Hebe #1

I spent the weekend relaxing but decided I wanted to get a few new images for blog. So, I decided to visit Trader Joes to see the fresh cut flowers for still life images. Instead, I found this potted variegated Hebe. This is the most representational of the shots that I have taken.

I recently discovered RadioLab podcasts. They recently had a show on Memory. The painter, Joe Andoe, told the story about his paintings. One day, he started painting empty pastures. One painting after another of empty pastures. Eventually, a distant horse appeared. Slowly, the horse moved closer and closer until at times it was out of focus. At that point, he started painting a nude woman on separate canvases. One day, Joe realized that it was always the same woman. In fact, he recognized the woman as his first love from high school. That triggered the memory of an afternoon tryst parked in a pasture. They were startled by a horse peering into the car’s window. This was a happy point shortly before they broke up and she died. With that thought, I wonder what memories my photography explores.