There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.
—Conrad Hall |
“I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too. I am not washed and beautiful, in control of a shining world in which everything fits, but instead am wondering awed about on a splintered wreck I've come to care for, whose gnawed trees breathe a delicate air, whose bloodied and scarred creatures are my dearest companions, and whose beauty bats and shines not in its imperfections but overwhelmingly in spite of them...”
—Annie Dillard |
Better to eat vegetables and fear no creditors, than eat duck and hide from them.
— The Talmud |
Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin.
—Simone Schwarz-Bart |
The finer the nature, the more flaws it will show through the clearness of it; and it is a law of this universe that the best things shall be seldomest seen in their best form.
-—John Ruskin |
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion”
—Henry David Thoreau |
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Great perspective on the pumpkin! Love them all..
mlcwikla · 2007-09-18: 18:46
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Great photos along with perfect quotes! i love pumpkins,and to watch them grow in my backyard...its just sad when they enter the kitchen dead...but the worlds not perfect.
haushinka · 2007-09-18: 19:04
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Great subject! Marvellous post! Thanks for sharing!
davidcardona · 2007-09-18: 19:23
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Wonderful set - nature's imperfections are always beautiful! Love the Talmud quote.
kangshung · 2007-09-18: 19:35
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I love these ... so so pretty .. love the color ... I love the last one... yum fall!!!
Lindyart · 2007-09-18: 19:48
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Beautiful shots of pumbkins . well soon will have to buy a big bag of candy! I just finish my halloween decorate. I think I am early this year Very beautiful words and beautiful post
OC110481 · 2007-09-18: 20:37
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Good post for the season.
maharba · 2007-09-18: 21:42
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very nice!
nasser · 2007-09-18: 23:20
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Great set!
topangaki · 2007-09-18: 23:57
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Somebody should tell Linus the great pumpkin is over here! #2 is a great detail shot!
vollenda · 2007-09-19: 00:50
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good one..
viralshah · 2007-09-19: 05:27
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Nice details!!! The most important is what you can find inside....
miclaud · 2007-09-19: 06:26
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wonderfully funny post... great photos and wise words with a twist on humor... just perfect! :)
Cabecilha · 2007-09-19: 07:39
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belle série , j'adore la première photo et la soupe est délicieuse!
domino · 2007-09-19: 08:44
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wondeful ;)
fotoluzik · 2007-09-19: 09:31
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1 is beautiful!
Estel · 2007-09-19: 11:58
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my fav #2
mimax2 · 2007-09-19: 12:06
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speechless, so much natural beauty
storytaylor · 2007-09-19: 15:42
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Another great post.
Sevendipity · 2007-09-19: 17:58
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It is that time again. Fall. It is the one childhood and parenting tradition I can't turn from. To this day, though we have no young ones, I will go to a farm, ride the wagon to their pumpkin patch, choose some just the right shape and size (a few extras in case anyone else will join me) and go home to crudely carve and decorate. What a tickle it is to put the candle in and see them glow that night. Did you pick some to carve?
lamoon53 · 2007-09-19: 20:59
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I've not looked at pumpkins,,,,,,, like this before :)
jetjackson · 2007-09-20: 07:50
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these are so gorgeous! the colors and textures are wonderful. the shapes, too
magpy · 2007-09-20: 13:26
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great shots. #1 is my fav
milan · 2007-09-21: 10:58
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there can be beauty in imperfection...thanks for showing it to us
justsuz · 2007-09-27: 10:29
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