In her art, Georgia O’Keeffe liked the idea of expressing herself harmoniously through line, color, and shading. She believed that “colors and shapes make a more definite statement than words ” and, therefore, created mostly modern abstract paintings.  “I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life, and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do.”   — Georgia O’Keeffe.

This may make me a creator of modern abstract flower photos. It is exciting to put a name on it. I admit I was frightened when I dared to take these photos; the correct spellers were swarming like hornets, and I was struggling to get close, as I wanted to do. It took me a couple of hours to do it, and I am far from done yet.

There are organized squads on social media that live to deter creative people from creating things in the open unless they can win spelling bees and be brilliant instantly. I am proud to mind my own damned business; it is a dying trait—sorry Grandma.

I mean it when I tell you I am grateful for your kind comments. They kept me going until I felt good about them.

In addition to creativity, O’Keefee, by example, taught me not to listen to the many people eager to find fault in others, usually strangers they don’t know. I’ve become a deletion specialist.

Tomorrow is a holiday, and I’ll be home, continuing my determination to understand and find a solid place to stand. So far, I’ve rejected fear, hatred, and anger, two useless and pointless emotions. Once again, thanks for your kind words. I have family, after all.

This is one of the reasons I like growing old and never complain about it. I might be learning something.

So far, my new inexpensive lens can do no wrong.