Borrowed and blue

THE MUSE'S MIRROR

EARLY one day, the Muse, when eagerly bent on adornment,
Follow'd a swift-running streamlet, the quietest nook by it seeking.
Quickly and noisily flowing, the changeful surface distorted
Ever her moving form; the goddess departed in anger.
Yet the stream call'd mockingly after her, saying: "What, truly!
Wilt thou not view, then, the truth, in my mirror so clearly depicted?"
But she already was far away, on the brink of the ocean,
In her figure rejoicing, and duly arranging her garland.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1799

One of my favorite places to visit in blogland is Julie Magers Soulen's blog. She always has such lovely picks of other photographer's works and also she is just a refreshing person. She had this posted above and I instantly fell in love with it. Beautiful writing. She also has some gorgeous butterfly photos, some with a blue tint to them. I admire anyone who shoots these fluttering creatures. I never have much luck!
Anyway, Julie is one my blog followers, so scroll down and look for that on the right and go visit her site. You will not be disappointed.

Simplicity and Surround

Two of my TTv shots, using an old Duaflex and my Canon 30d. I added a texture overlay also on the first shot. Second shot is two of the TTv images composited. Quite different then the car shots, I know, but the simplicity of it all surrounds me in my new home and I love it. These will be available for purchase in my etsy shop, not sure yet as to size, either 5x5 or 8x8. I'll have the info with the images in the shop. These are wonderful pieces of art for those who collect the little TTv treasures. A simple mat or mat/frame and you can fill an empty niche on your wall.