She’s lying naked on the grass, staring at the puffy clouds and pondering, what if …
Two Words
billowing clouds
Jack Kerouac
I came to a point where
I needed solitude and
just stop the machine
of thinking and enjoying
what they call living,
I just wanted to lie in
the grass and look at
the clouds.
Jack Kerouac
Six Word Story
Gazing at the white, puffy clouds.
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Getting high
On cloud nine
Passing Rain Cloud
Passing rain cloud that didn’t produce much rain. Photo was taken early Friday evening, just as the sun was saying adios.
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Happy Sky
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Dark clouds, ominous clouds. Call them any type of clouds, they do have a beautiful look.
Which Is It
One meteorologist
says it is partly
sunny.
Another one will
say partly cloudy.
Which is it then?
I say, flip a coin.
Sunday Zen Quote
“Mind is simply a combination of all the thoughts, of all the clouds. Mind has no independent nature of its own. When all the thoughts are gone and the sky is clean and clear, you will see that everything that you have paid so much attention to is nothing but emptiness. Your thoughts were all empty. They contained nothing, they were void. ” – Osho
US east coast sees storm clouds and then a spectacular sunset
US east coast sees storm clouds and then a spectacular sunset
Tuesday Morning Quote
“When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books. They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind.”
– Michel de Montaigne
Zen Proverb
The blue mountains are of themselves blue mountains;
The white clouds are of themselves white clouds.
Zenrin Kushu
‘Satellite Picture Shows Snow-covered U.S. Deep Freeze’ image
Photo taken on January 7, 2015.
http://www.nasa.gov/content/satellite-picture-shows-snow-covered-us-deep-freeze via #NASA_APP
Just A Thought
Snow storms
are numerous
flakes falling
from the
clouds.
Overcast
Photo of the dark and gray overcast sky, taken at 3:20 pm.
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Quote
“The cloud is free only to go with the wind. The rain is free only in falling.”
Wendell Berry
Naked Tree
Autumn is definitely here.
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Crappy Weather
Photo was taken on the 21st, well before the worst of the storm hit late last night. Constant heavy rain and windy as all hell. Gotta love New England weather.
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Colors Of Autumn
Took this photo a couple of days ago. In a few more days, the rest of the green leaves will be turning red, then it will be bare till next spring.
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The Way It Is
When I see blue sky with a smattering of clouds, it makes me happy. This my fellow readers, is all I need. Don’t need religion, nor read the bible. Don’t need to be told how to enjoy life. I am just basically one happy man, that likes solitude, peace of mind, and quietness.
The coffee tastes so much better, when I’m in a Zen moment. It makes the day much easier to enjoy, and live life to the fullest.
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Just Thinking
There are no two clouds that look the same.
A Zen Sky
Peaceful Zen summer sky.
The atmosphere at its best.
It makes people happy.
Time of photo: 5:48 PM.
Big Foot In The Sky
The cloud has the look of a big foot. There was numerous thunderheads and had the look of bad storms, but nothing really happened.
Cloud Eating The Sun
The cloud gobbled up the sun.
Bye bye.
May another sun take your place.
If not, it was nice knowing you.
Sunset
Most of the day was
cloudy, dull and humid.
It turned out to be
a nice evening
at 7:50 PM.
Clouds
The air is awful. Humid and sticky as hell.
Three Things
Time of photo: 7:40 PM.
Evening Sun Partially Hidden
I like it when the sun is partially hidden by the clouds. It makes the sky look beautiful.
Time of photo: 7:34 PM.
Looking
I love the mid-morning of the streaking, wispy clouds.
Time of photo: 9:36 AM.
Today The Heat Really Sucked
The heat and humidity really sucked today. At 4:00 PM, the air was so damn stifling, it like sucked the air right of you. The photo above and below were taken at 6:14 PM. The rain, or what rain fell was a short welcome relief.
Hazy & Cloudy
At 1:05 PM, it was hazy, cloudy and 87 F with a feel of 93. 30 C with a feel of 34. The breeze in the shade feels good.
Sky
Time of photo: 5:39 PM.
Seen Through The Window
Time of photo: 3:23 PM.
Seven Minutes Before Sunset
Another photo from Sunday evening. A bit closer look at the work being done at the local Senior Center.
Time of photo: 8:19 PM.
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Clouds
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Clouds
Mid-day photo of billowing clouds, at 2:45 pm.
Gray Sky
Gray sky, rain, and a temp of 48 F, 9 C.
Photo taken at 9:17 AM.
Gloomy Sky
The rain had just ended, and the sky still had the gloomy look. Warm and muggy here.
Sky Photo
Took this photo, using the B&W mode. Hint: I do love black & white.
Friday Afternoon Sunset
It was 60 degrees at 4:28 pm. When I saw the colorful sky, I knew I had to take the photo of it.
In about 4 weeks, the sun will be setting at or around 4:10 pm.
Thinking
I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of ‘thinking’ and ‘enjoying’ what they call ‘living’, I just wanted to lie in the grass and look at the clouds.
— Jack Kerouac
Saturday Sunset(s)
Another warm day here in Massachusetts, which will be the last one. Colder air moving in for Sunday and Monday.
Here’s a couple of photos of the end of day’s sunset.
Bright Sunset Photos @ 5:45 PM
Took these photos at 5:45 pm, and I would like to share them you. It’s not to often that you see a sunset like this.
In the center right of this photo, you can make out the FM radio tower.
The second photo is taken a few feet away from the first one.
The last one, I looked up and saw the nice colors, so I snapped it.
Taking a stroll …
Taking a stroll, as I do everyday, I bump into Mr. I Know Everything, You Know Squat. He’s the only human being that has a common in his name.
Anyways, Mr. I Know Everything, You Know Squat, says that it is going to rain, and that will come down in buckets. He never said whether be made of steel or plastic. I tell him that it is not going to rain, as there was not one iota of a cloud. He insisted that it is going to rain, and that it will be here anytime.
Again, I told him that it is not going to rain, but he kept insisting that it is.
I told Mr. I Know Everything, You Know Squat that it is time to amble on, and continue with my daily constitution.
Wouldn’t you know, I was about a good mile into my walk, when the sky turned an ugly dark gray, the mist has now begun, and within a few minutes, the clouds just opened up, and drenched, soaked, and looked like
someone that had just crawled out of a washing machine.
Now I am feeling miserable, because that ass of human, Mr. I Know Everything, You Know Squat proved me wrong. Again!
Overcast Sky
Another Cloud Photo
Here is another photo of the clouds from the early evening of July 24. You can also a contrail, from the plane that passed by earlier.
Storm, Clouds and a Shaft of Sunlight
Sitting Alone Above The Clouds
Partly Cloudy Sky
Took these two photos earlier this afternoon. Lots of clouds, and no haze at all.
This one is black and white. You can decide which you like.
Highway And Dark Clouds
River Reflection
Dark Clouds
Full Moon
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Zen Haiku – Uko
Cuckoo,
Take me up to where
Clouds drift.
-Uko
Mind is simply a combination of all the thoughts,… – Osho
Mind is simply a combination of all thoughts, of all the clouds. Mind has no independent nature of its own. When all the thoughts are gone and the sky is clean and clear, you will see everything that you have paid so much attention to is nothing but emptiness. Your thoughts were all empty. They contained nothing, they were void.
-Osho
Zen Haiku – Uko
Cuckoo,
Take me up to where
clouds drift.
-Uko
Lightning Lighting Up A Huge Cloud
