Mortal Muses

Mosaic

Final Mosaics

We are all having a hard time summing up what our community and readers mean to us. One last, beautiful swim through the flickr pools. We found some gems and...

Guests

MUSE ALUMNI: A FINAL NOD

Community is what gave birth to the original Mortal Muses blog in 2010 – many of us had been exploring our creative juices in online photography classes such as the Picture Spring/Picture...

Inspire Me

A Time To Reflect

I can’t believe this day is here. It’s time for my final goodbye to Mortal Muses. The post snuck up on me…it felt like I had all the time in...

Everyday Beauty, Guests, Inspire Me

Forever Musing

musing [myoo-zing] – verb (used with object) 1. to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon. 2. to write for Mortal Muses I don’t think I will ever be able to use the term “musing” without thinking...

Everyday Beauty

A sweet goodbye

“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.” ― William Shakespeare As I wonder what to write on my last post, the word “last”...

Everyday Beauty, Inspire Me, Uncategorized

Moving On

The first time my husband came to America, he funded his flight ticket in part by selling his beloved old landrover bought from a secondhand car dealer five years before....

The one with the Collaboration View Image / Read Post

Conversations, Everyday Beauty, Mobile Monday

The one with the Collaboration

Here’s to a fresh new week! Most likely you are sitting at your computer desk, reading my words with a...

Film Mosaic – Cinematic Portraits View Image / Read Post

Mosaic, Our Picks

Film Mosaic – Cinematic Portraits

Look at these cinematic images I found in the Film Flickr Pool. Moody, muted, stunning. They remind me of art...

A Valentine to Film View Image / Read Post

Film Friday

A Valentine to Film

Oh film, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. 1. I adore your beauty. (There may...

A Conversation With Jenny Wall Read Post

Conversations, Guests

A Conversation With Jenny Wall

Several years ago, Jenny Wall and I found each other through Flickr. Since then, I have watched her grow not...

Photography friends are so priceless. View Image / Read Post

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Photography friends are so priceless.

Tell me if this sounds familiar. You both wait to take the first sip or bite until the meal has...

The Friendship of Collaboration View Image / Read Post

Guests, Inspire Me, Theme

The Friendship of Collaboration

Coming together as a collective group often results in not only great beauty, but also great friendships. Last year it...

At the Kitchen Table — Mobile Monday View Image / Read Post

Mobile Monday

At the Kitchen Table — Mobile Monday

I wanted to sit down and write. Instead I picked up my mobile camera. Light tells stories words cannot. We...

Sun seeker View Image / Read Post

Mosaic, Our Picks

Sun seeker

Are you a sunseeker, like me? I like to make the most of the sun in the winter, taking great...

The TwoShot Collaboration Project Read Post

Film Friday, Inspire Me, Theme

The TwoShot Collaboration Project

Since this is my first post for Collaboration month, I thought I’d take the opportunity to circle back to a...

Will you go shooting language with me? View Image / Read Post

Everyday Beauty, Inspire Me, Theme

Will you go shooting language with me?

Have you ever thought about how essential language is in our lives, and how it makes us human? Using language,...

Some Days View Image / Read Post

Everyday Beauty

Some Days

Some days, it all feels hard. Each and every thing feels hard. It can come out of nowhere. You think...

A mosaic for dreamers View Image / Read Post

Everyday Beauty, Mosaic

A mosaic for dreamers

January has come and gone. February so far, has brought a good dose of, what should I call it? Pain?...

Shake it Out View Image / Read Post

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Shake it Out

Aleatory a·le·a·to·ry ˈālēəˌtôrē,ˈal-/ adjective adjective: aleatory; adjective: aleatoric 1. depending on the throw of a die or on chance; random....