{"id":3950,"date":"2013-12-28T14:49:17","date_gmt":"2013-12-28T22:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=3950"},"modified":"2013-12-28T16:10:50","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T00:10:50","slug":"the-paths-i-choose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/?p=3950","title":{"rendered":"The paths I choose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/kayaktowardsaltspring.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"319\" alt=\"[IMAGE] kayaking toward Saltspring Island\" \/><\/p>\n<p><font color=#4F4E81>&#8230;click to listen:<\/font><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/RealAudio\/Kettle_Brew-clip2.mp3\" style=\"text-decoration:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/KettleBrewpg1.html\" style=\"text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/moregn.jpg\"\/><font color=#4F4E81>&#8230;about the music<\/font><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><font color=#346513>Bang the drum loudly.<\/font><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"alex_shapiro\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mine is a happy life filled with many hellos,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/alex-stars.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Hello, sea stars\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/hello-fox400.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"439\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Hello, fox\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>and seemingly endless welcoming paths.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/cattlepoint-.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"[IMAGE] southern San Juan Island\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/shadow-lane-woods.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" alt=\"[IMAGE] island woods\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes there are structures pointing the way,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/ucluelet-bridge400.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"[IMAGE] bridge\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/dock-ramp-.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"494\" alt=\"[IMAGE] dock ramp\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/shadow-lane-dock-.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" alt=\"[IMAGE] dock ramp\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>but more often, the sole path is my imagination.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/asedge.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"327\" alt=\"[IMAGE]Alex at island's edge\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m easily tempted by paths of beauty,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/lavendarpath.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"321\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Lavender farm\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>or shrouded mystery,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/falsebayroad.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"272\" alt=\"[IMAGE] False Bay\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>or even a little danger.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/lava-cave.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Lava cave\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/lava-abyss.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"534\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Lava abyss\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/broken-lava.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" alt=\"[IMAGE] collapsed lava\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/alex-umbrella-drink.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"560\" alt=\"[IMAGE] dangerous umbrella drink\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Drinking an umbrella drink underneath an umbrella means there are TWO ways to poke your eye out. Very, very dangerous!<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Almost always, I&#8217;m happiest when I make my own path.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/alex-grader.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Alex in the road grader\" \/><br \/>\n<em>What? You&#8217;ve never seen a Manhattan chick in a road grader before?<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes a path leads me to say goodbye,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/plane-shadow400.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"391\" alt=\"[IMAGE] leaving on the puddle jumper\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> in order to say hello somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/snorkel-hello.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Alex in Hawaii snorkeling\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>But that path always returns me back home,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/path-home.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"[IMAGE] home\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>where my hellos begin all over again.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/milesandalex.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Hello, Mr. Fox\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to a new year, in which everyone&#8217;s cup is filled with as many colorful paths of their choosing as possible!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/blogpix\/rainbow-mug.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"531\" alt=\"[IMAGE] Hello, Mr. Fox\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"clear: both;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;click to listen: &#8230;about the music Bang the drum loudly. Tweet Mine is a happy life filled with many hellos, and seemingly endless welcoming paths. Sometimes there are structures pointing the way, but more often, the sole path is my imagination. I&#8217;m easily tempted by paths of beauty, or shrouded mystery, or even a little [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3950"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3977,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3950\/revisions\/3977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alexshapiro.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}