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Snapping
haphazard photos is a thing of mine. I shot this sign because it was so utterly
random. It’s strange, but smile worthy
and stirs the brain. Straight away the
Sesame Street ditty “One of these things is not like the other. One of these things just doesn’t belong…” came
to mind. Come to think about it, none of
the items are like the other. With more
than slight hesitation, you are probably wondering where I’m going…I am too.
Staring at
the picture until my eyes almost crossed, it dawned on me that it represents
different people, times or seasons in our lives. Sometimes we walk around like zombie
dolls. We’re not dead, just mostly dead; going
through the motions of participating, but it’s a hollow, not-real
existence. The fortunate thing is that our
arms are out in front of us (we’ve seen the zombie walk) so if we do start to
fall our hands will catch us.
Chile
pepper lights! Can you say” hot tamale
and a red hot”? Those are the days when
everything on your to-do list is accomplished before lunch without even breaking
a sweat. Invigorated, the red glow of
zeal for the next project, adventure or undertaking is only a light plug away.
At the end
of the day, we are all funky folk art.
Zombie bits and pieces of chile peppers that have been twisted together
to make us unique. We are quirky,
misshapen and just plain offbeat, but original pieces of art. A mishmash of odds and ends that have been
gathered, assembled, hot-glued and strung into something that brings beauty,
whimsy and hope to those we meet; possibly with an almost pee-your-pants belly
laugh.
With my
camera poised, Sesame Street bouncing in my head, here’s to zombie days, chile
pepper nights and the emerging hip, funky artistry of me!
Missy
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That got my brain bouncing. :)
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