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Mosaic of Life #84 – Medussa or Dead?

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I am still enjoying all the photos I took from my March trip to an Indiana University greenhouse. There was such a variety of plants there. Even though I have seriously been taking photos of flowers and such, I haven’t really done much studying to know the names and varieties. I think I kinda just enjoy the artsy side of this new hobby. They do make some interesting mosaics, don’t they?

I don’t know if the above plant is some sort of Medusa or if it is just dead? Either way is just fine with me. BTW… I purposely took the pic with all the infrastructure in the background. That shows that it is a working greenhouse. I like that.

Mosaic of Life #86 – The Most Mysterious

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Just when I think I have photographed the most complex “Into The Depth” flower, another one come to take the “Most” title. If I were to make an abstract painting that described the complexity of my mind, it would probably closely resemble this picture.

Just so you know, this picture was not modified in the least from when it was taken.

Mosaic of Life #78. Lego Beauty

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I have found out that Lego is not just a bunch of blocks, but instead it is a creation yet to be discovered. It took about 4 hours to build this 771 piece LEGO Icon Succulents. It was a very peaceful 4 hours. Yes, I know this is a “kit” that has probably been sold to thousands of different people. But this is just what I needed almost a year ago to finally push me in a different direction. It was the beginning of the process, and I’m certainly glad it happened.

Mosaic of Life #58 – A Beautiful Entourage

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These flowers remind me of something entirely different. What makes this bouquet so beautiful is the variety of individual plants that make it up. Yes, a dozen roses tell a story usually involving love, but a beautiful variety of flowers such as above shows us that diversity of life is where all the beauty resides.

Going off on a related tangent, streaming video makes it possible to go back in time to revisit all the great TV shows of the past. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I am currently watching Northern Exposure, which ran from 1990 to 1995. With all these old classics now available again, I have discovered that the TV shows I rate as the best usually have a very diverse cast, and they all seem to get along so well. That is so different from what I see in my daily life.

Being a deaf Aspie, I have two strikes against me, at least as described by the “normal” world (of which there is no such thing). I am stuck between two worlds, and neither seem to be able to see me as I am. There is the deaf world and the hearing world, and there is the neurodiverse world and the neurotypical world. Since being a deaf Aspie makes me a 1 in 160,000 sort of thing is just a normal occurrence now. But that’s OK. I am finally comfortable with who I am and no longer feel obliged to fit into the mold of those who see me as a “strange bird”.

Mosaic of Life #70 – Red and Green & White All Over

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One of the advantages of living in a college town is the number of artsy sources in the community. Last month I visited the IU Biology Dept green house for the first time. I was warned ahead of time that it is a “working” green house, so expect hoses and wet concrete. Most of the flowers were one steel-grated tables, not elaborate presentation as most conservatories are. But, that was perfectly fine with me.

I don’t know when the green house was built, but it was likely 50 or more years old. There were some plants there that were enormous. This mosaic is rightly in the “Into-the-depth” category, but I was also impressed by just how green the leaves were in the surrounding area. And, of course, you can’t miss the green house windows at the top of the picture.

I took over 100 photos that day, so you can expect some more “Into-the-depth” shots in the coming months.

Mosaic of Life #53 – Four Things That Draw Me In…

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Now that I am beginning to populate this new artsy site, I have discovered that there are certain types of artsy that draw me in more than others. Those are Containers, Flowers, Texture and Reflections. I am a regular visitor of historic sites and almost all of them have an old-fashioned general story filled with containers.

Flowers are probably the main reason for RJsMosaics. Their beauty, variety, and mind-boggling intensity fascinate me. The closer I look, the more I am entranced. Texture, specifically brick walls, as shown in today’s M53-mosaic. I don’t really understand this one, so I will let it go without much explanation. Reflections fascinate me. When I visited Ottawa, Canada, that solidified this as a favorite. There will be many pictures coming in that variety.

I don’t know if there are others out there that share the love for these categories, but if there are, I have put those four as subcategories that appear at the top of each post on the home page. Just click on the name and you will see more pictures in that category.