tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post9220613293337091977..comments2023-10-17T01:06:42.287-04:00Comments on The Quiet Life: The art of humming tunelesslyElizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post-71592887850085986082014-06-27T07:48:48.878-04:002014-06-27T07:48:48.878-04:00I completely get this. There are a couple of handf...I completely get this. There are a couple of handfuls of pics from my childhood--not even close to the mountain of digital pics taken of our kids. It's kind of ridiculous, isn't it? My son was going off to do something fun with friends and wanted to bring his iPod to take pics. I told him to just leave it here and go. We don't have to take pictures of EVERYTHING.<br /><br />My kids broke my iPad. I decided not to care. Now I have to read your blogs from my smartphone or at the regular computer, which is less convenient but, really, how many high-tech things do I need to do life? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post-26373194940502293152014-06-23T08:24:57.719-04:002014-06-23T08:24:57.719-04:00Hi Melissa,
Thanks so much for your comment. I agr...Hi Melissa,<br />Thanks so much for your comment. I agree about the photography. I always liked taking photographs and especially enjoyed it when I worked for the newspaper and took photos of children, like at the tee-ball game or the Easter Egg hunt. Photographing children is hard and I liked the challenge.<br /><br />When I moved to GA I used to get a coffee and muffin at the Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings, and drive all around the beautiful countryside here, taking photos.<br /><br />So I always had my camera with me. <br /><br />But like you, I was feeling a growing need to take a photo of everything, and put it on Facebook or my blog or send it to people, even the things that were among people and I should be interacting with the people instead of putting the barrier of the camera between us. <br /><br />So when my camera started to die, I haven't revived it. The batteries go put quickly and won't recharge fully, so I have to ration the time it is on. The lens fell out and won't re-seat properly and one side of every photo is slightly blurry, so there's no point fussing a bout the perfect composition. <br /><br />I no longer want to be chained to the filter of the camera when I'm in real life. Enough of my life is sequestered and technological as it is.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post-15411327121295806342014-06-22T23:10:03.612-04:002014-06-22T23:10:03.612-04:00I enjoyed this post, Elizabeth. I make my 12-year-...I enjoyed this post, Elizabeth. I make my 12-year-old put his iPod touch out of sight and only let him get on it a couple of times a day just bc it bugs me to see everybody never having a moment's boredom. I have to discipline myself in this regard, too, by putting away the smartphone or calling someone instead of texting. Even just experiencing something without feeling a need to take a picture of it and immediately send it to my sister across the country is beginning to strike me as an odd, unnatural way to go through life. Thanks for sharing your musings on slowing down and quietude. Melissa Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com