in the search for the mind and soul, it is wise to understand that the body is not the true self, but it is also wise to maintain the body. there should be neither denial nor mortification of the flesh, but it takes a wise person to both maintain the body and look beyond it.
--365 tao, day 238
Ah, the top one. It pleases me on many levels.
ReplyDeleteokatb-yes! me, too. and i can't say exactly why.
ReplyDeletewere the pics taken with the 7D?
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures!
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gabi-yes, the 7d.i do love that camera!
ReplyDeleteThe way that petal gently touches and presses on the gray petal in the first pic - WOW!
ReplyDeleteSecond one is surprisingly virile in death.
Gorgeous photographs.
ReplyDeletekass-amazing how much presence there is in a touch, and in the dying process. i'll have to tell you about my friend trudy sometime.
ReplyDeletetess-thanks, tess. love your surprise visits!