My son's photo of bees, shown above, is one of his favorites, or so I believe. He is overly modest and often downplays his work. I am not sure what I will write about the photo, but as soon as an idea surfaces, I will continue. I am new to this blog-business. Few, if any, read what I write, but somehow I continue to be compelled to type away and send it off to an internet cloud to stay. Somehow, or for some reason, I feel as though I am sending radio waves off into space, hoping some alien race out there will know I exist. Has the vastness of the internet replaced the younger generation's interest in the unknown entity of outer space? Maybe only I make that analogy.
Well, coming soon, dear aliens, a segment on Mark's bees.
Your son should not be modest about his photography. The bee picture looks like something right out of National Geographic. Superb!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Greg.
ReplyDeleteHow old is Mark? There is a lot of emotion in his photographs.
I too am trying to find my way in today's world of electronic communication... BTW, Greg, did you ever see the reponse Sadiekeeper and I posted re Only A Girl?
Mark will be 21 on Sept. 03. He has very strong intrapersonal, and interpersonal intelligences. He is one of those rare kids whom both parents and kids like. He is at UCSD at the moment.
ReplyDeleteIt is also a portrait of a juggling club.
ReplyDeleteSorry mom, but I don't like this picture very much. Mostly because those very bees stung me about 4 seconds later.
ReplyDeleteOh Mark, being stung by the bees doesn't detract from the fact that you are a good photographer.
ReplyDeleteAnd Mrs. Sanderson, I found that your analogy of internet to space hit quite close to home as I was fascinated and became almost obsessed with space as a child. Now, the intrigue has dissipated. I wonder if it is indeed because of the internet and the never ending discovery and growth of technology.
Yes, the idea of infinity was demonstrated to most of us through our concept of space, and space travel captured our imagination. Now, I think the internet exemplifies infinity to us, and has certainly become the place to create and see the result of the world's imagination. I love to go on stumbleupon as I have included photography and art in my list of interests. The artistic imagination out there is beyond my capacity to describe. I would love to actually meet these creative people,,, but does that show my age? Are younger people content to socialize only through the internet?
ReplyDeleteAs far as socializing through the internet, I think as the generations go on, they are to a certain extent more satisfied to interact indirectly. Personally, I love being able to interact with people face to face, but with facebook, blogs, instant messenger, and texts, I find myself increasingly tempted to be content with the impersonal methods of communication.I guess what I'm trying to say is that while most people still need the personal interactions, I think there's starting to be an alarming trend where young(teens and younger) people are perfectly content to connect and stay connected with their peers indirectly. I see this as a direct result of the ever expanding capabilities of the internet.
ReplyDeleteYes, there is a huge trend to communicate digitally among the middle schoolers. I have seen this personally. I worry about this a lot, seeing the negative effects of such activity, from health issues to inability to interact in a traditional way in social situations. There also seems to be an inability to focus in a verbal conversation for vary long. There seems to be the need to have the stimulus provided by juggling several things at once on a superficial level. Reflection among the younger set is not really being developed. I am not sure how to explain this. It is sort of like if the world is a test, all of the questions they are able to respond to are true false, no short answer or answers with no right or wrong solutions. It is a you tube sort of world, or someone needs to be shot or there needs to be a chase scene every minute to maintain interest. I don't know how else to explain it. The kids are socializing with much more variety, but at an extremely superficial level, where they themselves do little thinking.
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