red pierces the soul
lifting it out of the greyness of life
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See which entries stand out from the crowd at
Where’s my backpack?’s challenge Travel Theme: Contrast.
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See which entries stand out from the crowd at
Where’s my backpack?’s challenge Travel Theme: Contrast.
If you swung a cat in our house chances are that we could tell you exactly when and where each object its talons grazed came from. Some might call it an obsession but at one point everything that came through the front door, relatives and Miss Z’s friends excluded, was carefully curated with a specific idea of how it would fit into the overall scheme of things. Times change and the need for things material seems to become less important as our attention shifts to subjects more ethereal. That and the fact that we have become loaded down with the left-overs from our ancestors that are in dire need of a physical, if not emotional, house-cleaning and purging. Some people are able to part with their stuff with ease, have a garage sale, throw it in the bin and walk away with nary a thought otherwise. For us this is an impossibility for every thing carries with it a memory, is imbued with some sort of karmic energy that will float along to the next carefully chosen owner. Well, the good stuff at least – we’re not talking tupperware and mismatched socks here. Some pieces can never be parted with, no matter how small and inconsequential, how valuable, how old or how silly, for they have that unique quality that brings back an occasion and place, a brief bubble where the air vibrates, our nostrils fill with scent and we remember….
The Two Cents Tuesday Challenge guarantees that everyone has one thing that is – Special.
“What is special for you?” – The photo of that sandy beach, the sweet faces of those you teach, an amulet or well-worn hat, silver spoon or ancient cat, the strains on a guitar or a night under the stars…
We would love to see your vision.
For all those who are new readers to Across the Bored, here are some guidelines for the challenge: HOW DOES THIS WORK?
Get up close to the entries in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details.
Scale the heights in the entries at Where’s my backpack?’s challenge
Travel Theme: Mountains.
Explore the second of the 5 Chinese elements at Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water.
See the spectrum of this season’s favourite colours at Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Reds and Greens!
Something old…
Something new…
Both have borrowed
the circle cue.
Go round and round the entries at Where’s my backpack?’s challenge Travel Theme: Circles.
Hot colours of paint used by children to create a collaborative art installation at City Hall in ShenZhen, China – 2009.
This week’s challenge at Where’s my backpack? is Travel Theme: Hot. Check out some of the sizzling sights there.