tikisobservations' photostream

I have a very strong appreciation for nature and artful beauty & love how it changes my mood & feeds my soul.

Flickr has become a therapeutic tool which feeds my soul and allows me to escape from the mundane & celebrate my love for nature, art and so many amazing things shared on this site. I'm in a battle for my life right now with a rare infection, all caused by a root canal which went awry as a teen. I'm grateful I was able to lead a fun & normal life until this low grade infection that had been festering in my jaw for decades went ballistic & spread throughout other areas of my skull.

I remain hopeful. I've even met the man of my dreams who has been helping me deal with this for the last couple of years and can’t understand how he still loves me since this illness has changed me so.

I am ever so grateful for the simplest things life has to offer and have much love to give and fight in me still and so desperately want another go at it here. I cling onto my dreams of one day perhaps making a paycheck of some sort again and to own a parcel of land where I can have a farm and grow organic fruits & veggies & provide a sanctuary to four legged critters that need a loving home.

I crave to make all sorts of crafty things again and must replenish my supplies (which had been given away when I was trying to get my life biz in order).

There is a process when one survives after looking death in the eyes. For me, I've learned that you seem to shed your emotional baggage and much of which you didn't even realize that you had (denial?). That what you once did not notice, you now hold dear. That I have been gifted with a second chance of a sort and cannot explain the deep happiness and contentment I feel which buffers the very brief periods of deep angst this battle has given me. I am truly grateful to be here and appreciate the most simplest things that most of us easily take for granted.

In closing, I wish to express how truly grateful I am, to see so many wonderful things from your eyes through the eye of my computer. You have brightened my life by sharing a bit of your world with me and wish to thank you for providing me with this magical & very therapeutic experience.

Though a lifetime of photog work (from travels abroad like India & Sinapore to many places here throughout the US), to crafty items made over the years didn't survive the demise of my last relationship, I hope to be able to contribute to the flickr world soon.

May you always be surrounded by those who love you dear and wishes for a very Happy New Year to all.

Ciao!