Monday, April 20, 2009

Imagination Manifest Into Reality


At times the blogosphere feels like an imaginary community I have created. Much like a fantasy football team, it feels like I have picked fantasy friendships. That is until today, when a part of this imaginary world manifest itself into my physical world. There it is, laying on my table, in my home, proof that you are real people out there :). Sheila describes this surreal feeling much more eloquently in her post Being Real.

The photograph you see above was gifted to me by Charlane from over at Ramblins. I received this prize of sorts for being a snoop. They say curiosity killed the cat, it got me a Three Parts Whimsy original. It was very hard to pick just one. I find Char's photography not only a visual pleasure, but it speaks to me as well. I love photography that you can not only see, but feel it in your soul. I also love Char's writing. She makes me think, she makes me laugh, she makes me feel, and at times all of it at once. Like many of you, Char is also a great inspiration for me. Many days she will just take a ride in search of that perfect photograph, turning down rodes she has never traveled before just to see what is there. You can see this spirit in her post rural adventures. It is about one such road trip during which she captured this wonderful image. (You can also see a much better view of this photograph than what is pictured above.) Also inspirational is her devotion to family and her upbeat attitude no matter what is happening in her life at the time. Thank you Char for the photograph and for all that you share here in this not so imaginary blogland.

7 comments:

  1. *blush* thank you for such a beautiful blog. I'm so excited that you like the shot "in person" as it is one of my very favorites. I'm so happy it's in a good home.

    :) I love when our virtual world becomes real.

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  2. Thanks for the links to those lovely blogs (and gorgeous photography).

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  3. How wonderful!! There is something so special about these connections between us, maybe because we share parts of ourselves that others in our own lives don't always get to see. This photo is really special. Cheers to friendship, discovery and self expression! I'm off to check out Char's blog!

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  4. A very nice tribute Maria! I'm glad you found the reality of your blogger friends. What a wonderful bunch of people I've found on the blogosphere!

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  5. This is a wonderful post. So, we ARE connected, all of us, in some way....Thank you KAP, I needed this today. Also, I love your resurrection post.

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  6. Isn't this the greatest community to be a part of? I continually marvel at the spirit of connectivity and support that is here.

    I'm going to check these folks out. They sound like my kinda people.

    Congratulations on your gift, too. It's beautiful.

    Carolynn

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  7. Doesn't that photograph say so much??? And I loved how you compared blogland friendships to a fantasy football team...it does seem like that and yet, once you have met someone you realize that there really are "in the flesh" people behind the comments and the names!

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