The anticipation of Spring.....

Buds and raindrops...., originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

I do this evvvvvvvv-ery year.. I watch the trees bud. Run around my lawn to see if this is coming up, or that.. When I see even a tad of my carefully thought out land art peeking through the ground, I get excited.. Run to the next thing I planted the year before to see. :) This year I am more than anxious than last..

With all the rain and snow we have had over the Winter, I am anticipating an outstanding pallet of greenery and colors.. There is nothing better than watching the landscapes change.. The buds burst forth and the unfolding of all the colors and bouquets, with the air filled with such sweet fragrance .. I bring away with me every year the thought that Its not only the things that my hands have planted that I await to see... Its also so exciting to see the things I hadn't.. :)

Before the pose....

Before the pose...., originally uploaded by 2bamazed.

In life, many things are met with much perfection... We see the fixed and neatly packaged product, or the best writings of the greats.. The best paintings and sculptures.. Or the best images taken from thousands of shots.. It to me is kind of misleading in life... I believe or muse over the thought that the apex of anything of the end, is the before hand or shall I say, between.. That right there, is the substance.. for me anyway.
Between... you will find real life take place, frustrations, attempts, failures, decisions, love, loss, conversation, debate, every imagineable take place before the posed product..
My interest in this image is, between the pose, real life was taking place, it wasn't just a pose, a smile, and great colors or composition.. An empty fixed frame. As I browsed the image there were several things going on.. But you had to look closely..