Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Texture Tuesday, The January 21, 2014 Edition



My granddaughter gave me a 2014 desk calendar and on each day of the year there is a quote or a thought for women.  I found this one to be particularly insightful for myself....

Habits are like ruts:
The more we practice them, the deeper they get.
The deeper they get, the harder they are to crawl out of.
The harder they are to crawl out of, the less freedom we have to make choices.
The less freedom we have to make choices, the more difficult and unpleasant our lives become.
Beware of forming ruts.

I have ruts that need smoothing.


Went to the movies today with my gal pals to see "Her" with Joaquin Phoenix, his performance alone is a reason to see this movie.  I know many of the ladies did not care for the movie, but I personally thought it was truly thought-provoking that the human race would come to the point of having a highly advanced computer program (the I-Phone of the future) designed to be so human-like that you actually fell in love with nothing but a voice.

Linking to Kim's Texture Tuesday today with images of the last of the ranunculus, using two of her textures, kk_Isobel on the first image, and kk_daisy on the 2nd...and with my trusty 50mm.  


Until next time....



28 comments:

  1. the first photo looks like ballerina tutus. :)

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  2. Love the fallen petals in the second photo. I like that quote about ruts,too--I've got some ruts too.

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  3. Great photos.
    I like the quote. Funny how GOOD habits don't make such deep ruts. Too easy to climb out of.
    Stay warm....

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  4. gorgeous blooms. thank you thank you for the mug ... at 1st i thought what in the world - there was no note ... & then i had a duh!! moment ... big big hugs that you sent it. love ya girl!! enjoy your week. we are having a bit of snow here ... finally but i wish it was tons more. ha. ha!! ( :

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  5. Love the pink blooms...one on the right reminds me of a dancer's skirt!
    Like those other women, I cannot bring myself to see that movie. I did see Lone Survivor this weekend. Gory but excellent. My goodness, what those service people do for their country!

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  6. man that saying was meant for me. love my rut. :) love your photo here and the soft pinks.

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  7. I wondered about the movie ' her.' Thanks for the mini review.

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  8. The first picture is absolutely my favorite, so sweet with a perfect texture !

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  9. ....glad you enjoyed the movie Deanna, and you reminded me when you wrote about the ranunculus, and I think I'd written the other day admiring your 'anemone'. Later that day, for some reason, it occurred to me I'd gotten the two mixed up - I often have, one has the black centre right? Very pretty textures, lovely post

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  10. Your photos are so soft and pretty! I have ruts too. Is there a quote on how to smooth those ruts out?

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  11. Gorgeous images again! I'm thinking about what ruts I may be in... hmmmm...

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  12. Ohhhh-I'm going to send that rut quite to my daughter. Being a new mom she needs to be reminded to live life!! Beautiful shots Deanna

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  13. Oh, that pink is salve for a winter-weary soul! And ruts ... oh, my ... how deep does that get? Good to think about, though.

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  14. Tell me someone who hasn't found themselves digging out of a rut when all they wanted was familiar comfort. Your images are lovely and your quote a good reminder.

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  15. Oh so lovely flowers and so beautifully edited. The movie sounds rather "odd" and probably not my thing but I'm glad you enjoyed it. I know about "ruts" too.

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  16. Both photos are gorgeous, but I liked the larger view presented in the second one. The fallen leaves provided additional perspective.

    If the excerpt you included here is any indication of the content of the calendar your granddaughter gave you, I suspect it will provide food for thought through much of the year...and probably more than a few nuggets for Texture Tuesday posts.

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  17. How true that quote is, Deanna, and these photographs are just beautiful.

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  18. Such lovely soft edits.

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  19. Let me just say, that these are just gorgeous, GorGeouS!!

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  20. Your images are so fresh and calming, I could look at them ALL evening! xx

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  21. Oh, that pastel and frilly ranunculus! Here's the good thing - you realize you have ruts. So many people don't - and should!

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  22. You have such a beautiful blog.

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  23. Nice to 'MEET YOU" Deanna, and am looking forward to our photo outing! Won't be long.... at least I am hoping that the time will pass fast. Lovely photos!

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  24. Hi Deanna,

    I'm visiting from the Grow Your Blog party. It is so nice to meet you. I just love your textured photos. I dabble in some of that as well as papercrafts. I'm your newest follower. I plan to look around a bit more and then be on my way to visit the others. I do hope you will stop by for a visit and enter my giveaway. Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs – Donna

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