Everyday madness, and momentary happiness. These are my feel notes.
A photo by Vivian Maier, New York, 1950′s
“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” —Jack Kerouac #theroadiscalling
#photographyisfun #35mm #fujifilm_xseries #practicemakesprogress #adventure #antiblizzard #jackkerouac (at Rabat, Morocco)
“The American Dream” | its frailties, its mysteries, the achievements wrought under its inspirations. Dr. King’s words on this album, like all of his major speeches and his writings, will live forever. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Coltrane were two allies with different approaches to a similar cause. To me it was freedom through peace, compassion, and spirituality. Tonight I decided to merge the two.
Music by John Coltrane Quartet :
“Alabama" is a composition written by John Coltrane that appears on his album Live at Birdland (1963). It was written in response to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 1963, an attack by the KKK in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four little black girls.
I’m having so much fun out here!! light- sound- motion. #photographyisfun #pointshoottellastory (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn)
“Home is Where the Music is” (at Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn)
Rest… (at Red Bull Arts New York)
I see the beauty in each passing blur. It’s important that I ride my bicycle in the city as much as possible. It keeps me sharp and my mind clear. My breathing is consistent and rhythmic and I’ve learned to harness fear. I test my heart and grit with every rush, the loud car horns, the street crossers, allow me to practice patience and trust. >
#bikelife #meditatedaily #underthebridge #streetphotography #journalentry #acknowledgement (at FDR Drive / East River Greenway & Bike Path)
Studies in black & white: Manhood/Fatherhood
What kind of a man are you?
Do you smile when others are down.
Do you help them laugh
and show them it’s not all that bad.
Do you stick around when you discover that it is?
Is the next person your priority.
Does the door swing closed behind you once you make it
or do you hold it open for others to walk through.
How angry does it make you.
When it could have been your son or daughter, too.
“Mama’s baby, Daddy’s definitely”
Happy Birthday Dad. (at New York, New York)
I know its not Wednesday, but let me share something from a lovely Woman. My Mother. “No one asked me to do anything but I wouldn’t be myself if I did nothing. No one needed me, I needed them. They look like me, they are my children. Could I be your Mother sitting on my hands when you’re reaching for help? I can’t build a house, nor repurpose land. But I can love. I can laugh. I can listen. I can learn.” And that’s what she’s been doing ever since. 🇭🇹#Haitistrong #Haiti #motherhood #humanity #2010 #2018 (at Haiti)