An elderly blind woman named Etta taps my hand lightly as I sit next to her at the bus stop.  She tells me the world has been a  dark place most of her life and asks me to tell her what I see.

         I explain to her that the world can still be a black and white place.

  Or it can be filled with colour depending on what you really want to see.

                      The world is still full of all sorts of shapes and sizes.

              But some need to look again to see if they saw correctly.

People still see things larger than life and so they deal with them the same way.

There are still people that try to make the world a better place by seeking peace.

          I watch as people still look to the sky for the mysteries of life.

     Yet if they looked closely the answers would be there in front of them. 

                       There are still people that make others smile.

                                    And some don't have to try at all.

                                      Tranquility still lies  in the country.

         And Lola the showgirl is still is able to graze at leisure in her field.

      The vibrant colour of nature still exists even though people abuse it.

 Colourful personalities  of mystery and wonder still hide in nooks and crannies.

                    There are still things in life that still do not make sense.

                               Red is still the colour of love and passion.

             But it still takes all the colours of the world to make perfection.

              Roses still ramble in beauty and their frangrance fills the air.

                                         People still do the strangest things.

       And strange buildings built years ago still exist and have no answers.

 I tell  Etta that I take photographs so people will always be able to see what I  saw through my eyes. As I give her a hug I tell her to close her eyes and remember; because everything is still beautiful- if you let it.

Photos and text : Linda Seccaspina 2011

              Everyone is beautiful no matter who or what you are.

Photos:

The real blind woman

Bay Bridge

Fort Mason, Faux Eames Chairs  with redwood bottom urban chairs

Old Bank of America building

Boldt castle

Carp Farmer's Market Egg stand

Amy Bee -peace nick

Us Canadian border/ Thousand Island Bridge

Climbing flowers

Distorted Flowers

Clowns from Perth Garlic Festiva

Dog ShihhTzu

Lanark Plowing Match

Appleton Side Road  with Lola

Mill of Kintail, Ontario

Scott McClelland aka Prof Crookshank Carnival Diablo

Glengarry Pipe Band, Highland Games, Almonte Ontario

Red passion flowers

Stained glass window, Merrickville Ontario at dusk

Ramblin Roses

Urban Art Chairs

Perth Fire Tower

Pigeon at Fort Mason Ca

Rock from Perth Ontario