The other day I posted a picture I took of a skyscraper- blue glass against a blue sky- in a blog post and I joked (“joked”) to Taylor how off-brand it was for me. Since then I’ve been thinking a lot about the image I present here on this blog, and on instagram. I definitely carefully frame and compose all my pics to avoid including a lot of tall buildings, cars, and other urban things. Most of my pictures come from the park, the beach or the Seawall. Pictures of trees and moss and the ocean and sky. Usually I’ll only include pictures of the city from afar, like I don’t live in it, but really my house is right in the middle of downtown.
I love Vancouver and I think it’s beautiful, but I love nature more. I think trees are just about my favourite thing to look at. I don’t think I could to give up the convenience of living in the city, but sometimes I just like REALLY want to get away and go live in a cabin in the wilderness, in the forest, on the side of a mountain. Probably because I don’t want to deal with all my problems, haha. I’m feeling pretty sad this week, about a lot of things but also about nothing. I think I get sad every October. I start working (part time) next week and this morning when I was out with Gwen I was thinking about how much I DON’T ever want my life to be about work again (not that it ever really was, except for those 6 months in 2010 when I was at max capacity for daycare kids and hated my life and cried every day). I just want to create things and have that be enough.
It’s all to do with how you define SUCCESS. I look back at all the hard work thousands of kids and dollies which I loved doing but made me about a nickel an hour. But I loved it ALL. I think that’s a successful life. I see your banners and other creations the same way.
To some people, it’s having zillions of dollars that says success. Whether it makes you happy or not. To others (naming no names) it’s getting years and years of university education and having strings of letters after your name.
NAAAAAAAH.
I love your nature pictures. That is what I take most of when I travel Japan was great for the beautiful gardens [trees, flowers ,rocks and paths.] I also love seeing Gwen in your shots.