...

2012-05-30T11:47:00.241+01:00

Anne, thanks. I love your recent bird photos.

Peter, well, you know: it's so hard, I'm here, I'm doing fine, it's so hard... and I'm so grateful for the buddhist teaching that these are not in contradiction!

Omstreifer, I'm delighted to discover your blog. I love your 2012 bibliography and I'll be back to read more.

Love how the hint of pink comes around in between ...

2012-05-30T09:20:40.755+01:00

Love how the hint of pink comes around in between dark shadows and grey

Something beautifully melancholy about these pictu...

2012-05-29T18:51:42.018+01:00

Something beautifully melancholy about these pictures, Jean. Hope all's going well with you...

Shadows and fallen blossoms. Wonderful.

2012-05-29T16:42:56.683+01:00

Shadows and fallen blossoms. Wonderful.

Work is good! that's wonderful to hear. When I...

2012-05-25T14:24:54.991+01:00

Work is good! that's wonderful to hear. When I'm overwhelmed by the problems in the world, I remind myself that they're not in my control, there isn't anything I can do about that. What is mine is my life.

No coincidence that you discovered it now I think-...

2012-05-25T03:46:41.942+01:00

No coincidence that you discovered it now I think--opening your life, discovering open space.

Brilliant, and very funny. I never thought of tuli...

2012-05-25T02:07:26.223+01:00

Brilliant, and very funny.
I never thought of tulips quite that way.

what a beautiful discovery. and so in tune, that y...

2012-05-22T16:40:32.700+01:00

what a beautiful discovery. and so in tune, that your open space of work now also leads to a physical open space, almost as if it waited for you.

Nice to take a break from my own work and see thos...

2012-05-22T16:00:55.124+01:00

Nice to take a break from my own work and see those bright sunny lemons (making lemonade out of those lemons?) and to hear that you're starting work. I found it a joy to work for clients when I was self-employed last time (still reorienting myself this go round, but beginning to enjoy it again) - I hope you will, too, Jean.

Really glad you're doing this. Enjoy! Jan x

2012-05-21T22:12:36.960+01:00

Really glad you're doing this. Enjoy!

Jan x

Good luck at being your own boss! Getting the bala...

2012-05-21T08:46:42.659+01:00

Good luck at being your own boss! Getting the balance right between working hard and taking your breaks is important...
x

Ah, you are PB (there was a comment on a previous ...

2012-05-20T22:17:51.711+01:00

Ah, you are PB (there was a comment on a previous post)!

sorry... confusingly that was me...now have to con...

2012-05-20T21:39:39.093+01:00

sorry... confusingly that was me...now have to contend with WV all over again!!

rooting for you, as one who has had to reinvent he...

2012-05-20T21:37:48.925+01:00

rooting for you, as one who has had to reinvent her working life up from the ashes...

'attempting to control and improve the structu...

2012-05-20T18:15:30.573+01:00

'attempting to control and improve the structure of an individual life feels foolish and presumptuous'

No. It's all the more important, and it's what people have always done.

Good luck, and take care.

xo Yeah, there's no safety in patrons and sub...

2012-05-20T18:06:12.402+01:00

xo

Yeah, there's no safety in patrons and subordination, in turbulent times, much as they'd like us to think so! Things that look solid collapse like dreams, and what holds on is the supposed gossamer of friendship and affection.

Good thought, that last one, and it must be less f...

2012-05-20T17:47:24.197+01:00

Good thought, that last one, and it must be less frustrating to be more in control of your own destiny in such turbulent times than at the mercy of employers.
The photo is a sort of captured sunshine - we could do with sme up here.

Good to hear you have work, Jean. Work that is cre...

2012-05-20T17:32:19.809+01:00

Good to hear you have work, Jean. Work that is creative, to me, is so important to one's feelings of self-worth and even happiness. Even your writing and photos are part of it. Wishing you well!

That's beautiful.

2012-05-20T02:36:47.241+01:00

That's beautiful.

petals and all their shapes - each a little natura...

2012-05-19T06:52:35.856+01:00

petals and all their shapes - each a little natural work of art. thanks for sharing those. they made me think of the ones in the garden here - same color spectrum, but different tone and flower: http://virtual-notes.blogspot.de/2012/05/first-opening.html

Very beautifully applied.

2012-05-18T21:48:34.962+01:00

Very beautifully applied.

Ach! Sounds painful!

2012-05-18T14:52:40.498+01:00

Ach! Sounds painful!

The interpretation. Multiple strands of difficulty...

2012-05-18T10:36:18.930+01:00

The interpretation. Multiple strands of difficulty and complexity disassembled and never reassembled. Painful.

I'm kind of curious why it was horrible, if it...

2012-05-18T06:09:10.671+01:00

I'm kind of curious why it was horrible, if it was the music itself or the interpretation or your particular response to solo violin... but you obviously don't want to talk about it!

Nothing like the sun breaking through after drench...

2012-05-17T14:32:51.742+01:00

Nothing like the sun breaking through after drenching rain, everything sparkling and new, if a bit unsure underfoot. Perfect metaphor for your new life. :-)