Comments on: Stop and smell the roses

By: Roger Green

Roger Green — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:05:33 +0000

Well, Rose, thanks a LOT. You’ve got that DAMN Lynn Anderson song stuck in MY mind.

By: MRMacrum

MRMacrum — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:24:38 +0000

I often use photos to release the creativity that might be lost in the madness that makes up my mind. Either photos I take or ones poached from others. They cause me to focus my efforts.

It’s odd the legacies we pick up from our parents. I grew up watching my father take pictures of everything. Bugs, plants, people, buildings. I never thought much of it until I developed the same interest in capturing the images that are all around us.

I have secreted away thousands of photos and slides he took over the years. At some point, I hope to share them. But digitizing them is expensive and takes more time than I have at the moment.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:51:40 +0000

I love the tour of the rose garden.

Great advice about taking a camera along, Baker.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:32:05 +0000

“Sometimes…there’s just so much beauty in the world that it makes me cry…”

Good advice, something I need to heed for sure. My life is a constant GO! GO! GO! to reach goals and accomplish everything I want to do in life.

I was also considering taking more photos whereever I go….the constant tourist as it were…funny you should say that BakerWatson

By: BakerWatson

BakerWatson — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:53:46 +0000

Great advice, Rose.

The photo’s you included brought to mind another suggestion. Take along a camera when you can. Taking photo’s can often make you look at things with a different perspective. You can see the uniqueness and beauty in many things which you might ordinarily pass by. And taking the photo’s may release some of the creativity within you.

Having the photo’s can help you relive the experience later and remind you that it is time to go smell the roses again.