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RJ

If your eye is pure, there will be sunshine in your soul.

About Me



the lotus

A dash of rain upon
The lotus leaves. But the leaves
Remain unmarked, no matter
How hard the raindrops beat.
Mind, be like the lotus leaves,
Unstained by the world.

-Chong Ch'ol (1536)

My Interests

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I'd like to meet:


one never knows - who
by chance our path
may cross the pleasure
is in the - meeting

Music:

SPIRIT DANCER 18" x 22" oil on canvas 2005HEAVY WEATHER 18" x 22" acrylic on canvasSELF PORTRAIT 18" X 26" acrylic and crayon

Movies:

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Television:

SOLO

Books:

GOOD DOG EYE SEE

Heroes:

J.H.Bernard Antonio Vivaldi Charles Darwin Henry David Thoreau Nicolo Paganini ~"No one saves us But ourselves, No one can, and no one may. We ourselves must Walk the Path." Buddha

My Blog

COLORS OF A STORM

A summer time storm blew through yesterdayand passed as they always domy chair on the beachfront row seatwhile the whippoorwill's lullabyechoed in my soulcould it be me - not he - in the treeapplause ...
Posted by RJ on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:34:00 PST

ANATOMY OF A RIVER

Meandering light lostsplendid moments suspended In time displaceda river full of graceOnly me and sunshineknow my goalsmoon shadow I followI owe my tollsFor within me is a peace that only pools knowto...
Posted by RJ on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 04:16:00 PST

IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MY BACKYARD (Lake Art)

Lake Lanier has provided me with some really fine entertainment over the years but lately, with the water level receding at an unprecedented rate I've been able to enjoy my favorite pass time, wander...
Posted by RJ on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:31:00 PST

A MONUMENT IN THE FOREST

In the circuit of a few suns, all trace of these people would be erasedand there would be nothing, to tell to any pilgrim in his passing how it wasthat people had lived in this place and in this place...
Posted by RJ on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:39:00 PST

LOOK AWAY DIXIE LAND

You may know that the state of Georgia is the largest producer of chicken products in the world.In 1984 north Georgia experienced a heat wave and droughtin which the industry suffered severely and as ...
Posted by RJ on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:29:00 PST

THE LOCAL SWIMMING HOLE

Dawson Forrest is located just west of Dawsonville Georgia where the Amicalola River rolls through pristine wilderness to a spot that is known as Cherokee Corner, locals refer to it as "the edge of th...
Posted by RJ on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:41:00 PST

LAST TIME I SAW ELVIS

I sat for a while in the aviary let my mind wander aimlesslyand wondered what Elvis was thinking as he posed for me patiently.Beside him sat Memphis then Daisy and Dukewhen Fiona chimed in this is my ...
Posted by RJ on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:35:00 PST

SOLSTICE

The earth slows down in the summer timeso that everything will growthe color and light spectrumdo so warmly glowelliptical distance from the sunmakes all this somewhat soWith orchestral maneuvers and ...
Posted by RJ on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:06:00 PST

A DAY ON THE LAKE

A few shots I took while out in the paddle boat. Although I love color photos, black and white photos seem to have an unexplainable charm and mystique about them.Hope you enjoy ! Please feel free to c...
Posted by RJ on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:34:00 PST