Monday, June 18, 2012

The American Dream Found in the Road

Found on the side of a road during one of my daily walks, a perfectly flattened all-American baseball. My eyes were drawn to the threading, the colors, the obvious wear-and-tear, the steadfast way it refuses to actually fall apart. Perhaps the American Dream is a bit battered right now. It's a bit less flossy and glossy than it was, but when push comes to shove (or the leather-and-cotton meets the road), will the Dream will go on? Will we refuse to actually fall apart?
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  1. AnonymousJune 18, 2012 at 2:24:00 PM EDT

    HATE TO SAY IT BUT IT HAS ALREADY FALLEN APART.I'LL TAKE THE 50S ANYTIME. MUCH RESPECT ETC. BACK THEN.DAMM DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AND HEADS OF STATE ALL OVER THE WORLD GOOD AND BAD RIPPING THE WORLD APART. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RAPTURE. NOW I'LL JUST WAIT FOR SOME MORE FLOWERS AND SWEET WORDS FROM YOU. I'M THANKFUL FOR WHAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN BUT FEEL SAD THAT SOME FOLK DON'T SEE THE BEAUTY THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US.WHEN I FEEL DOWN ABOUT WORLD SITUATIONS I JUST BRING UP SOME PRETTY PICTURES, SOME OF YOUR FLOWERS AND IT MAKE ME VERY HAPPY.I DON'T VOICE MY REAL THOUGHTS ON GOVERMENT BECAUSE IF I DID THERE WOULD BE SO MANY ARGUMENTS. EVERYONE THINKS THEIR RIGHT AND WON'T SEE THE OTHER PERSON OPINION.I FOR ONE CAN'T WAIT UNTIL CHRISTMAS. I JUST WANT TO GET PAST NOV. I'M SICK OF ALL THE CRAP BOTH SIDES ARE DISHING OUT. I'LL VOTE AND PRAY MY MAN WINS.

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  2. Anna Guess PickJune 18, 2012 at 7:43:00 PM EDT

    Wow, who would have known that a simple old tattered baseball found alongside the road would have elicited such a rant. lol

    All comments aside, I think it is a beautiful picture, love the shapes, angles and textures that you captured here Casey.

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  3. AnonymousJune 19, 2012 at 9:29:00 AM EDT

    Isn't there special places where Politics and Religion should be discussed? This blog is one of the most beautiful ones I occasionally visit. I sure hope it keeps up the way it always has been, and not a place where someone encourages arguments!!!! If this person wants to discuss those kinds of thoughts, he/she should do it on HIS/HER blog or go to one that they can/could do that.

    I hope and pray Casey that your blog stays as it always has been...just beautiful and peaceful.

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    1. Casey ShainJune 19, 2012 at 1:11:00 PM EDT

      How is anyone here encouraging arguments? This is a place where we can discuss anything. I like to post my photography and my view of life and encourage everyone to air their views of what they see here. It's all good. Thank you for visiting.

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  4. AnonymousJune 19, 2012 at 11:42:00 AM EDT

    CASEY, YOU SHOULD FRAME THAT FLATTEN BASEBALL. IT WOULD LOOK GOOD IN A SHADOWBOX TYPE FRAME. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A BASEBALL COULD BE FLATTEN LIKE THAT ONE.

    THANKS FOR SHARING?

    HUGS, :} GRANNY

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  5. Casey ShainJune 19, 2012 at 1:12:00 PM EDT

    And apparently I'm not getting email notifications of comments anymore. I didn't know anyone had commented here until I looked in just now. I'll have to see what's up with that.

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  6. Casey ShainJune 19, 2012 at 1:19:00 PM EDT

    I just found a bunch of comments in my Spam folder at Yahoo. I marked them all as "Not spam" so hopefully I'll start getting them in my regular email again. Weird, but free, lol.

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  7. StephenJune 28, 2012 at 1:16:00 AM EDT

    It makes me very sad indeed that we could be the greatest country in history & we have squandered our resources & talents to the super rich & religious fanatics.

    But the flattened baseball is a thing you beauty.

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