Wars Against Ourselves
by Jim Buchanan
Title
Wars Against Ourselves
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Jim Buchanan
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Photograph - Photograph
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Our oceans and skies have become our number one priority and must be given all of our energies now. The time for armed conflict and the "glories of war" need to be shelved and allowed to erode into the forgotten past. Man's dance with this devil has to end, the song is over.
Today is time to deal with the task at hand, that task is to end our war on our very environment and the only home we will ever inhabit. Our job for now is the antithesis of war and hostilities. We must make peace with Mother Earth.
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April 30th, 2015
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Mary Machare
Love the wide open fields with that spectacular sky setting off the cannon in the foreground. Beautiful use of sepia tone! LF
Elizabeth Tillar
Jim, thank you for the the book recommendation. I just read the New York Times review of it; it sounds like a must read.
Elizabeth Tillar
Jim, I share your concern for the environment. And I am very worried about what lies ahead, in the very near future. The book High Noon by Jean-francois Rischard, former vice-president of the World Bank details what will happen (now unfolding) and what we can still do. Your image is thought provoking and nicely presented.
Jim Buchanan replied:
Thanks Elizabeth, I'll get that book loaded into my reader. I'm finishing up on "This Changes Everything" by Naomi Klein. I wish I could create an image that would spark man into saving ourselves.
Vic Eberly
An intriguing capture, Jim. I find myself drawn in to soak up the details - the grass, the background structure, the sky. And the sepia treatment is perfect. Any idea regarding the history of the cannon? Where is it located?
Jim Buchanan replied:
Thanks Vic. The canon and landscape are at the junction of the Santa Fe Trail and the Cimarron trail which was an army outpost called Fort Union. It's north of Santa Fe about 70 miles.
John Alexander
Agreed my friend. If I had that genie in a bottle and only one wish... I would without hesitation wish that people would no longer hurt each other in any way. Once we stop hurting each other, we will heal this world right alongside of ourselves. Sadly, it seems to be against our very nature. We seem so disposed to personal gains that such healing will be all but impossible. I hope someday, our race, our species, will wake up and realize it IS possible if we change within ourselves. Great image man.
Jim Buchanan replied:
Very glad you saw this one John. I have no problem with personal gains, only in the definition of "gains", "profit" and "quality of life". Things have become twisted and we now suffer from our "gains and profits" even to the point that we foul our offspring's future. The time is now. This is the 911 call, our 12.0 earthquake is happening and it is happening right now.
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