Kremnica, September 2011

Kremnica, September 2011

spontaneously I’m getting more into storytelling-kind-of-pictures

and I like it

only reasonable images are clickable

Kremnica (and Prepadlisko Šturec), September 2011

click for high-res, it’s worth it

Kršlenica, September 2011

Physalis alkekengi

So many reminders of autumn coming.

Physalis alkekengi is not so exotic fruit. Found on the way from Vápenná.

Thanks to woody for the bubble blower and jahu for the photo.

Kršlenica, September 2011

Going for a ride is an ultimate remedy, if you’re sad, pissed, cheerful, tired or have too much energy.

Yesterday I came across an article at Frontal Cortex about commuting, money and happiness.

Even thought some of the assumptions and conclusions are debatable, I fully agree with some of the points made.

First of all, commuting using public transportation or driving is very stressful. I have become more sensitive to that since I’m riding a bike on a daily basis. I get pissed more easily at the public transport, usually because of the people around.

Secondly,  “It is only a slight exaggeration to say that happiness is the experience of spending time with people you love and who love you.” The problem, of course, is that we don’t spend our money in accordance with this psychological principle. This is exactly what I experience mostly within generations older than me. I see my parents and family wasting money on material stuff they don’t really need, rather than saving them to go for holiday in countries they dream of, or spending them on pleasures, new experiences as a kind of personalised rewards to themselves. It doesn’t have to include spending time with loved ones, but usually does. 

This finding goes along with the results of survey among terminally ill patients and people on the verge of dying. The most often quoted regrets include “working too hard” (together with accommodating with less regarding comfort) and “spending little time with family”. 

That’s why I don’t mind giving myself treats of any kind, but let it be some kind of activity with friends rather than buying things.

pale

Červené blato, 2011

somewhere, 2011

Kršlenica, September 2011

PUCH

mounting a beer holder

deconstruction

govus:

jennilee:

animals that saw me - ed panar

http://www.edpanar.com/issuu-atsm.html

Roaming the natural and urban world with a camera for over 16 years, often alone, on foot, keeping a low profile, Ed Panar has repeatedly been caught in the act of photography—not by other people, but by a random assortment of familiar animals: cows, cats, frogs, dogs, turtles, deer, geese…you name it. The animal sees Ed, and Ed sees the animal; an unspoken communication passes between them. If he’s lucky, the moment is captured on film, cataloged, tagged for future reference. In Animals That Saw Me: Volume One Panar brings together the first collection of his most surprising and unexpected encounters with ordinary fauna—a brief, deadpan field study of the uncanny moment of recognition between species. As we question exactly what these animals may have seen, the pictures serve as a reminder that we must appear at least as strange and exotic to them as they do to us.

http://theiceplant.cc/animals.html

I suck at sleeping. When I’m awake til early morning, when the sun is already up, I’m not willing to go to sleep. I’m so overexcited about the upcoming day, I just can’t, I have most of the will to do something concentrated to these early hours.

So I got productive this time and finished my calendar for next year, here’s some preview. Two versions - made out of digital photos and analog ones.

I hope I will get some sold and have people like it.