April 21, 2014

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finding our ways in the world, year after year.

things may feel cloudy, though they may be clear.

a perspective shift,

an angle raised,

draws us as humans closer, draws new hopes near.

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spring sproinging blossom bloom saturday! 🌞🌸🌟 #natureboosh #springtime #sunnyforaday #magnolia #dancinginthepark

cold winds, eyes open, adventures afoot, and all the senses piqued. 📷🐶🌤💨🌾🏞✈️ #npc195 #polaroid195 #landcamera #shootfilmnotmegapixels #expiredfilm #fp100c #instantfilm #sekonicstudiodeluxeiii #clementinethedog #natureboosh #lookupinthesky #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

got my eye on you ✨👁🔎 #sketches #napkindrawing #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

hey april snowfall, you’re lovely for sure, but no more thank you. 🌨 #natureboosh #snowglobe #outstayedwelcome #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

didn’t locate the loaves, but found the fishes. 🚢🐠🥖 #loavesandfishes #fishyfishyfishfish #eastertimes

from here to there, every journey a bridge. 🕊🌊🚢💨 #weekendtransportation #statenisland #statenislandferry #dogmohawk

🌷🌹🥀🌺🌸🌼 #natureboosh #mercuryretrograde #happyassyriannewyear #happyediblebookday #happyinternationaltattingday #happylupusalertday #happynationalatheistday #happynationalbakedhamwithpineappleday #happynationalsourdoughbreadday #happynationaltromboneplayersday #happyeaster

tilting the eyes towards all good angles, and peering into the fray. i can see the structure of it all. i can feel the pauses and the moments between the larger movements. seek out these pauses, and see how it all fits together. 🌞📽✨🐕😇🌾🌺🌸🌼⛲️🌌🌚 #weexploremore #isleofdogs #matinee #natureboosh #mercuryinretrograde #fullmoon #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

seeing through the beams, through the fog of last week, through last night’s overwhelming exhaustion. making an effort to be up and be awake in the wide world. wishing you a healing weekend, next week, month, year, lifetime. 🌅🦆🏞 #morningtimes #natureboosh #noswanemoji #findingthegems #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

lingering in those empty places, dimmed lights, wet streets, hearts full, and despite heavy on our shoulders, light on our toes and floating. 🌃🏦🛒🌚✨ #matzoballsoup #emptyvault #frozenfoodaisle #thosefamiliarplaces #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

after a slow wakening to a new sunday, and after a noshly brekkies of homemade avocado toast with an egg, we set out into the near wilderness to access and be in awe of nature. 🥚🥑🍞🌱🌞☁️🐕🏞 #nomsplural #natureboosh #imlichenit #baldeaglespotting #blackdog #clementinethedog #lakehike #thereedsinthewaterthough #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

some recap #marchforourlives images from yesterday. #everytown #neveragain #oneless #polaroid195 #landcamera #fuji100c #expiredfilm #shootfilmnotbullets

always take the moment to appreciate alleyway shadows and reflections 🏭🌚💎✨ #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

middletown, new says #enough #neveragain and we are listening. 💯🆙💕🌎✨#marchforourlives #nowisthetimeforgunsafety #oneless #everytown

we’re floating on the stars… ✨🌌✨ #NYBalletartseries #jihanzencirli big ups to the balloon installations @geronimo #whataballoonfeelslike 🎈

weekend be creepsin’ like 🌊🐠💦 #friyay

we tumble, we stumble, make promises to one another. we rise, we soar, remember what the heart is for. we craft, we create, endlessly working on ourselves. we plan it out, we rebuild, actively working towards dreams fulfilled. 🌞⏱💕📸❄️✨ #notimelikethepresent #polaroid #npc195 #instantfilm #fp100csilk #shootfilmnotpixels #shootforthestars #thedreamwithinthedreamisreal

always an extreme pleasure to be reacquainted with the mosaic splendor of “flying home: harlem heroes and heroines, 1996” and remembering to pay respects and dream big. 👩🏾‍💼🤵🏾🤵🏾🤵🏾💒 #MTAmosaic #faithringgold #timtaftdesigns #flyinghome #harlemheroesandheroines

getting my continued education on black music and the civil rights music with @apolloedharlem thank you 🎶 ✊🏾✨ #apollolivewire #ontherecord #veejayrecords #motown #staxrecords #solarrecords from their site: ON THE RECORD: BLACK MUSIC AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT We often hear about the pivotal role that black musicians like Mahalia Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Odetta, Harry Belafonte, and Nina Simone played in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. Less discussed, however, is the role played by black-owned record companies and how savvy black entrepreneurs negotiated the complex relationship between race, politics and commerce. This discussion will consider the contributions of trailblazing black-owned record companies like Motown and Vee Jay, James Brown’s People Records, Clarence Avant’s Sussex, Sam Cooke’s SAR, and Gamble and Huff’s Philadelphia International. We will also take a dive into lesser-known record labels like the Isley Brothers’ T-Neck and Curtis Mayfield’s Curtom. As the story of black music industry entrepreneurship did not begin and end with the civil rights era, the history of labels formed in the early part of the 20th century as well as the rise of companies as far ranging as the Bob Marley's Tuff Gong, Sylvia Robinson’s Sugar Hill, Prince’s Paisley Park, LA Reid and Babyface’s LaFace, Sean Combs’ Bad Boy, Dr. Dre’s Death Row, as well as the ascent of today’s 'hybrid' record companies like Jay Z’s Roc Nation, Beyoncé’s Parkwood, and Anthony Tiffith’s Top Dawg will also be explored. Moderated by Jason King, journalist, musician, DJ and Associate Professor and the founding faculty member at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Panelists Include: Carol Cooper: Arts critic, Educator, and Former Record Industry Executive Michael A. Gonzales: Essayist and Co-author of Bring the Noise: A Guide to Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture James Mtume: Composer, Producer, Songwriter, and Activist

i adhere at times, i don’t know at times, i seek out adventure at all times. 📲❌✨🌃🚎💨🌚 #chinatown #chinatownnyc #hearth #idontfollowtherules #mysterybillboard #nightbus #wandacoach #thenighttimeistherighttime