What is that primal impulse that urges us humans to leave some record of our passing through this life? Why did the ancient humans leave paintings of horses and bison in dark caves in southern Europe? Why did the ancient wanderers leave paintings of magical spirit figures in holes in rock or under overhanging cliffs in the southwest of North America? Is it to leave something of ourselves for eternity? Is it to reflect on the spirit world that binds us to all eternity?
I’m not sure what the answer is. Maybe all of the above.
As I reach my senior years I am feeling a deep urge welling up from my depths to put some thoughts and reflections in some form of a public venue. I used to do this in a private journal. But now, for some strange reason I can’t quite explain to myself, I am wanting to make my reflections more public. I don’t know if this is for my benefit or for others.
My format will not be in a dark cave or on rock walls. It will not be a great novel or painting. It will not echo like a great symphony or the simple melody of a song bird. I will simply try, with my meager talents, to express my experiences and inner reflections through writing and photography. And I will scratch and paint something of my passing on the "rock walls" of our age - the internet. I hope the title "innerviewphoto" captures the essence of the focus of this web site. Through this web site I hope to merge my written reflections (through a blog) and my photography (though photo albums).
I’m not by nature a linear thinking person. I see the forest but often miss seeing the trees. Designing a web site that requires methodical logic is a challenge for my natural dispositions. So for me, designing this web site is like learning to ride a bicycle - you learn as you go. This web site, like my life, is a work in progress.
Explore this web site and see where it has led me. Who knows where it might lead you.