First thing to mention is my new portfolio site. It's very simple, just some photos and my contact info:
www.spfineart.foliohd.com
Now for the thought for the day with photos.
Try to see something new in things you see every day. Try to pick yourself up out of complacency about your surroundings. Venture into new knowledge. Consider this:
Sometimes the prickly "mean "thing
is sustenance to another (look closely).
And sometimes these "prickly mean things" have an innate beauty all their own. Just because they hurt to touch doesn't mean they're "bad". It just means they have their own destiny. Let them be. And enjoy from afar.
And notice how the prickly surface can bloom into a plush, soft pom-pom. Some creatures take paths different from the "norm" to reach the same conclusion.