Why? Because people need songs like they need bread and water. People need poetry, beauty, love! So long as the sun rises and rivers flow, there will always be weddings and celebrations and music. Even fanatics cannot change that.
— Elif Shafak, “There Are Rivers in the Sky: A Novel” (Knopf, August 20, 2024)
Notes:
- DK Photo of Sunrise from this morning @ 6:32 a.m. Don’t miss other sunrise photos here and the amazing time lapse here and our favorite white-tailed deer here.
- Reviews of Elif Shafak’s new book here: “How Does a Single Water Droplet Connect People Across Centuries?” – NY Times
TRUTH!
PS: THE “COVER PHOTO” ON THIS POST IS INCREDIBLE! CONGRATS DK!
Thank Paul. Johnny on the spot got lucky. Sun popped out for a few minutes and there I was. Spectacular moments.
Yes!
yes, yes –
Yes!
kinda like how the grinch couldn’t stop christmas from coming … <3
Exactly!
Beautiful photos and time lapse video. The book sounds good, too.
Thank you. Yes, so far, 1/3 in, it is very good. Ms. Shafak can write!
The perfect photographic complement to the ineffable presence of love and music and poetry
Thanks Mimi. Appreciate it
sheer beauty, both in pic and quote. Stellar find Dave! Tks.
Thank you Kiki!
Keep up with the exceptional reviews & great photography! Steve.
Elif is right. These are untouchables.
And, and exactly is going on between you and the sun this past week. She has been posing for you. It’s like she’s saying, “hey, you, come here take a picture of me!”
Very suspicious
Smiling. Comment of the Day. Thanks Sawsan.
Also smiling… Perfect comment Sawsan. That Sun… she is a looker! 😉
DK… You may owe Sawsan a coupon for “one free insult” (directed at you) as payment for this quote! 😀
Hmmmm, no, I do as I please.
Instead, I would like another one year subscription to his blog for free. He’s charging me $375.
How much does he charge you?
ROFL! He charges me $500. You must be getting the “superior contributor discount”. 😉
Laughing….
Sheer, beauty in your capture…may the flow of life’s essentials be present in everyone’s life…I’m very thankful to have had the beauty of outdoor environment outside my windows…Love of family…Love of God…
My young life was typical in someways though very different in a basic way.
The only way I could communicate was by stomping my feet, clapping, tugging another’s arm or clothes, crying with no sound..an occasional grunt sound…etc..( I also walked into walls).I wonder if what I went through was similar to someone who’s had a stroke & can’t communicate? They’re Locked in…alone with their thoughts…perhaps aware of their lack of ability to verbally communicate?…
When I was five years old, my life changed -drastically, as my world opened up…
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Beautiful. Thanks for sharing Christie