Yakum

Finally, I bought a new lens for my camera.
It is a 18-200 mm and I can take pictures from distance.
It is time to go out and take some pictures.
I woke up really early today (the only day in a week I can actually sleep).
My husband who is very keen on riding his bikes on Saturday's early mornings woke me up.
I cursed, but went to turn the kettle on.
He left and I had a major decision point. Go back to bed or go out.
Out was the crowed's favorite (I smsed my friends to vote at 7 am)...
So I got dressed up, put on my back my new sling bag and off I went to start my day.
It is funny. When I take photos, I feel like the time is flying. When I loot at the watch I see that time was not flying that fast. However, each minute was complete. Full. There. So it made me think, that on everyday life we actualy do not use the entire time that stands for us, but only 1/3rd, or even less.
Shame.

People - we need to seas our time here better.

Results of today's photo session are in this link

Yours, Eti

Camping on hot Israeli summer

So my family and I decided to go camping for the first time in our lives as a family.
Immediately as this decision was taken I went to look for a tent. Do I know anyone who may have one that is big enough for all 5 of us? It is best not to buy it for the first time, cause what if we do not like it???
SO after a lot of looking with no one to lend us a solution, we bought a tent. Not the cheapest one of course - if it is our tent then we should live in style.
My husband should not work very hard to build it, he only has to open it like a huge ambrella.
Done.
Next step is to find a location.
On Israeli summer - nothing else but the sea shore. Humidity is high, but cool water just two steps from our door.
Done
Date? well, we decided to go last week, however, it was too hot outside.
Will this break us??? NOT at all!!
Kids were waiting to sleep in a tent.... so we stayed home, turned on our AC and opened the tent. Kids slept 2 days in a tent in the living room.
I think our camping trip was a success. Don't you?


Anyway, a week after we did go out, photos attached. (Press the headline)
Enjoy - like we did!

Do not think - just do,
Eti

"Adam" http://www.foxsearchlight.com/adam/

A wonderful movie

Touching, making you think of relationship and how we get most things for granted.
Also, how we want things to be the way we want them, unable to see what's hiding under the obvious...

A good movie, great music

Duck tails

משומשים במצב טוב

Changes to life

From all I know, there is one thing that is certain in life.
Everything is changing, nothing stays as it is.
Sometimes we wish to see in the people we love as the rock of our life.
Trust that what they are and how they feel about us will never change.
But actually, it changes each moment.
We never love our kids, friends, spouse the same as we did 5 minutes ago, a month ago or 10 years ago.
The reason we are still in any form of relation with them is because we choose.
Each day we ask the question and choose again.
There are days that we want to choose differently. But what I personally do on those days is... nothing. I wait. I watch and observe.
I take a deep breath and ask myself - why? what have changed now that wasn't there 5 minutes ago, a month ago.
And if it is something new - I let it be, see how it influences the rest of the day till that feeling fades a little.
If is is not new then I ask myself - why now?. I talk about it with friends or mentors and continue watching.
I choose not to react
I choose to forgive myself for those "not so pleasant thoughts" (sometimes very much not pleasant) that crossed my mind
and I choose to go on seeking for the next top that will help me cross that valley of blue.

Everything is temporary, everything changes.
It does not make us feel good only if we do not release and we try to keep holding on to the past, to something that is no longer there.
The lesson is to release and let it be.
Let us be
Let me be...

Life, Just be

Eti

Targets in life - where can I find them?

Here comes the time when I'm looking around and see nothing new.
Not a single innovative idea to jugle with. All current projects I have taken upon myself are coming to an end now and I know... that if I will not find something to keep my mind busy with, something will find me.
Creepy as it sounds, it can also be of good of course, but a control freak like me will not let the chances to just happen. They need "directions"...

So I decided to see the future:
I closed my eyes and took a tour inside my mind.
Nada, nothing, empty. Wait, I see something, let me get closer, and closer... wow, there is something in there I see trees, a nice and causy grove of Mediterranean trees, some boles are laid in an un-organaized manner on the ground, providing a quiet place to just sit and relax.
As I move forward in this grove I hear a silent sound of running water. I look around and find a small path shaded with leafs leading me to a stream.
Oh my god !
This is exactly it: Quiet, full with nature, water, stream, growth, my perfect get away place with lots of imagination build in. I just have to sit and absorb. I'm sure that some great ideas will come up.......
And if not, I may have to really find this place and just live in it.




Life - Just live it
Eti