Travailler moins, produire plus

idle washing machine photo
I don’t. Or do I? Depends on perspective.

Work less, produce more.

I’m never so enthralled with still imagery, as when I flâneur and resist the yoke of doing something.

“Doing nothing, is doing something.” – Rando Sage. Big Sur, CA.

Suggested reading:

How to Be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson. Cult classic from the aughts. Worth revisiting today.

Soft Focus on Shallow Depth

rhododendron blooms
Rhododendron blooms. Darkroom print. Silberra 25 film.

Sometimes it feels as if I have a fighting spirit, with no justified cause. What justified cause there may be now, involves staying home. And gardening. Wasting less. Producing, consuming, and investing with conscience. Nurturing.

Problem being that I was not raised to nurture. Schooling and competitive culture both channeled into a loop of run, hunt, and exploit.

Nurturing seems right, especially now, but feels unsettling. How do I fight by doing less or nothing, and if active, no harm? On a superficial plane, I get it. But I don’t know how to be this way.

This is why I take one day each week, as a Secular Sabbath Day. I read theology, philosophy, sacred texts. Myths, and natural origins. I’m trying to learn how to be nurturing and adaptive.

Rationalism doesn’t quite fit. This could be ineffable. So, faith? I don’t know. My ignorance is a ghost, that I had better learn to accept and be friendly with.

Stars and Stripes in Black and White

american flag black and white photo

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Basketball court. Forest Grove, OR USA. March 2018.

Nikon FE2 50mm. Ferrania P30 Panchro 80 ASA black and white film. Fiber darkroom print.