Don't know if you are ever around here any more, but I'm trying to make the rounds and wish my friends happy new year, and you are still on my list of friends So...HAPPY NEW YEAR...here's hoping it's the best ever!

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama

It's always so nice to hear from you..I really appreciate your commenting. I can see that you aren't very active on here lately, so I'm all the more honored that you take time to comment on some of my photos. I hope you had a great weekend. Enjoy the 4th.

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama

Hey!! Where in the heck have you been?! I really appreciate the comment..thought you'd abandoned ship here, but glad to see you back.

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama

Nice gallery, I like your nature photos!

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Tanzen! Tanzen!

Just popped over to say Happy 4th of July..I hope you are still around here once in a while and haven't abandoned us

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama

Thank you.

Thanks Melissa..I'm really glad you liked my new photo

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama

Hey again! Thanks so much for stopping by my page and commenting on the photo of the kids with no mouths
Since you asked, I'll try to explain the idea behind that one. It's sort of intended to convey a message much like the Pink Floyd song, "Another Brick In The Wall." I saw this very old stone wall, with a winding path along the top of it, and all those kids just kind of slowly walking down it..looking down as they went. I had the thought that it could be a symbolic image..especially if I removed the mouths. The idea was that the process of socialization..turning kids into "mature" adults can be overdone, and typically is..robbing the individual children of their spirit and their innocence. Sort of saying that the kids are the happy ones, so why is society so intent on changing them? The kids themselves are dependent on the adults, and thus don't really have any say in this..they do as they are told and learn to be what society wants and expects them to be..and they give up a lot in the process. I don't know if that makes any sense..it's just my own interpretation of the image. So, when do we get to see another photo from Melissa??

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama

Just stopping by to say hi, and to thank you for the comment you left a week or so ago. I haven't been finding lots of time for DA lately..so I'm playing catch up at the moment. When you gonna submit some new stuff? Always enjoy your photos.

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama

Just stopping by to let you know I'm back on DA after an absence of 3 or 4 months, and also to wish you the happiest of new years. I hope 2004 is a great one for you! And I hope to see some new photos from out your way real soon

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"Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly." The Dalai Lama