What struck me about this scene is that could be any one of an infinite number of places almost anywhere in rural Indiana this time of year. But I shot this photo on the NE side of Indy in an area close to the Upper Fall Creek Loop Trail…part of the Fall Creek Greenway.
When I get away and head out into a natural setting with my camera with the idea of taking photos, the world changes from the day-to-day into a mysterious land where I travel wide-eyed, seeing everything from far left to far right all at once while still gazing straight ahead, taking it all in, until something just seems to stand out in terms of shape, color, contrasts and balance. And then I take the shot. It’s hard to describe but that’s really close to how it happens for me.
There are things of beauty all around us that often go unrecognized. Commonplace I suppose, but still quite exquisite, at least to me. Objects and shapes that nature provides…treats for us to experience and visualize.
Yeah, it wasn’t the conclusion to the season that we wanted…and I know there is a lot of disappointment about the outcome of the game. But I checked myself, and sure enough, the sun DID come up again this morning, just like it has done for millions of years. The Earth is still rotating on it’s axis and orbiting the Sun, and all the REAL important things are OK. It would have been nice to have won the Superbowl, but thankfully, it’s just a football game.
Congratulations to the Saints who played an EXCELLENT game…and to the Colts for another MARVELOUS season.
So the Superbowl is today and everyone has their angle figured by now. They are rooting for the Saints because of this… Or they are for the Colts because of that. Of course some are even making predictions about the outcome…and even point spreads! Yeah, Uh Huh. Like they can actually see into the future? Some people have been die-hard Colts or Saints fans for years and there is no question about who they are pulling for. That I can understand. What is really funny to me though are the people that are rooting not so much FOR one team, but against the other one. Nice! And what’s really odd to me are people that choose their allegiance based on reasons that don’t have anything to do with being a sports fan. Their choice being based on what is more fair or politically correct. That just kills me. Most of it is good natured fun though and makes it more interesting I guess.
With all the noise going, and all the predictions especially, it reminds me of this great exchange in the movie, Charlie Wilsons War. The character named Gust in the movie is talking to Charlie about a old Chinese tale. Gust says “There’s a little boy, and on his 14th birthday he gets a horse… and everybody in the village says, “How wonderful. The boy got a horse”. And the Zen Master says, “We’ll see”. Two years later, the boy falls off the horse, breaks his leg, and everyone in the village says, “How terrible”. And the Zen Master says, “We’ll see”. Then, a war breaks out and all the young men have to go off and fight… except the boy who can’t because his leg’s all messed up, and everybody in the village says, “How wonderful”. And then Charlie who now gets where this is going says, “Now the Zen Master says, We’ll see”.
So here’s a prediction I’ve been hearing a lot…”The Colts Are Going to Win the Superbowl!!”
I’m definitely not a Zen Master… Uh, not even an Zen Apprentice. But just like Charlie, I think you understand where I’m going with this.
Sometimes you drive the business…and other times it drives you. That’s just the way it seems that the real estate business works, at least for me. Probably much like any business, the object is to get the phone to ring. I can visit, call, write or email people to contact them or stay in touch. I can host Open Houses, advertise in magazines or on websites, send out mass-mailing campaigns or walk around and pass out business cards all day long. All of that is what I call “Driving the Business”. But the only thing that really counts is when someone calls me. That’s when I know they are truly interested in something. Sign of the times though…sometimes now instead of calling, I’ll get an email or a text message!
Some days the phone will be dead…and I mean D-E-A-D. And then other days…it’s a good idea to have extra batteries charged and ready to swap-out. Today was one of those days when the business decided to drive me. You just have to hang on. But I’m not complaining. Being busy is a good problem to have. Either way though, busy or slow, I’ve learned to keep my emotions right in the middle. I just work…without expectations. I guess that comes with doing this 27 years.
The funny thing is though, today should have been slow. Didn’t people look out the window and see all the snow and ice everywhere? Instead agents were scheduling showings to look at listings. Sellers wanted to talk about selling. And Buyers wanted to look at homes. It’s not a coincidence that this all happened though. I can feel the market heating up. Despite it being the beginning of February with ice and snow…it’s heating up. Despite all the Gloom-and-Doomers, and Glass-Half-Emptys best efforts…it’s heating up.
At times the wind drove the flakes nearly sideways today and everything was quickly blanketed with a coating of heavy, wet snow. To me it was a great gift for us all, especially for the eyes. Gazing through the woods, the trees were transformed into a fast-frozen winter wonderland. One thing that was unusual…sometimes the wind caused unique patterns to be created…like one side of a pine tree could be matted and laden with a thick white cover, pulling the branches to the ground, while the opposite side displayed only a modest coating.
In Indiana, this never lasts long. A little sun tomorrow or the next, and it will disappear, like it never happened.
I had to get a plug in for some special exhibits coming to the Indiana State Museum soon. After all, it’s about one of my favorite characters of all time, Abraham Lincoln. How could anyone invent a better American success story? Born and raised in a log cabin in the wilderness…and eventually becoming the President of the United States. What a story line. Abe was a Hoosier too, just like us, for part of his life anyway. And that always made the story just that much more special for me.
We live in different times but in the end, it’s the words…his words that have endured. They give a window into the mans soul. The thought behind the words. Simple eloquence, integrity and truth that is timeless. “With malice toward none…With charity for all” A part of Lincolns 2nd innagural address is also the titles of the two exhibits. They open February 12th at the Indiana State Museum, on his birthday.
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