Purveyors of fine poetry since 2003.
Today, I read, is Blue Monday. Psychologists have apparently calculated that it is the day of the year when depression reaches a peak among the population.
— Now’s the time
¿Qué voy a hacer, ordenar los paisajes?
¿Ordenar los amores que luego son fotografías,
que luego son pedazos de madera y bocanadas de sangre?
— Lorca, “New York (Oficina y Denuncia)”
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Blues and winter light are popular themes right now. As much as winter can be persistently bleak, it can inspire as well.
http://dialogueswithsilence.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/blues/
http://port2port.visualblogging.com/archives/2308_1018582413/275764
You bet. As a matter of fact I went out three different times today and got several good shots, which will be appearing in Visual Soma in the coming weeks.
Thanks for stopping by.
I’m looking forward to your pictures, I will keep looking (as I usually do). I still have some winter pictures from Edmonton to post yet too. Those on my blog (Jan 11) were from Christmas at the cottage in S. Ontario (Grey-Bruce area).
Yeah, I heard that. Strangely, it cheered me up.
Nice photo.
The quote sounds true. At least there was a full moon, casting even more blue light around.
I guess it’s true for those with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Me, I love winter — but sometimes really beautiful days, as yesterday was, make me melancholy.
There’s an interesting post about the back-story to ‘Blue Monday’ here. Short version: it’s a load of rubbish. But the story of how it came about and the way it lives on is worth reading.
I think my post just got eaten by your spam filter :(
let’s try again:
http://sextherapy.blogscene.net/2008/01/21/blue-monday-—-why-are-we-still-swallowing-this/
Yes, it clearly doesn’t like that URL. ho-hum. it wasn’t important.
An alternative URL:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/dec/16/badscience.uknews
What’s interesting really is that the idea of Blue Monday has taken on a life of its own.
Rescued. The “sex therapy” part of the URL must’ve been a red flag (go figure). So I’m back down to 394,372 spam comments :( .
Useful corrective — thanks. It almost goes without saying, though, that one should take all such pronouncements with a grain of salt.