Two days ago my daughter and I were driving up Route 1 in Salisbury, MA when I let out a cry, "Look!" There was a perfect example of that elusive object—an empty billboard. I wasn't too far from home so when we finished our errands, I went home for the camera and returned. I started the series a few years ago (Breathe and Listen) but this is only number three. Finding a billboard is rare enough and then having the camera with me as well makes it a hard thing to find.
I added the lettering back home by way of scanner and photoshop. The word "attend" has stuck in my mind since I read the quote from St. Benedict: "Listen and attend with the ear of your heart." And when I looked it up in the dictionary, the first definition is "be present at" which is where we should be—present in life.
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reminds me of these words painted at the side of the railway track near Paddington Station in the 70's -
"Far away is close at hand in images of elsewhere"
from the poet Ruth Padel's website
http://www.ruthpadel.com/pages/imigery.htm
Thanks Mo. Great line and great story behind it.
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