The dark sky seems to have a spooky aura that decreases as the moonglow becomes more clear. As it the cloudy mass is merely a theater curtain that is opening as the main attraction shines!
Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons! ************ "Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." **************
"A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world." --Paul Dudley White
************ "Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." - George S. Patton, U.S. Army General, 1912 Olympian
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It’s like this… When you’re going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting. After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, “Welcome To Holland”. “Holland?!?” you say, “What do you mean “Holland”??? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy” But there’s been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It’s just a different place. So you must go and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. It’s just a different place. It’s slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around…and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills…Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts. But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy…and they’re all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say “Yes that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned”. And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away…because the loss of that dream is a very significant loss. But…if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things…about Holland.
20 comments:
What a terrific capture, Marcia!! It does look as if it could be the black hole, huh? Hope you have a great weekend!
Sylvia
Intriguing.
Sydney - City and Suburbs
I love this pic, awesome.
All the best
GuyRegina In Pictures
Indeed... a white hole lol good one :)
My Skywatch
Love the clouds
The dark sky seems to have a spooky aura that decreases as the moonglow becomes more clear. As it the cloudy mass is merely a theater curtain that is opening as the main attraction shines!
That is mystifying to say the least! Fabulous capture and something to ponder.
I love your title for your post!!! very fitting, and made me chuckle in a contemplative way. What a eye catching picture! happy skywatch =)
Eerie, beautiful and dramatic!
Happy SWF and happy weekend!
interesting...
i expect there's a wolf howling somewhere!
beautiful nonetheless...
have a great day!
Come on over and watch my piece of sky with me!
xoxo
fickle
nice nice one. looks scary but great capture.
happy skywatch!
It could well be the opposite of a black hole.
This is a great capture. The moon is difficult to photograph.
Happy Sky Looking!
This is probably the most original capture that I will see. Well done indeed.
it looks mysterious, I like the shot very much! Have a good weekend!
Btw, saw your workout stats on the sidebar and I must say you're doing quite well...keep it on! :)
Love the picture and the comment. You are so clever.
Fantastic, this has a definitely mystical quality to it, just a small patch of light in the dark. ~ Calico Contemplations
Oh, Marcia, that's an extraordinary photo! I love it! Your header photo is wonderful and clever! :)
seeing this makes me remember halloween and wolves howling in the background. creepy but nice!
Oh, that's very cool! What a great capture!
Oh, that's very cool! I'd say you might be on to something with this title!
Thanks for playing along with Looking @ The Sky on Friday!
-Tisha
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