Lost in Translation
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Black & White Sunday: Withered
My thought of the day: We live in a fragile ego-system.
If you want to join my Black and White Sunday, feel free to grab the widget bellow and post a photo (or several of them) for this or some other theme of your choice. Just make sure it is black & white and link it to this post.
These are this week’s contributions for Black and White Sunday:
Lost in Translation 
Poor sad sunflower, well and truly withered! Can’t help thinking this is what I look like (and very often feel like!) after I wash my hair.
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This is an artichoke, Patti, though it must be beyond recognition in this state ;). Thank you very much for your comments. They are always appreciated.
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So it is a sunflower. I thought it might be.
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It has a sad look.
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Yes, very sad; that’s what I was going for. We are sync today. Thank you, Allan.
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It is an artichoke.;-)
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I’m so relating at the moment! I’m trying to teach myself a new crochet pattern. Being a beginner, it’s trial and error. But I’m not licked yet! HA!
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Good luck, Linda!
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Fragile indeed! That’s a great shot Paula. Here’s mine for this week: http://travelwithintent.com/2014/11/16/making-the-most-of-it/
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This is brilliant, Debbie 🙂
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Thank you, Debbie. I really appreciate your compliment.
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So fragile as though a puff of wind would cause it to disintegrate. Gorgeous capture Paula.
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🙂 I can’t go back to check on it now because our botanical garden is closed, but I am afraid your prediction has come true. Thank you very much, Sue.
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Oh my……..this is such a brilliant capture and title, Paula. Love the music even though I don’t understand a word. 🙂
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I remember that you told me once that you liked all music in French. Is that still true? The title is Ego, sung by Indila.
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Lovely, Paula. Often the withered phase has a beauty and delicacy that the robust phase lacks. Your shot also has an eeriness about it.
I’m just back from photographing ribbons of bark and dead blady grass – amongst other things. But b & w is for another day!
Have a relaxed and unwithered week – and a hug from the southern hemisphere.
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Hugs to you Meg 🙂
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Fragile and in danger. Your photo displays this nicely, Paula.
Psst, you left off the link to my post. 🙂
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Will remedy that now (I must have been very tired – I have been whole week). Thank you for telling me 😉
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…”ego-system”….! Buonissima!
Favolosa la foto
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🙂 Baci Anna
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Fragile ego-system…what a brilliant way to put it, Paula! We do, indeed…sometimes tip-toeing, other – just running straight through, unable to stop. I do at least, unfortunately.
Your photo reveals the beautiful details that are always vital but for one or another reason often unnoticed.
I enjoyed the music (who is performing?), a lot! Funnily enough, listening to the first chords, I had the feeling “They Don’t Care About Us” was coming… 🙂
Here’ s what flashed in mind this time: http://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/11/16/black-white-sunday-withered/
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Hello dear Ese, this is music by French singer Indila (Ego is the title of the song). You could hear her earlier on this blog on this post https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/thursdays-special-mini-world. I am happy you like both the image and the sound. Have a great Sunday!
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Thank you for choosing Gide’s quote with this evocative image. 🙂 Wonderfully paired, Ese!
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You give a certain beauty to even the most ordinary things.
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🙂 🙂
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Great captures!
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Fragile indeed! He looks worse than I feel 🙂 (joking, I hasten to add)
Hope you caught up on some sleep, Paula.
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If it is any consolation, I don’t feel much hotter than this withered artichoke now. Horrible weekend over here – totally sick.
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Great choice for the theme! I love how you’ve used B&W tones to create the mood. It’d been a while since I ‘visited’ you Paula:)! Thoroughly enjoyed looking at all the photographs! Hope all is well with you 🙂
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It was easy since I came up with the “theme”. Nothing drastic happening over here (for now) Uday, but I have been feeling very faint and exhausted. Haven’t been out except for work for three weeks, can hardly do anything in the house either.
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Sorry to hear that Paula. Does your hand still hurt?
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Not this week, and cutting down on visiting and commenting some blogs have helped I guess, but I am a bit worried now, since my weeks pass just with work, publishing photos (not taking new ones). This week I wasn’t able to study or to teach languages or to work on my other blog. I feel pretty useless….
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Just take it easy Paula. Give it some rest. Easier said than done, I know 🙂 But still…
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Lovely black and white…
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We do indeed Paula. Great shot and post hon. 😀 ♥
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Here, the title catches all the attention and a very relevant one indeed “We live in a fragile ego-system.” 🙂
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Wonderful B&W. I didn’t have time to participate this weekend as I had my head deeply buried in Photoshop…
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No worries, there is always another time; I am not very active either with my hand playing carpal tunnel again..
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This looks very sculptural, as though made bronze.
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