She Kept A Parrot
A Journal For Charlie
The Way of Seeing
Charlie,
Look for what you know
And you will see what you expect to see.
Expect nothing
And you will discover the magic and the mystery of life.
40 Comments on “The Way of Seeing”
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Charlie,
Look for what you know
And you will see what you expect to see.
Expect nothing
And you will discover the magic and the mystery of life.
She Kept A Parrot 
Wow, what a spectacular shot! The word that comes to mind for me is “craquant,” which is “crunchy” … (in French). The color of the bud is so sharp, I crack my teeth on it. 🙂 Really marvelous, George. I love the detail and composition.
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Thanks. It was an odd kind of photo of the bud, I thought. Almost like a whale or some marine animal. 🙂
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Stunning image and all too true words, George. I hope you’re getting on well, my friend. You are often in my thoughts. Adrian
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Don’t try and trick the boy, George. You just have to look carefully, to know what the subject is of that photo. That shot is either one huge lobster claw or a hood ornament from a classic Thorby-Nelson Roadster 1927. 😀
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A bit of Eastern wisdom there from his grandmother…lucky Charlie. 🙂
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I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have lived to enjoy that child. As he makes his own way, I hope he stops to listen and to see. 🙂
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I so enjoy your heart, George…..and with you guiding him, I would imagine that he will, indeed, stop to listen and see. 🙂
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I wouldn’t add to that, you wise woman, you! 🙂
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Thanks, Lorna. You know, I have not “discovered” whether you’re following my orders to finish the book…. I’m coming to check up on you. 🙂
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I am editing at least two chapters a day and am almost finished. Once that is done, I send it off to a final editor. She will surely have me rewrite certain areas, but it’s getting close to public viewing, I assure you! Thanks for keeping me focused! 🙂
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Wise advice.
Listen to G’ma on this & all she says…
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Now, that’s some wise advice for Mr. C! Chuckle… Thanks, RoSy!
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Perfect….:)
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Thanks, Suzanne! 🙂 And thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Deep truth 🙂
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Hi, Celestine! Thank you for stopping by to visit! I keep thinking of this homespun stuff to tell Charlie! 🙂
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Yay! I immediately saw an Amaryllis bud. Beautiful image, George. 🙂
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I remember that you enjoy the Amaryllis, too. So, you knew what it was. This one had four horizontal buds, but I recently had a pink one that had five and more than one stalk from the same bulb. I love those flowers. Thanks, Sylvia! 🙂
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Wow this is a red something, a very red something… Ok just read through the comments and see now what it is… great capture and surely beautiful words to go with it…
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Ha-ha, Rob. I assume you discovered that it is an Amaryllis bud. This one had four horizontal buds. I chuckled at “a very red something”! It IS a very red something, all right. Thanks, Rob. 🙂
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That red, that texture, that precision. Awesome! Literally. You’re beautiful, George. Always looking without knowing.x
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Ah, Thank you, Narelle. When we look from nowhere without knowing, then we see. I loved your Rumi quote. 🙂
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Beautiful words, George! I was going to guess a tulip bud, but I see it’s none other than the She Devil. Gorgeous! Also, the photograph in your header is lovely. Is that your shadow?
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Thanks, Elisa. Yes, that’s my shadow. 🙂
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I like the photograph very much. It seems symbolic of your journey with Charlie, the wisdom you’re sharing. It has an aura of mystery…and the composition is lovely. Like you. 🙂
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Thanks, Elisa. The Amaryllis buds fascinate me. I photographed that one a ridiculous number of times trying to get what I saw! She Devil, you know… You are too kind, as always, Elisa. 🙂
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Well said. Beautifully depicted.
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Thank you, Kenn. It’s a bud from She Devil Red, the Amaryllis from an earlier post, you know. 😉
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Wise advice for a grandson!
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Thanks, Jo Nell. I wonder if he’ll guess that it’s a bud from the Amaryllis that I called “She Devil Red” in an earlier post. Chuckle…
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What a lucky Charlie!
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Thank you, Patti. That’s very kind of you. I’m a lucky Granny! This is one of the buds from the Amaryllis that I called She Devil Red in an earlier post. Thanks for stopping by.
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Wonderful shot and words, George. What on earth is that?
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It’s an Amaryllis bud. The stalks usually have four on each stalk. This one belonged to She-Devil Red. Chuckle…
Thanks, Richard.
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As someone from Charlie’s generation would say …. “Totally.” Now, as to what you’ve photographed … at first I would have said ‘lobster claw,’ but the textures are throwing me off … if asked animal, vegetable, or mineral … I’d say vegetable, but nothing more. D
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It’s one of She-Devil Red’s buds. An Amaryllis. 🙂
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Charlie has a very wise Granny!!!
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Thanks, Linda. You know this is an Amaryllis bud. 🙂
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yes, charlie; she is correct, and there are countless surprises waiting right in front of you!
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Thanks, Zeeb! I hope he keeps his sense of wonder and discovery! 🙂
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