Minor repairs

Minor repairs, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

I'm making progress on the ebook I've been formatting. It's down to fixing some of the coding. Sure is a bigger project than expected, but the reward is in the progress.

Into something

Into something, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

On distant shores of dreams,
we found our peace washed up,
and waiting below the tide

Dirty numbers

Dirty numbers, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Making numbers suit our needs,
ignoring consequence or repercussion,
is how our empire crumbled and fell

Slow

Slow, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The new language we were speaking slowed our progress... and yet we proceeded with caution, focused on our destination.

Fenced in

Fenced in, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

I've been helping a loved one work on epubs,
and of course it's turning out to be a little more complicated than anticipated.

Putting it together isn't so hard, really.  The issue is how the text is rendered on various devices and ereader software. They all want to handle the rendering of the html slightly differently.

To solve this issue, we will probably add some css coding to resolve rendering fussiness.  Epub code standardization would solve a lot of this, but we're not there yet.

Dollars

Dollars, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

A shallow motivation,
that in the end is nothing

Like a thief

Like a thief, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Time takes everything we have,
leaving nothing behind...
us passing as we came...

How we parted

How we parted, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our paths now diverged,
the future taking us separate ways

Weaving Tales

Weaving Tales, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

She held out carrots he could no longer reach,
offering up dreams whose luster had faded...
he'd packed visions of the future away,
letting them die, little by little, day by day

Warming up

Warming up, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The sun works its magic,
trying to keep winter at bay

Rusted Out

Rusted Out, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Time taking its toll,
in moments and years,
until our expiration

Indecisive

Indecisive, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

No plan of action,
stagnant indecision,
tearing apart our future,
dreams lost in a black hole

Making the distance

Making the distance, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

On a path of years,
we make our distance,
across time,
never to return

So long

So long, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

I've got a thousand sunsets,
kept in a box to remember,
asking how it came to this...

Dropped Tech

Dropped Tech, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The challenge of the times was to adapt,
it's always been that way...

Debt Service

Debt Service, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Deep down we knew we were wagering away all our tomorrows, and strangely we didn't really care.

Winter Sticks

Winter Sticks, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Placed off limits by growing fields of snow and icy roads, our rural getaway.
These restrictions will pass once the thawing begins, but for now winter sticks.

Reached the edge

Reached the edge, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Sometimes you've got to turn and double back,
before the path you're on takes you over the edge

Sky meets shore

Sky meets shore, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Clouds wash the world clean,
always so full of surprises,
they give us life in their passing

The blue rabbit

The blue rabbit, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Let your imagination run where it will,
taking you places beyond your dreams,
opening vast vistas to explore

Number System

Number System, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

When the world just doesn't add up,
it's time to change our approach,
and look at things differently

Birds and Clouds

Google has added some impressive tools to YouTube, with a host of filters and the bonus of image stabilization, which I tried on this short clip.  I was very pleased with the results.

This clip has a painterly/photographic look, exactly what I wanted.

Not knowing

Not knowing, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Our connect lives where everything is plugged into the internet isn't giving us the time and convenience it seemed to promise, in fact we've been losing time because of it.

Off Limits

Off Limits, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

The limits of imagination are only constrained by the boundaries we impose upon it.

Rays and Surf

Rays and Surf, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

In the folds of the waves,
surfer and sea become one,
embracing the sun's last rays

Cultural Foundations

Cultural Foundations, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

A house divided against itself cannon stand. 

And so, once again we find ourselves so politically split that very future of the nation, and the freedom of its people is uncertain.

Clear Roads

Clear Roads, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

Take us to places removed,
where thoughts become clear,
in connection and movement,
shadows chilled winter air

Ice Cold

Ice Cold, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

I spent the day in a frozen icy world. It's interesting to see the world through winter eyes.

Freedom

Freedom, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

You can't lose what you've given away,
getting freedom back is no easy task

Political Motivation

Political Motivation, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

This age of gridlock will prove fatal to a nation,
with power and greed the only political motivation

Goodbye

Goodbye, a photo by Damian Gadal on Flickr.

An arbitrary measurement of days is meaningless,
it's what we do with them that counts.