Melody's Musings

Stuff that catches my fancy and random, sorted thoughts from the inner scrambles of my mind.

What you may expect to find here are what I consider good taste and some of the best in photography, philosophy, humor, art, architecture, food, music, poetry, literature and dance. I hope you like some of the things I enjoy.

I like anything to do with good design such as interior design, architecture, photography, and art. I enjoy philosophy and psychology. I love to figure out what makes individuals tick. Music of most all types but particularly classical, world, pop, acoustic guitar is a big part of my life and add some dance to the music and my day is great! I like to write and occasionally I will write poetry and I really love to read it out loud and I even record it sometimes.

I'm a Myers-Briggs type ENFJ which means I love people and have a great interest in them.

I guess you could say I'm a humanities kind of person. :)







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    Mother Love

    Mother Love

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    Revolution!

    Revolution!

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    Jump, jump!

    Jump, jump!

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    The Law Library of the Library of Congress, c. 1895.

    The Law Library of the Library of Congress, c. 1895.

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    awwwwwwww!

    awwwwwwww!

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    The Botany Library in Chicago’s Field Museum, 1912. Rows of books, shelves and Herbarium cases.

    The Botany Library in Chicago’s Field Museum, 1912.

    Rows of books, shelves and Herbarium cases.

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    Vintage train

    Vintage train

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    Hobby room design.

    Hobby room design.

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    Car garden

    Car garden

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    Kazuna Taguchi questions realism on two-dimensional surfaces. Her works are completed only after the finished acrylic paintings are photographed, and this concept of the painting not being a completed artwork but merely a photographic subject.

    Kazuna Taguchi questions realism on two-dimensional surfaces. Her works are completed only after the finished acrylic paintings are photographed, and this concept of the painting not being a completed artwork but merely a photographic subject.

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    1950: Florence Chadwick swam the English Channel from France to England in 13 hours and 20 minutes, breaking Gertrude Ederle’s previous record; in 1951 she became the first woman to swim the Channel from England to France (16:22)

    1950: Florence Chadwick swam the English Channel from France to England in 13 hours and 20 minutes, breaking Gertrude Ederle’s previous record; in 1951 she became the first woman to swim the Channel from England to France (16:22)

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    After professional photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson took this photo of her friend John Unger and his 19-year-old rescue dog, Schoep, during one of their therapeutic evening swims in Lake Superior, she posted it on Facebook and it went viral. A photo may be worth 1,000 words, but professional photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson has learned it can also be worth 2.2 million views, 191,162 likes, 108,766 shares and 21,936 comments (and counting) on Facebook. “My specialty is documenting relationships, whether it’s a wedding or a man and his dog,” says the Bayfield, Wis., photographer. “I have known my friend John and his dog, Schoep, for six years. I have seen Schoep age — he’s 19 now. John lives his life in a kind way. He rescued this dog as a puppy, they have gone everywhere together ever since. Schoep has arthritis now, and John finds that the water is therapeutic. He is the kind of person who wants his animals to be comfortable. I wanted to capture their relationship. I told John, ‘I really need to get photos of you and your dog.’ Last Tuesday, we met at the beach for the photo. While John swam with the dog, I got on the dock so I could be at eye level. It took five minutes. “In the shot, the dog is completely relaxed, with his head on John’s shoulder, eyes closed, out cold. John’s eyes are closed, too. The water is calm. It’s completely serene. “That night, I wrote on Facebook about the amazing photo session I had just had with a dog that is 19 years old and his human. It was just a preview of the photo, but people freaked out about it. I had no idea they’d get so excited! “The next night, Wednesday, I was exhausted from shooting a wedding, but I knew I had to post that photo. I wrote: ‘This (is) 19-year-old (Schoep) being cradled in his father’s arms last night in Lake Superior. (Schoep) falls asleep every night when he is carried into the lake. The buoyancy of the water soothes his arthritic bones. Lake Superior is very warm right now, so the temp of the water is perfect. I was so happy I got to capture this moment for John. By the way, John rescued Shoep as an 8 month old puppy, and he’s been by his side through many adventures :).’ Within minutes, there were 100 likes. The next morning, Thursday, there were 600 shares. It was crazy. “On Thursday, I was shooting a wedding on Madeline Island. My friends were emailing me, asking me if I’d seen what was happening with the photo on Facebook. I said, ‘No, I’m working.’ By then, there were 5,000 shares. I literally broke down in tears. “I am not a posed photo person. My photos are always in the moment, translating what I see in my heart and mind and showing it to others. I never thought that this many people would see the same thing. “In this photo, people have said they see everything from pure love to hope for the world. They see peace, kindness, the relationship between man and dog. Two women, both whose husbands died from cancer, said they never thought they’d see love again, but this photo showed them love. People are leaving me messages, crying and opening up about dogs they’ve lost, spouses they’ve lost. Women are also asking me if John is single! “I know this is not about me — it’s about a guy who loves his dog — but I am in complete awe that my photo has had such an impact.” Molly Guthrey can be reached at 651-228-5505. Hannah Stonehouse Hudson/StonehousePhoto.com.

    After professional photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson took this photo of her friend John Unger and his 19-year-old rescue dog, Schoep, during one of their therapeutic evening swims in Lake Superior, she posted it on Facebook and it went viral.

    A photo may be worth 1,000 words, but professional photographer Hannah Stonehouse Hudson has learned it can also be worth 2.2 million views, 191,162 likes, 108,766 shares and 21,936 comments (and counting) on Facebook.

    “My specialty is documenting relationships, whether it’s a wedding or a man and his dog,” says the Bayfield, Wis., photographer. “I have known my friend John and his dog, Schoep, for six years. I have seen Schoep age — he’s 19 now. John lives his life in a kind way. He rescued this dog as a puppy, they have gone everywhere together ever since. Schoep has arthritis now, and John finds that the water is therapeutic. He is the kind of person who wants his animals to be comfortable. I wanted to capture their relationship. I told John, ‘I really need to get photos of you and your dog.’

    Last Tuesday, we met at the beach for the photo. While John swam with the dog, I got on the dock so I could be at eye level. It took five minutes.

    “In the shot, the dog is completely relaxed, with his head on John’s shoulder, eyes closed, out cold. John’s eyes are closed, too. The water is calm. It’s completely serene.

    “That night, I wrote on Facebook about the amazing photo session I had just had with a dog that is 19 years old and his human. It was just a preview of the photo, but people freaked out about it. I had no idea they’d get so excited!

    “The next night, Wednesday, I was exhausted from

    shooting a wedding, but I knew I had to post that photo. I wrote: ‘This (is) 19-year-old (Schoep) being cradled in his father’s arms last night in Lake Superior. (Schoep) falls asleep every night when he is carried into the lake. The buoyancy of the water soothes his arthritic bones. Lake Superior is very warm right now, so the temp of the water is perfect. I was so happy I got to capture this moment for John. By the way, John rescued Shoep as an 8 month old puppy, and he’s been by his side through many adventures :).’

    Within minutes, there were 100 likes. The next morning, Thursday, there were 600 shares. It was crazy.

    “On Thursday, I was shooting a wedding on Madeline Island. My friends were emailing me, asking me if I’d seen what was happening with the photo on Facebook. I said, ‘No, I’m working.’

    By then, there were 5,000 shares. I literally broke down in tears.

    “I am not a posed photo person. My photos are always in the moment, translating what I see in my heart and mind and showing it to others. I never thought that this many people would see the same thing.

    “In this photo, people have said they see everything from pure love to hope for the world. They see peace, kindness, the relationship between man and dog. Two women, both whose husbands died from cancer, said they never thought they’d see love again, but this photo showed them love. People are leaving me messages, crying and opening up about dogs they’ve lost, spouses they’ve lost. Women are also asking me if John is single!

    “I know this is not about me — it’s about a guy who loves his dog — but I am in complete awe that my photo has had such an impact.”

    Molly Guthrey can be reached at 651-228-5505.

    Hannah Stonehouse Hudson/StonehousePhoto.com.

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    Sometimes this is all you need

    Sometimes this is all you need

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    thisisoursong: Utopia

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    Utopia

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