I love photographing stairs:
down
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stairs going to street level in our small, restored Bisbee hotel
(Letson Lofts) |
sometimes a little scary
(watch your step)
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night stroll, Mary descending gritty stairs between buildings
(what might be waiting at the bottom?) |
or up
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who needs a stairmaster for exercise? |
up, up, and up
a long haul
(and tiring)
changing over time
(like life itself)
sometimes easy and satisfying
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crumbling steps to house (behind poppies) |
other times precarious - just hanging in there
Mary and I visited
Bisbee on my recent trip to AZ.
A historical mining town built on hills
is "taking steps" to reimagine itself
becoming a mecca for artists and entrepreneurs.
The metaphor of climbing Life's stairs - going both up and down
- searching for clarity and meaning -
- trying to remain stable -
my One Good Thing today.
Is there something commonplace
that you particularly like to write about or photograph?
Why is it meaningful to you?