You tell me then that I must perish
like the flowers that I cherish.
Nothing remaining of my name,
nothing remembered of my fame?
But the gardens I planted still are young –
the songs I sang will still be sung!
As recited by Huexotzin, Prince of Texcoco in “Aztec“, a novel by Gary Jennings.

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What has the following story got to do with today’s series of photographs? Very little. But here’s my story.
“Sorry but you can’t take pictures here!”
“Why not?”
“Because your cameras are too big and you have tripods.”
“So what??”
“That means you’re professionals. And you need a permit for taking pictures here.
“What about these hundreds of other people taking [...]

We’re all too busy to stop and smell the roses. But sometimes I need to slow down and examine – with my mind’s eye – the things that are around me. The elements.

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They say speed doesn’t kill. It’s the sudden stop at the end that does. I agree. Life is like a fast car with no brakes. It speeds by and you never get the chance to enjoy the scenery. In the end, you either run out of fuel or you crash. Your beautiful, fast car is [...]

The afternoon sun beats down on traffic moving relentlessly down an Illinois highway.

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