Life is Grand

I recently fulfilled a dream of mine and visited the Grand Canyon. What an amazing and beautiful place! I flew in by helicopter and had a wonderful brunch on the canyon floor.

Being in such a hot, remote place put life in perspective for me. Everything was extreme: The temperature, the scale, the location. It made me feel small – in a good way. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that life doesn’t revolve around us; that’s there’s a big world out there and each of us is a small part of it. My realization took a lot of pressure off and helped me enjoy life even more.

Portland Cottage

I took this photo in Portland a few years ago. I used a USB memory stick that had a photo capturing feature. No focusing, no settings, just a view finder and button. I like the spontaneous nature of the device, as well as the air of mystery – how will the shot turn out? The “camera” tends to give a soft focus to images and makes the cottage that much more romantic and dreamy.

I was walking down a street in the outskirts of the city and snapped the shot. It reminded me of an English coutryside home. And it provides a certain calmness that a home should offer.