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Clutter

Clutter

I noticed today an initiative in my Jetpack app about blogging prompts, which I don't usually participate in, but hey, new year, try new things. It is a daily theme, but I would like to check expectations upfront. First, I am in no way a daily blogger, and second, our...

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Anatidaephobia

Anatidaephobia

Mental health is of course no joke, and I didn't intend on coming across such a term yesterday. I was actually searching for the meaning of something else and Anatidaephobia came up as the word of the day in the Urban Dictionary. However, I had a strange feeling some...

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Elementals

Elementals

My mind is and has been, toying with a concept for quite a long time now. It is difficult to put in words, let alone imagery. It is the concept of the dynamic dichotomy that exists around us with destruction vs. protection, life vs. death, forest vs. trees, assembly...

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Monthly Leaf Pile – April 2020

Monthly Leaf Pile – April 2020

This month I start a series of month-end summary posts about the goings-on around my site and my photography work. I stole this idea (with permission) from Alexander Kunz who has for a long time published a series of monthly "End Notes" in a similar fashion. It is...

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Shinrin-Yoku

Shinrin-Yoku

The crunch of leaves, the solid smooth feel of American Beech bark, the smell of pine, the flickering light piercing the canopy, and the taste of fresh air, all encountered in a few steps. The sound of a nearby stream, a Great Horned Owl calls in the distance, the...

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