December 29, 2025

Christmas Shadows 03 — The Promenade, Charlotte, North Carolina
You will not find this scene in reality. I used Photoshop Generative Fill to disappear the houses surrounding The Promenade. The trees, stones and the shadows are actual.

Removing the diversions/distractions of cars and houses brings for the wonder of light and shadow. I enjoy walking with a camera through the world as it is without the additions of civilization intruding, neverminding and overlooking the additions of my cellphone camera, my coat and my shoes. Which brings up the matter of contradiction, opposition, the other side, and “without contrary is no progression.” All of which is also an essential aspect of how things are. I recognize, and even relish, the “yes/but” of “Yin/Yang,” rounding things out and introducing complexity and tension to life and providing us with factors we have to work out in doing what is called for here, now in each situation as it arises.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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    1. Your link posted and I would like to live there in my next life without having to trip in to London! I would like to think there is consciousness beyond this life. Consciousness and Psyche seem to exist beyond bodily form and there appears to be more to matter than meets the eye…I’m looking forward to finding out what there is to find out!

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