Magic Boots
There once was a pair of magic boots
Donned by a little old man If you took him by the elbow He could take you to any land
He'd tap his magic boots One, two, one and two And whoosh through the twirly tunnel To a lay with a bewitching view
"Where are we?" I asked in awe. He gleefully replied, "It's my land of home." 'It's such a pleasing place," I spoke. "Do you know nostalgia somewhere you've roamed?" Startled by the querie, I gave due thought "None so wondrous nor bountiful as this." "My dear, it doesn't have to be, But somewhere you are missed?"
Colossal Secrets
The sun has seeped below the horizon. The wind whistles wildly through the cracked open window. But at once, it lulls to a hypnotizing whisper; The wispy whisper wakes my mind. I listen intently, for I detect its wish - To express a message.
I detect speech in the whispers, Spooky and surreal as it may be. "What?" I hear myself call to the wind. Suddenly it wrangles itself around again, Almost as if angry that I don't understand.
It then wavers from whipping up to whispering low, An unpredictable creepy creature. Now it waggles, whirs and whirls around Waking wind chimes both near and far As the wind now differently s
Magic Boots
There once was a pair of magic boots
Donned by a little old man If you took him by the elbow He could take you to any land
He'd tap his magic boots One, two, one and two And whoosh through the twirly tunnel To a lay with a bewitching view
"Where are we?" I asked in awe. He gleefully replied, "It's my land of home." 'It's such a pleasing place," I spoke. "Do you know nostalgia somewhere you've roamed?" Startled by the querie, I gave due thought "None so wondrous nor bountiful as this." "My dear, it doesn't have to be, But somewhere you are missed?"
One of The Most Moving Gifts I've Ever Received... In Life, Created by Candy candysamuels
"Tea by Candy" The self-portrait I am holding in this photo, is a traditional work done by the extremely remarkably talented Candy Samuels candysamuels This was the original upload: Then she mailed it!
She's such a dear, sweet friend, who is simply FABULOUS!
This gift was such a unique surprise for me, and I'll always feel moved by her amazing kindness.
This amazing video was made for me, by my dearest friend Teresa as a surprise gift... She wanted to make this video to place in her Custom Box on her own Profile Page where she is so very generously promoting The Shelter Project: teaphotography.deviantart.com/…
Not long after, she also made yet another one which contains more of my animal work, and is more particularly about The Shelter Project: teaphotography.deviantart.com/…
And... HERE IT IS:
The photos used in this video can be found HERE: teaphotography.deviantart.com/… and from a number of other Sub-Galleries of mine.
And, THEN, as also a BIG Part of The Shelter Project she created another video to support my hand-crafted jewelry that also donates funds for the animals, through purchases:
She'd made THIS one for my birthday! Teresa never ceases to amaze me with her creativity in seeking out ways to support this worthy cause for animals!
To SEE ALL JEWELRY which Supports the Animals of THE SHELTER PROJECT, GO HERE: teaphotography.deviantart.com/… Contact me directly... and thank you in advance for your interest!
A feature of Teresa's 's stunning work:
I thank you profoundly, my dearest Teresa, as this is so very special to me from the bottom bottom of my heart- the same way I am always truly humbled by your ongoing support and friendship! You are a fabulous and beautiful friend!
"Treat the Earth well. It was not given to us by our parents; it was loaned to us by our children. We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors- we borrow it from our children." ~Native American Proverb
"Human beings are more alike than unalike, and what is true anywhere is true everywhere, yet I encourage travel to as many destinations as possible for the sake of education as well as pleasure." ~Maya Angelou
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 1963
"I can't understand what makes a man [person] hate another man [person]..." ~lyrics to People are People by Depeche Mode
"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist." ~Indira Gandhi
"When the power of love, overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." ~Jimi Hendrix
"The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only object of government." ~Thomas Jefferson
“I truly believe that compassion provides the basis of human survival.” ~The 14th Dalai Lama
“You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I hope someday you'll join us, And the world will live as one.” ~lyrics to Imagine by John Lennon
"I'm tired of people being ugly to each other. I'm tired of all the pain I feel and hear in the world everyday. There's too much of it. It's like pieces of glass in my head all the time." ~John Coffey in The Green Mile
Sometimes, certain quotes & music lyrics can reflect bits of me here and there, the way my own writings and photography can. But it's difficult to truly presume to know me, no matter how much is on one website, or in one gallery... I run deep and I've lived broad...
Regardless, for more literal info., there's the BIO called "The 411 on Tea of Tea Photography" here: teaphotography.deviantart.com/… It's down the right-hand side.
Personal Quote: Life is Art, Messy yet Beautiful all at Once. ~Tea
Favourite Visual Artist
Frida Kahlo, J.Waterhouse, Salvador Dali, & Watcher's List :)
Favourite Movies
Frida, SavingFace, Amelie, Chocolat, ShawshankRedemption, TippingTheVelvet, KungFu Panda I & II
The Previous ATTZ. of GRATZ. are HERE:
ATTZ. OF GRATZ. #30
Welcome back to "ATTZ. of GRATZ." or Welcome for the FIRST time if you are new! We've been doing these Editions on Gratitude for a year and 3 months! If you're new, and this seems interesting enough to you, feel free to just jump right on in! The US, just had their National Holiday of Thanksgiving... and I know that other countries, have a version of Thanksgiving as well, at other times of the year. It seems to be quite a huge deal for Americans of the US.
For me, it's not about, how much I can eat, (because I can't and don't eat that much), rather it is simply a day to remind u
Hello To All Who Will Be Joining Us! :wave: I belong to a group called PromotingPositivity (https://www.deviantart.com/promotingpositivity) %PromotingPositivity (https://www.deviantart.com/promotingpositivity) Our wonderful Founder & contest host is RTNightmare (https://www.deviantart.com/rtnightmare) and I am proud to be part of Admin. Support.
Our contest was literally about expressing POSITIVITY in an artistic way, with entries allowed in various categories!
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The Previous ATTZ. of GRATZ. are HERE:
ATTZ. OF GRATZ. #29
Wow, it's fabulous to think that this is the 30th Edition of "ATTZ. OF GRATZ."! I am grateful to each one of you, who have been here along for the ride from nearly the beginning, or who have participated just once or twice. Any number of times that you've been here to share, has been considered very valuable. So thank you so much for your participation. It can be helpful to yourself, as well as to others!
Reading comments of others, reminds us of our own gratitudes. And we do NOT always have to FEEEEEL them, to KNOW that these are things in our lives to be grateful for. Being abl