Black & White Sunday: Withered

My thought of the day: We live in a fragile ego-system.

 

 

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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.

 

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These are this week’s contributions for Black and White Sunday:

 

Sound of silence

Making the Most Of It

Withered by Ese

41 responses to “Black & White Sunday: Withered”

  1. 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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    1. 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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    2. So it is a sunflower. I thought it might be.

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        1. Yes, very sad; that’s what I was going for. We are sync today. Thank you, Allan.

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      1. It is an artichoke.;-)

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  2. 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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  3. […] Linked to Black & White Sunday. […]

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  4. 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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    1. This is brilliant, Debbie 🙂

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    2. Thank you, Debbie. I really appreciate your compliment.

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  5. So fragile as though a puff of wind would cause it to disintegrate. Gorgeous capture Paula.

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    1. 🙂 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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  6. 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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    1. 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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  7. 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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    1. Hugs to you Meg 🙂

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  8. Fragile and in danger. Your photo displays this nicely, Paula.

    Psst, you left off the link to my post. 🙂

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    1. Will remedy that now (I must have been very tired – I have been whole week). Thank you for telling me 😉

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  9. …”ego-system”….! Buonissima!
    Favolosa la foto

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  10. 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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    1. 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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    2. Thank you for choosing Gide’s quote with this evocative image. 🙂 Wonderfully paired, Ese!

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  11. You give a certain beauty to even the most ordinary things.

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  12. 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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    1. 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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  13. 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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    1. 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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      1. Sorry to hear that Paula. Does your hand still hurt?

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        1. 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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          1. Just take it easy Paula. Give it some rest. Easier said than done, I know 🙂 But still…

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  14. Lovely black and white…

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  15. We do indeed Paula. Great shot and post hon. 😀 ♥

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  16. Here, the title catches all the attention and a very relevant one indeed “We live in a fragile ego-system.” 🙂

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  17. 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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    1. No worries, there is always another time; I am not very active either with my hand playing carpal tunnel again..

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  18. This looks very sculptural, as though made bronze.

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