The fact of the matter is, my inner child is always the one running my show. Even when I am seriously engaged in work or other serious life stuff, the activity is motivated by my inner desire to have fun.. doing whatever it is I am doing. So.. out of my desire to produce a short video reading of a "trees" essay I wrote for an Arts course last year, and in honor of the recent launch of the website:
throughdarknesstolight.com, featuring
Photographs Along the Underground Railroad, by Dallas photographer, Jeanine Micha-Bales, I decided I'd climb a tree.
I scoped locations for a couple of weeks. I thought I'd found the perfect one: On federal government land. After giving it a little thought; I'd rather not make Fox4 News .. again. I knew I'd end up in
Tietze Park in Dallas. They've got beautifully-weird-looking lovely old trees.
I hope you'll be inspired to .. go climb a tree! Fly a kit.. Skateboard.. Ride a bike.. Something wild, not mild.. Something suitable for your own inner child.
~ The Tree ~
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~ The Climb ~
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~ Looking Down ~
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~ Keep it moving ~
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~ Made it! ~
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~ My Descent ~
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~ Looking Up ~
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~ Almost home ~
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~ Yeah, baby! ~
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~ Fudge! I slipped.. #shakeitoff ~
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