Photo Journalism by Patricia Feager
Do you ever take the time to look back at the photos you took on your cell phone and wonder what inspired you to take the picture?
The feature photo for this blog post was taken at the Texas REALTOR® Conference at Gaylord Texas in Grapevine last month in August. I was on my way to purchase a cup of coffee wondering which direction am I going to get to the coffee shop? So, I paused to look around and other thoughts collied with my wishes for coffee:
- Am I on the right path?
- Am I like a fish swimming upstream or downstream?
- Do I need to be refreshed with a cup of coffee?
When I found the center outside of where coffee could be purchased, I found myself on a balcony looked down over the iron railings. Today is Sunday, September 8, 2024. It's funny how a month or a date serves as a reminder of your past. It was one year ago in September 2023 when I took an Architecture Class with Lynn Brandon from Olli/UNT (University of North Texas). In class I studied and looked at examples of different types of houses, American, Folk, Colonial, Romantic (Greek), and Victorian Houses too. Perhaps these thoughts came flooding back to me during my sleep. Yesterday evening I went to an event at an Art Gallery in Grapevine and the first artist I met worked with metal and he went into great detail explaining how he created his work of art. Last night I dreamt about my parents' home. We had an ornate iron fence in front of the garden closest to the house and a matching black iron railing that I touched each time I went up the stairs to the front door. That house I lived in was built in Chicago in the late 1890's.
Looking back at my photos taken in the City of Grapevine, and thinking about what I did yesterday, including the dream I had last night I wondered, is this the reason why Buyers want to make their dreams a reality and could it be the reason why it takes some longer to find it than others?
Outside the Art Gallery, while sitting on a bench, a friend of mine from Real Estate made a comment to an Artist about previous buyers. The buyers always started out saying what they wanted to buy but typically bought something completely different than what they were dreaming about. And the Artist was quick to say, that's how it is when she paints. She never knows were paint lands on canvas and how it turns out. She herself is often surprised.
And so, I pondered...
- Do people fashion a dream out of a combination of memories?
- Are dreams snippets of memories?
- Do people really know what they want because they dreamt it?
- Can a dream be the solution for something pondered for a long time?
- Why do people want to make their dream a reality?
I hope you enjoyed my pondering and would love to hear your thoughts.
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