This week’s challenge is hosted by Ann-Christine and invites us to find captures of the weird and wonderful. My thoughts center around defining what is sufficiently odd to be ‘weird’ and what arouses wonder. The subject of most of my photos is something in Nature, so then I become conscious that there’s a difference between ‘natural’ and ‘weird’.
In my mind, human beings push the boundaries of ‘weird’ more than any other species. And it becomes something of a wonderment how we celebrate the weird! In Portland, OR, there is a museum/novelty store called the “Freakybuttrue Peculiarium”. My 30-something kids find that kind of thing very entertaining, so we took a detour home from the airport to check it out.
“We’re all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall into mutually satisfying weirdness — and call it love — true love.”
― Robert Fulghum
I do love my kids, and I love their weirdness! And I am often in awe and wonder over things in Nature that I find unfamiliar and unique, and I find them beautiful.
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Priscilla, your kids definitely added to the fun of this one! despite knowing its an illusion, the skyscraper still gave me the willies!
Pretty lifelike, right? 😉
Always interesting thoughts and images, Priscilla! Weird climbers…beautiful sea bottom. I love the Robert Fulghum quote – so true.
Thanks, Ann-Christine! Great prompt.
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This really made me laugh! I would LOVE that place !
Weird to weird friends, then!
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Weirdness at its best! Great images.
Thanks, Anne!
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REalism and weirdness defined. Definitely gave me a chuckle. You have way too much fun. Good on you. I missed that museum. Looks so cool. Weird on! donna
Thanks, Donna! Have a happily weird day!
Peace out. you too.
How fun to see the hanging off the buildings/’
And enjoyed your thoughts about weirdness – oh and that photo of Lake Superior reminded me how the Great Lakes can be quite wonderful
I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🙂