"Siddhartha", revisited.

Siddhartha has always been the quintessential coming-of-age story for me, especially since I was a teenager the first time I read it. Having to re-design a book cover for it at the age of 40 was an incredible experience.

There was so much detail packed into every page, so much we all learn as we go about about living life, that as I re-read it, I kept nodding my head "yes" in agreement to almost every paragraph. It was richer to me than before, almost beyond belief.

How similar and timeless the human struggle for life and the pursuit of happiness is; something we as a species all share. It deserves to be the well-read classic it has become. Endurable. And such a slim volume, really, but that's all it has to be. It is a lot like life; short and sweet, with all its' highs and lows, it's all of it, and for that, it is perfect.

Looking to Roost

This shot was a total surprise for me. I was with a friend, walking through Prospect Park, who pointed out this bridge, and thought it's beautiful structure might be a good possibility for a photo.

It was only afterwards, as I was editing shots, that I noticed I had caught a perfect moment in time; a bird in flight with it's wings in a blur of motion.

There were lots of birds in a flurry of activity that day. It was one of those gloriously sunny and blooming days of spring; red-wing blackbirds, cardinals, jays, robins, and naturally to any cityscape, the ever-present pigeon, were everywhere. I think this is a red-wing blackbird.

As anyone who likes and practices photography knows (either professionally or as a hobby), "happy accidents" are always welcome.