New Memories

New Memories

Old memories are important but it’s also essential to know how to build new memories. The more alert that one is in the moment, the easier it is to revive those feelings in the future. A visit to a dear friend can be made more memorable when associated with a...
Crystal Clear and Camouflage

Crystal Clear and Camouflage

This is a simple picture of water and seabirds but it requires a highly developed brain to distinguish all the various elements that help us make sense of what we are looking at. Crystal Clear and Camouflage. Birds, Beach and Waves, share the same colors and shapes...
What am I looking at?

What am I looking at?

I was making my morning round of the garden with the dogs when I spotted a piece of bark that had dropped off a Birch tree during a heavy rainstorm. Birch bark has a beautiful silver papery appearance which adds depth and texture in a delicate way. What made this...
Imagine

Imagine

You can use the power of your imagination to tell a story based upon an abstract shape. What thoughts come to mind when you look at this picture? Compare your thoughts with friends and family. We don’t all see the same things – this could explain a lot...
Colors and Shapes

Colors and Shapes

Even if we don’t show an external reaction, we always have an internal reaction to everything we focus our attention upon. Colors attract or repel us by reason of learned association or for apparently no reason at all. Shapes are even more complex. We learn the...