Saturday, July 30, 2011

Safari Maze

Some days I really do feel that I'm caught in a labyrinth of sorts, and I don't like that feeling. The daily grind can catch up with you unannounced and drag you down. It's like a dream gone bad; like waking up from a nap and not knowing what day or time it is. It's that feeling I have sometimes of waking in total darkness, in a room I'm not used to sleeping in and being totally confused between reality and some 'never neverland'. I'm thankful because these feelings pass quickly, and I'm back in a familiar place. Most mazes are a bit creepy to me after seeing that final scene in The Shining. This one was not. It's the side of a giraffe seen out a window on a safari tour. There, back to reality!
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  1. UnknownJuly 30, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    ... And I believe it's a Reticulated Giraffe, my favourite subspecies from southern Somalia and northern Kenya. Cool shot, Birdman!

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  2. RedPatJuly 30, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    My goodness but JM is an expert! Great patterning - don't get lost.

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  3. cieldequimperJuly 30, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    I'm gobsmacked by JM...

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  4. CloudiaJuly 30, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    you return to balance quickly!


    love the pic!


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  5. LowellJuly 30, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    So where did you go on safari? And this post is what I call a tall tale. I hope you didn't get spit on. Giraffe's like to spit. Don't ask me how I know.

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  6. john bainJuly 30, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Like speckled sunlight. I suppose that's the intention. Isn't nature wonderful?

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  7. AnonymousJuly 30, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    What a nice tribute to a beautiful creature, but safari in Maine?

    (The Shining -- creepiest movie ever.)

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  8. irinapicturesJuly 30, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Beautiful, warm maze. I know the feeling - yoga and painting help me to calm the demons.

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  9. Folkways Note BookJuly 30, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Birdman -- Glad you quickly come back to your reality. I have never felt the "maze" feeling before but when I was a child I always had dreams of someone chasing me. I looked up what that meant one time and I've since forgotten the meaning? Oh well. -- barbara

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  10. MichelleJuly 30, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    Such a beautiful pattern that nature made.

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  11. RandyJuly 30, 2011 at 10:00 PM

    They are such graceful creatures.

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  12. Bob CroweJuly 30, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Once when I was in high school, I went with the debate team from NYC to a tournament in Boston. After sleeping on the bus for some time, I awoke and looked out the window into the misty night. A life-sized brontosaurus was gliding by. Talk about freaked me out. Then I realized that it was a Sinclair gasoline dinosaur, on its way to another exhibit. A real Twilight Zone experience.

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  13. JackJuly 30, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    I am so confused, Birdman. Yesterday you straightened me out about who is traveling and who is home, and now I see a most un-Mainelike giraffe. Maybe I will just wait to see what I learn in the next post.

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  14. brattcatJuly 31, 2011 at 6:18 AM

    i think you're suffering from E withdrawal. our partners can be our anchors during those times of disorientation. when they're at our side everything is just so much clearer.

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  15. TexWisGirlJuly 31, 2011 at 8:52 AM

    this is beautiful. just amazing patterns they have.

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