“The journey not the arrival matters”
– T.S. Eliot
Eliot’s words are particularly true when the journey is made in good company. This shot was taken last year when the boy-child and I were on a road-trip to visit family in Whanganui. A-typically for a teenager (but typical of the photographer that he is), he insisted on an extremely early start so that we could experience sunrise on the Desert Road.
Posted to Debbie’s weekly quotation-inspired challenge, at Travel with Intent.
He was wise to make that suggestion. The photo is gorgeous with that thick bank of low-hanging cloud!
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😀 the mountain is like the best kind of model; wearing any climatic “dress” with style.
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Worth the early morning hours! A great shot.
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Thanks. It absolutely was.
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That is awesome in so many ways, Su.
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Thanks Amy. I love being able to share these things with him. And it happens less and less as he grows up.
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But those moments will stay with him as well as with you.
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Well worth it and I would have done the same as he.
janet
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I’m learning from him 😀
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It’s easier if you’re a morning person as I am!
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What a shot, Su. Breathtaking.
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Thanks Tish. The mountain is beautiful, and responds to weather changes with such drama.
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Makes getting up well worth the effort
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Absolutely. 😀
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Well good for him And us.:)
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Love the quote. It’s the truth!
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Lovely photo. A fantasy feeling to the different layers.
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Beautiful shot! And great company indeed!
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Thanks; sons are a wonderful blessing. I’m glad of every minute with mine. I know you’ll totally get that. 😀
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As stunning as the boy-childs´shot surely is – and I know for a fact that it can´t be anything else 😉 – yours simply tops it with its perfect catch of a moment in time and a breathtaking background as well. 🙂 Totally love it! xxxxxxxx
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Thank you soooo much. It is a shot I will always love because I remember his excitement and joy at being in such a beautiful place with a camera in his hand 😂 BTW: I’ve just been to the movies with him and we saw a Danish film called (in English) “The Guilty”. It was brilliant (if a little bleak). If you get a chance to see it (and you like pared-back noir-ish thrillers), I definitely recommend it.
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I will definitely look out for “The Guilty”! I happen to have a soft spot for films like these. 😉 Thank you for pointing it out to me! We have a couple of very retro-style little cinemas here that specialize on non-mainstream films and it´s been too long anyway that I was in a cinema! xxxxxxx
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We were saying the same thing. Our film festival is on at the moment and there was a time when I would go from cinema to cinema watching several films a day during the festival. These days, I hardly ever watch anything unless it’s on Netflix 😕 But I’m glad the boy suggested The Guilty. It is a wonderful example of how great acting and a well-written script will triumph over big-budget block-busters, even when The Guilty’s budget was probably not enough to pay for the crew’s coffee on the big Hollywood films.
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Me too! It´s a shame really that I stopped doing this. Increased ticket prices and my laziness to get off the couch are to blame I think. 😉
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I’d add distance from a decent cinema, rubbish public transport and expensive parking. But enough about Auckland 😂
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Fantastic scenery,great choice of quote,dear Su 🙂 xxx
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Thank you my dear Doda. You know how much I love the boy-child’s company 😀 xxxxxxx
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I do know,you couldn’t have had a better company,my dear Su,there are moments when we feel nostalgic about past years when they still hadn’t opened their wings to fly away from us 🙂 xxx
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You are absolutely right. I find myself missing the funny little boy who was obsessed with trains very much xxxx 😀
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