John is speaking: “Don’t believe every spirit, try them to find out if they are of God: because many false prophets are in the world. This is how you will know they are of God if they say that Jesus Christ in the flesh is of God.”
1 John 4: 1,2 ( Sandy’s understanding).
Rain leaving marks on fig tree bark.
Fig trees tend to be twisted and curved, which means there is a lot of stress within the wood. This means the wood when dry can split.
I was drawn to photograph
this tree in the rain.
It looked like it had been painted with green on ‘beige’.
I took this word confusion and “met” Saul Leiter and was pleased to spend time watching him speak. These were the first of his words I read:
I like it when one is not certain what one sees. When we do not know why the photographer has taken a picture and when we do not know why we are looking at it, all of a sudden we discover something that we start seeing. I like the confusion.
Saul Leiter (1923-2013)
Here are some significant points about his life:
Saul Leiter was an American photographer and painter.
His mother gave him a camera aged 12.
He studied to be a rabbi.
He developed an interest in painting at an early age and met abstract expressionist painter Richard Pousette – Dart.
He left theology school at 23 and moved to New York to be an artist.
He soon was taking black and white photographs and then in 1948 colour photographs.
Martin Harrison, editor and author of Saul Leiter Early Colour (2006), writes this about him.
…for him (Leiter), the camera provided an alternative way of seeing, of framing events and interpreting reality. He sought out moments of quiet humanity in the Manhattan maelstrom, forging a unique urban pastoral from the most unlikely of circumstances.
If you would like to be inspired by this humble yet talented person, press on this connection Saul Leiter A Pioneer of Colour Street Photography.
Today in the garden, the rain has flattened the back portion of the planter filled with double tulips. I have given bunches away to my neighbours. Here is one for you.
Take care,
Sandy 🙂
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Melody Beattie
Amazing photos as always Lady Sandy. Lovely opening scripture about being weary of false prophets. Bless you. ❤️🙏🏾
Ah, I miss your posts. Thank you for your kind words. God bless your work today.