Today’s Photohunter theme is “Average.” Without even looking I know for a fact that Alice Audrey will have something extremely amusing created, photographed and posted on the theme.
TNchick asked in her post if we found this them difficult. I certainly had to think about it for a while. Then I asked myself if there was such a thing as an average snowflake. I mean, they are all based on a six sided symmetry, but we’ve been told time after time that all snowflakes are unique. Does this mean that uniqueness has become average, somehow?
See how this train of thought could go on? What would it lead to? A system of epistomology? Who knows.
Without further ado, my investigation of the average snowflake.
While not technically snowflakes per se, these next two were both taken while “typical” snowflakes were falling. And I like the pictures, so you’ll just have to stretch your definition a little. It’ll be good for you.
Lots of snowflakes in this one. Are they all different? Who can tell. What I can tell you is that this grouping of rocks looks different every time I look at it. This is what a Japanese style rock garden for meditation is all about.
Okay. Enough connectedness for me for now. I have a collage in the works that is calling me. I can feel the weight of all that paper on my desk exerting a gravitational pull away from the computer keyboard towards that corner. I feel myself falling. . . falling. . .
Go visit the other participants in the photohunt. It’s always a lot of fun.
(P.S. I was right about Alice Audrey. She made me smile.)
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LOL. I don’t know if it’s amusing, but I did indeed take some pictures last night and have them posted now.
This is so cool! What and intriguing line of thought and the results…! Nothing average about these shots.
I like the philosophizing as much as I do the photos! 🙂
Very artistic photos and creative thinking! I love the third photo. I have never been able to catch snow flakes like you did – I´m really impressed.
Such excellent photos. A take on the theme that gives food for thought indeed!
Nicely done. Those shots are lovely.
Wow those are beautiful. Those close-up of the flakes are amazing. Way above average take on a tough theme.
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An interesting question. Can there be an average in uniqueness? Excellent choice. Now I’m going away to think 🙂
those are fabulous shots and i enjoyed your very above average on this difficult theme . happy weekend.
I love photo #5
Beautiful, just beautiful …
2 and 3 are my favourites.
And this theme made me think about how, nowadays, we’re all encouraged to believe we are unique and special, not average. As though there was something inherently wrong with average – which there isn’t, or shouldn’t be, since by definition most of us are it and we can’t all be awful 🙂
I have read several articles talking about the results of this “unique and special” thing that is going on coupled with the building of self esteem thing. So now there is a special work category in large corporations, the “cheerleader” who goes around making the workers “feel special”, as if their pay check was not enough stimulation.
Gorgeous shots! Love how the snowflakes look like flowers in the first one.
What great shots and unique take on the theme, congratulations!!