David Fichter’s murals look better on a sunny day…but it was raining when I arrived at the Cambridge Zen Center on Sunday morning, and I’m in the habit of taking a walk before sitting down to meditate. So despite the drizzle, I left my purse in the car and walked with just my camera and a raincoat: just me, the rain, and a neighborhood full of images.
In response to Rurality’s comment on yesterday’s post, today I’ve been sitting with a question: what is wrong with quick picture-posts? As a writer, I feel guilty when I post “just” a picture, yet I continue to stockpile more photos than I could ever blog, even if I posted “just” a picture a day. So what am I waiting for? Why am I saving images for a proverbial rainy day when I know the secret to successful blogging is simply showing up?
So here I sit on the evening of a sunny day sharing pictures from a rainy day. This is how Central Square, Cambridge looked on a wet Sunday morning, before I arrived at the Zen Center to meditate to the sound of raindrops. What better way to spend the morning of a rainy day?
If these rainy-day images of David Fichter’s “The Potluck” have left you hungry for more, you can revisit my sunny-day photos of “Sunday Afternoon on the Charles River,” another Fichter mural in Cambridge, MA. And if you still haven’t gotten your fill of photos, I’ve finally uploaded a photo-set from the May 3rd soccer match between the New England Revolution and the Houston Dynamo. Enjoy!
May 20, 2009 at 7:48 am
Never have put my finger on why rainy days cheer me up so much. Something about the smell and the way color looks. Anyway, these were very welcome.
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May 20, 2009 at 8:36 am
I love your photos! So much so that I sent a link to your blog to my kid that is studying illustration at MassArt and Design. They are so inspiring, and worthy of a picture only post anytime.
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May 21, 2009 at 11:12 pm
ha! I agree with Chris about your photos. I believe we’ve been around this question before.
But – the words are getting it here too. A rainy walk followed by a rainy indoor meditation sounds just lovely.
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May 22, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Don’t let that inner writer browbeat the inner photographer. 🙂
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