My Attempts at Art... Maybe

Here are two pictures that I took this summer on vacation. The first is one of the ropes on our boat, along with the sunset in background. The second is an off center ish picture of a bouy that I took on a moving boat. It actually turned out pretty well, I think.

I enjoy photography a whole lot - it's one of those things that I've recently discovered. I love the thought of being able to capture life's moments and the things we see. It gives me an opportunity to view the world in a new light. I've never really been confident that I have an artistic eye for anything, but occasionally, I'll manage to capture a few good ones - like these.

Thoughts

"We're so busy watching out for what's
just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are" - Calvin (Calvin
and Hobbes)

I love quotes. I can always seem to find great quotes to help me cope with the situations that I am dealing with. It's always heartwarming to know that there are people in this world who have great ideas about this life and how it is (or should be). Today, that person is Bill Waterson, through the voice of my favorite comic strip character, Calvin.

It seems that nowadays, we, as human beings, are always in a rush. We're always thinking about what we have to do, where we need to be... constantly worrying about our futures. In all of this frenzy, we fail to notice the present! It's as though we have blinders on - we can only look straight ahead. As a junior in high school, this is becoming more and more apparent. The courses you take are "essential" to your career, your life, and your happiness! We are so preoccupied with what seems to be important, that what is around us becomes simply a blur.

For once in our lives, we should stop to take a look around us - absorb the true beauty of what we usually ignore. We should enjoy ourselves more in the present, because it is truly a gift.

Reading a simple quote has really opened my eyes to what I (and the rest of the world) am missing.