Monthly Archives: January 2008

Gazing over the pond

Gaz­ing over the pond, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Majes­tic Great Blue Heron Peace­fully rest­ing, Gaz­ing over the pond. © Thorsten Becker

Wintersun

Win­ter­sun, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Ethe­real light Cold to the touch. Wintersun’s ris­ing. © Thorsten Becker

Fire in the sky

Fire in the sky, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. As the sun sus­pends motion The Thun­der­bird ascends. Fire in the sky. © Thorsten Becker

Practice Giving

Prac­tice Giv­ing, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. From Wikipedia: “The Cedar Waxwing eats berries and sug­ary fruit year-round… When the end of a twig holds a sup­ply of berries that only one bird at a time can reach, mem­bers of a flock may line up along the twig and pass berries beak to beak down

Freedom

Free­dom, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Free­dom does not exist in a vac­uum but in an atmos­phere of love and kind­ness. One can­not be free hold­ing on to self­ish desires and ego­cen­tric views. Love, be kind, be hum­ble and let go. Be free and set free.

Winter’s gentle brush strokes

Winter’s gen­tle brush strokes, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Winter’s gen­tle brush strokes Paint­ing the land qui­etly. The sound of snow falling. Inspired by Japan­ese wood­block prints. I’ve been fas­ci­nated by them for some time now and am drawn to their del­i­cate qual­i­ties. © Thorsten Becker

Tea 4:2

Tea 4:2, orig­i­nally uploaded by Thorsten Becker. Saskia stormed into the cafe with this “you won’t believe what just hap­pened” expres­sion on her face, her coat and hair drip­ping from the rain out­side. “Peo­ple around here are such jerks. This bas­tard pulls into my park­ing space the moment I’ve lined up. I..,” she said before