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Hope Landscape
The popularity of landscape photographs these days is the result of our lives being so turbulently fast-paced that we humans have an unquenchable existential thirst. We try to satisfy that thirst by absorbing in a one second glance at a landscape photo the peace and inspiration so essential to a fulfilling human existence. But we do not have the time to go out in the real life landscape to actually bathe our souls in it.
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The Firstest Snowfall
It is about waking up to a joyful surprise.
Went to sleep hearing the rainfall on the roof. It wasn’t cold, but late autumn coolness everywhere. The falling rain eased me into sleep.
Oh, that first snowfall of the winter…oh, that first snowfall of the year.
There’s nothing quite like it. Waking up to the first–clean, bright, yet not glossy–the best white.
Yesterday like that.
Today…
In life, natural things have always attracted me, so I look for them and write about them
I am a nature lover and a landscape aficionado.
I am curious about all things green—the environment, plants, gardening, horticulture.
And because I am intrigued about the multi-cultural, mystical history of people and plants, I have lived in North Africa, Europe and the Arabian Peninsula.
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My Town of Birth
The great and prosperous 1950’s USA cities are now, 70 years later, looking more often like this.
Decaying, falling down, not habitable. The big tree of hard working people, families and jobs that supports great and prosperous cities–cut down in its prime. Sad.
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But what about cities that still thrive after centuries–like Tangier, Morocco? Check out Tangier Gardens for an inside look–the ebook is free at Smashwords.
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Trapped?
There is light, sunlight, transcendental light… look for it.
It’s always darkest before the dawn–the dawn does come…wait for it, go to it, change will come.
You can see through the dark times.
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In Tangier Gardens, CJ was submerged in dark times; but with the help of his girl friend, Sachy, he found the light.
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My Secret Pleasure
My secret pleasure? I find it when I see clouds forming and escaping from the mountains.
When the temperature, humidity and barometric pressure are amenable, I can see the mountains breathing.
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This pleasure from nature, the landscape, the topography, the plants…that is the heart of CJ’s discoveries in my novel, Tangier Gardens, where the student becomes mesmerized by the northwest Africa landscape and Tangier gardens. Interested? Buy the book.
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Mountain Stream
Mountain stream above the tree line, clear and white–straight flow to the pineal.
The stream takes advantage of the eyes and ears as paths to the pineal.
Words and talking get in the way–the stream continues; but the pineal flow stops.
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In Tangier Gardens, CJ discovered this flow.
He didn’t know what to call his experiences, paranormal, gnostic portals, or the answers to existential unknowns–but he knew the inputs were from nature, its landscapes and plants.
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The View
And what is it that is the view?
An energy source seeking the pineal.
No, not the photo! Seek that energy source yourself in real life!
Don’t turn away until you feel it.
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That is the portal CJ discovered in Tangier Gardens.
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Explorer?
Are you an explorer?
What do you think you might find up this valley?
Death?
Inspiration?
You’ll never know till you start walking up the valley.
Do it–that’s what life is for.
Against all odds, CJ did it. Find out how he did it in Tangier Gardens.
Majestic and…
Mountain air? Recharges the lungs, recharges the spirit.
We don’t have to look too far before inspiration beckons.
Mountains in a clear blue sky are majestic, but in low overcast? They are still majestic but also mysterious.