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The Turning of the Tide

I’m happy to report that after a turbulent year, things are finally starting to look up! Dare I think it safe to exhale?

Not quite yet; but I can feel a change in the wind. As I stare out my picture window, I feel a natural smile resting on the corners of my mouth. I don’t remember the last time I felt a smile that wasn’t forced.

Just received news that I’ll be able to afford to take the rest of the year off and simply heal from all of the chaos and drama that has been my life for the past several months. Perhaps I’ll seek out another position as an Addiction Counselor in the spring: Time will tell.

For now, I’ll luxuriate in the thoughts of taking this NIKON DSLR out and about and actually be a photographer again. (Of course it helps to have a new car.)

I really want to take the plunge and become a true black and white photographer; but when I think of all of the vibrant colours that are out in the world- I recoil. There’s so much emotion in black and white though. Only when one strips away colours, do the contrast, gamma, and various tones (midtones, etc.) come forth in their own ways.

I have an appointment today; perhaps I’ll venture out with the camera and see what I find. 😎

September 25, 2024 | Categories: Self Portraits | Tags: art, birgitta, Birgitta Lindsey, black and white, color, colour, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, happiness, hope, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, Iphone SE, iphonography, joy, life, light, lighting, love, monochrome, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, nature photography, nikon 5300, peace, photography, relaxation, selfie, sepia, shadows, therapy, true love, vintage | Leave a comment

Besties

Look at that white hair on both of us! 18 years strong. 😎 (Taken yesterday, on my front porch.)

September 13, 2024 | Categories: besties | Tags: art, besties, birgitta, color, colour, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, God, happiness, hope, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, Josh, joy, life, light, lighting, love, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, peace, photography, portraits, relaxation, self portrait, self portraits, selfie, selfies, shadows, true love | Leave a comment

She Sleeps

8:20 a.m. Somebody’s still in her jammies.

My Morning Glories, from my mailbox planter. (Planted them only a few short weeks ago and they’re hella thriving.)

iPhone 15 Plus

September 8, 2024 | Categories: flowers, INSPIRATION, Jesus' Love, natural lighting, nature, Photo Therapy, Uncategorized | Tags: another beautiful day, art, birgitta, blue morning glories, color, colour, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, flowers, flowers in autumn, flowers in the fall, flowers in the morning light, God, happiness, heart-shaped leaves, hope, indiana, joy, life, light, lighting, love, mailbox planter, manual exposure, monochrome, monochromejunkie, mood, morning glories, natural lighting, nature photography, peace, photography, purple and green, purple flowers, shadows, sprouts, therapy, trees, visible breath, woods | 6 Comments

Matriarch. Doey-Mama.

She suffers no fools.

iPhone 15 Plus.

September 7, 2024 | Categories: family, natural lighting, nature, Photo Therapy, photography, Uncategorized | Tags: art, cat close-up, cat macro, cat pics, cat whiskers, color, colour, doey, doey-mama, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, green eyes, iPhone 15 PLUS, light, lighting, love, manual, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, ocean eyes, photography, portraiture, shadows, therapy, whiskers | Leave a comment

R E B I R T H

9.7.24.

September 7, 2024 | Categories: Bible, black and white, Black Days, Hard Times, healthy, INSPIRATION, Jesus' Love, natural lighting, Photo Therapy, photography, Self Portraits, Sorrow, The Burial, Uncategorized | Tags: a cappella, art, birgitta, black and white, black and white photography, blur, exposure, film grain, fine art, fine art photography, forgiveness, God, grunge, Heaven, hope, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, Jesus, joy, life, light, lighting, love, manual, manual exposure, monochromatic, monochromatic images, monochrome, monochrome photography, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, pain, pensive, pensivenesss, photography, portraiture, psychology, self portrait, selfie, sepia, shadows, sorrow, texture, therapy | Leave a comment

Sunflower

September 6, 2024 | Categories: Self Portraits, Uncategorized | Tags: art, birgitta, blur, colour, exposure, eye, eye macro, film grain, fine art, green eyes, happiness, hope, human eye, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, iphonography, iris, joy, life, light, lighting, manual, monochrome, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, pain, photography, portraiture, psychology, self portrait, selfie, shadows, sorrow, sunflower art, sunflower eyes, sunflowers, texture | Leave a comment

Ye are Dead

September 6, 2024 | Categories: Bible | Tags: Bible, Colossians 3, God, Holy Bible, humility, hymns, Jesus, KJV, life, light, longsuffering, love, patience, reading the scripture, singing for the Lord, So gs for the Lord, Word of God | Leave a comment

S T A N D

Aka: Hell night.

September 6, 2024 | Categories: Jesus' Love | Tags: art, Bible, birgitta, black and white, black and white photography, daguerrotype, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, God, happiness, Heaven, hope, Jesus, joy, KJV, light, lighting, love, monochromatic, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, peace, photography, portraiture, self portrait, selfie, sepia, STAND, texture, tintype, vintage | Leave a comment

DAMAGE

I think the fica tree is a nice addition. Along with the avocado plants on the window sill, the mini-waterfall on the table, burnt sage, candle, jasmine incense burning, and my broken vase on the floor. I think a bit of damage brings a nice aesthetic to its overall vibe.

September 3, 2024 | Categories: AROUND THE HOUSE | Tags: avocado plants, broken vase, burnt sage, candle, carpet, fica tree, floor lamp, glass bottle, hardwood floors, leaves, light, plants, renovation, seed pods, upgrade, windows | Leave a comment

Somebody Just Joined TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8JRxMxK/

9.1.24.

A TIKTOK Virgin no more!

In truth, I had little choice; WordPress wanted to charge me $600 for an additional 50 GIGS of space. No bueno.

TIKTOK it is!

I hear it’s all the rage with the kids. No time like the present, eh?

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8JRxMxK/

https://www.tiktok.com/@monochromejunkie?_t=8pMUD1gMxwM&_r=1

September 1, 2024 | Categories: Dragon's Blood | Tags: 1st TIKTOK video, art, birgitta, Birgitta Lindsey, birthday, blur, carryingburdensforithers, color, colour, exposure, film grain, fine art, fine art photography, forgiveness, God, grunge, happiness, hope, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, Jesus, joy, labor day, life, light, lighting, love, monochrome, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, peace, photography, prayers for my sister, relaxation, shadows, sister, texture, tiktok, TIKTOK MONOCHROMEJUNKIE, tiktok virgin, true love, vintage | Leave a comment

Holly in Wine

*From my holly tree, shot this morning: Kitchen.*

August 31, 2024 | Categories: black and white | Tags: art, birgitta, black and white, black and white photography, deep shadows photography, exposure, film grain, fine art, fine art photography, flowers, God, grunge, happiness, heavy black and white, holly tree, hope, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, joy, life, light, lighting, manual, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, nature photography, pain, painting with light photography, photography, shadows, therapy, trees, vintage, wine bottle as art | Leave a comment

Morning Glories

I am so stoked. I planted my first flowers ever, only last week, in my mailbox planter; these beautiful morning glories. They’ve defied the lack of rain and near 100 degree heat- daily- and insist on blooming. I couldn’t be more pleased. 🤗

I just went out to check the mail, and to my surprise, noticed that they’ve all tucked themselves nicely and neatly away, into their nocturnal beds for the night, curling themselves up for protection against the night season and everything it brings with it.

Rain is finally on the horizon for tomorrow; I couldn’t be happier. I’m the happiest I’ll ever be under the soothing canopy of rain.

Spot of herbal tea, little classical music, some lit candles and a drizzle of rain…

…perfection.

August 30, 2024 | Categories: flowers | Tags: art, birgitta, color, colour, detailed flower pic, drought, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, floral, flower close-ups, flower macros, flowers, God, growing flowers, happiness, hope, indiana, iphone15plus, iphonography, joy, landscape, life, light, lighting, love, mailbox flowers, mailbox planter, monochrome, monochromejunkie, mood, morning glories, morning glory pics, natural lighting, nature photography, nocturnal flowers, peace, photography, pink flowers, planting flowers, purple flowers, rain, relaxation, seeds, vines | Leave a comment

S A N C T I F Y ~ M E

“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.” – Isaiah 54:17/KJV

“Surely the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird”. -Proverbs

August 30, 2024 | Categories: SONGS | Tags: Acapella, Angels, anointed, art, birgitta, Birgitta Lindsey, Christian Acapella, Christian song, darkness, exposure, fight the good fight, fine art, fisher of men, God, happiness, Holy, human emotion, hymns, Isaiah 54:17, Jesus, joy, KJV, laughter, lay down one’s life, life, light, lighting, love, monochromejunkie, musical prose, No weapon formed against me shall prosper, original hymns, original songs about Jesus, photography, prose, Proverbs, reels, sanctified, shorts, snippets, songs about Jesus, songs about sanctification, spiritual fishing pole, storms, stormy seas, surely the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird, Testimony, tiktok | 6 Comments

K I T C H E N

*New decor; thanks to my kind brother and his wife. Doey-Mama (the cat) approves.*

August 26, 2024 | Categories: AROUND THE HOUSE | Tags: art, birgitta, cat, cat on table, ceramic tile table, ceramic tile with wood, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, fruits and vegetables, fruits on table, joy, kitchen, kitchen decor, light, lighting, love, natural lighting, shadows, van gogh palette, veggies on table, vivid colours | Leave a comment

SHE BREATHES

*Shot in Black & White: Editing: Gimp/ Mixed Media- Multiple Layers & Textures: Colours/Lighting/Gamma/Highlights/Shadows, etc. manually mastered. iPhone 15 PLUS.*

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Heavy is the hand

That pressed her form against herself

Fat teeth

Glisteneed in the moonlight

They waited there

Net spread, hands cupped around their ears

Surrounding her frail departure

She draws the last breath

Undeniable beauty

The offering

Fragrant still

Even in Death

One by one

They pluck a leaf

To prove that she had faded

Delighting in their spoils

They locked hands

And marched into the bloody night

A nightingale

Comes a singing

She lights upon the still warm leaves

And as she lets out her last last hushed coo

One last sound shatters the night

She breathes

August 25, 2024 | Categories: nature, photography, Poems, Sorrow, The Burial | Tags: art, Birgitta Lindsey, black and white, black and white photography, blue, blur, color, colour, daguerrotype, exposure, film grain, fine art, fine art photography, flowers, forgiveness, God, grunge, grunge art, happiness, hope, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, Jesus, joy, landscapes, life, light, lighting, love, manual, manual exposure, mixed media, monochromatic, monochromatic images, monochrome, monochrome photography, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, nature photography, pain, peace, Plath, poetess, poetry, prose, self portrait, sepia, sexton, shadows, sorrow, texture, textures mixed with photos, therapy, tintype, trees, true love, vintage, woods | Leave a comment

I N S P I R E D

Wasp: Memorialized. Found yesterday, stuck to the bottom of a tea cup, bound by honey. I used a water-soaked Q-Tip and washed its body down and tried to rehydrate and revive it, to no avail, poor lad. Alas, he’ll live on visually.

*Beautiful dead leaves found on the ground this morning. Death can be so beautiful.*

For Sandy, to inspire; Shot and edited this morning, while sitting in my front yard. What the human eye does not see nor realize, is that every colour of the rainbow perpetually surrounds the sun. Isn’t that cool? I learned that just this morning myself after seeing this image. God- the Ultimate Teacher.

August 25, 2024 | Categories: nature | Tags: art, birgitta, Birgitta Lindsey, black and bc white images, black and white photography, blur, closeup photos, color, colour, daguerrotype, dead insects, dead leaves. leaves in black and white, dead wasps, death is beautiful, dslr, film grain, film lens, flowers, God, grass, grunge, happiness, Helios 44-2, high def pics, hope, indiana, insect macros, iPhone 15 PLUS, Jesus, joy, landscape, landscapes, lensbaby, life, light, macro photography, macros, manual exposure, monochromatic, monochromatic images, monochrome, monochrome photography, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, nature photography, pain, peace, photo therapy, photography, portraiture, psychology, rainbow spectrum, relaxation, sepia, shadows, sorrow, sunshine, texture, therapy, tintype, trees, true love, vintage, wasps, woods | 2 Comments

Breakfast of Champions

Oven-Roasted Chicken, with Fresh Lemon & Bay Leaves, accompanied by Paprika, Cumin, Italian Seasonings, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pink Himalayan Salt and Fresh-Cracked Green, Pink, and Black Peppercorns.

What my son wants, my son gets. 😎

August 24, 2024 | Categories: food | Tags: art, bay leaves, birgitta, black peppercorns, chicken, color, colour, cumin, exposure, fine art, fine art photography, food photography, food pics, fresh cracked pink, fresh lemon chicken, God, green, happiness, hope, indiana, iPhone 15 PLUS, Italian seasonings on chicken, life, light, lighting, love, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromejunkie, mood, natural lighting, oven-roasted chicken recipe, paprika, photography, roasted chicken, shadows, vintage | Leave a comment