It can mean unmoored, which has a negative cast. A seacraft untethered and adrift. People disconnected from the beings and world around them.
But, like John Hiatt’s red-tailed hawks, it can also mean soaring, not constricted in movement or by gravitational pull. Floating and exploring in wide open spaces. In free flight, not freefall.
Sails and netting unfurling and clouds and banners weaving their way across a cloudless sky. Ribbons of fish. Animals safely roaming.
Unbounded.
Sea lions voguing. Starlings’ murmurations.
Voices carrying, over time and space. In gentle reminders and spirited song and animated discussion.
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32 thoughts on “Unbound and Unbroken”
Beautiful post Stephanie. The images are wonderful. What is the pink unfurling? That’s a great image. And as always your thoughts are spot on.
Thank you! The colorful unfurling airborne nets are from a very photogenic art installation in downtown Boston, where the (very heavy!) nets were strung in sections between two high-rise buildings near the Rose Kennedy Greenway. It was particularly delightful in high winds.
I’m having technical difficulties (again), so I don’t know if my reply “took”: it’s kinetic installation art in downtown Boston (no longer there) that caught the wind and was magical.
It doesn’t work to click the like button – nothing happens. But, I really like your post with wonderful photos and soaring clouds and birds. Love the silhouette of frigate birds.
Thank you….if the absence of a working “like” button isn’t a plot, I’m going to assume this is my lot in blogging now that my little computer engineer isn’t in the house.
Thank you (love your WordPress handle)–I’m realizing that I’ve been very fixated on where the ocean meets the sky, for possibly sensible psychological reasons, now that I think about it. In Dublin I first saw how I was drawn to take photos of where heaven meets the earth and sea.
P.S. Apparently fixated for a decade now (see post, “When Heaven Meets the Earth and Sea”)! My comments section is better than traditional therapy!
Love in the Spaces 
Beautiful post Stephanie. The images are wonderful. What is the pink unfurling? That’s a great image. And as always your thoughts are spot on.
Thank you! The colorful unfurling airborne nets are from a very photogenic art installation in downtown Boston, where the (very heavy!) nets were strung in sections between two high-rise buildings near the Rose Kennedy Greenway. It was particularly delightful in high winds.
I’m having technical difficulties (again), so I don’t know if my reply “took”: it’s kinetic installation art in downtown Boston (no longer there) that caught the wind and was magical.
Yes it did and I was amazed at what it was. I’d never have guessed!
awesome pictures again
Thank you! Love being back on the blog and able to share them
🙂
I can’t figure out how to emoji you back! I send a long-distance xo
Thank you. I only know a few with the punctuation marks.
Thank you!
Great collection of photos. It’s interesting how many interpretations there are for unbound. Nice job.
Thank you, Dan–your photos are just amazing!
Great collection of photos. So many interpretations for unbound that I’d never imagine. Nice post!
I love playing with photos and words, so am very happy to have found there’s still a photo challenge to get my mind working–thank you!
It’s great to be able to share pics (and thoughts) again (have been out of commission for way too long)!
Wow. GREAT selections. Very well done.
Thank you; you are very kind.
Two great “un” words. There is so much gravity in life. We were meant to soar.
Way too much. I’ve got to get about defying gravity (though I’m not sure what my theoretical physicist father up there would have to say about it).
Puré feeliings of freedom in your post. Great pics.
Thank you! And I really like your tagline–always looking forward to another adventure!
Thank you for visiting!
It doesn’t work to click the like button – nothing happens. But, I really like your post with wonderful photos and soaring clouds and birds. Love the silhouette of frigate birds.
Thank you….if the absence of a working “like” button isn’t a plot, I’m going to assume this is my lot in blogging now that my little computer engineer isn’t in the house.
Well, I know about engineers moving out…
Fab collections!
# birds click captivating!
Thank you! I should have given my daughter and late husband credit for the Scarlet Macaws…..just astonishing for them to have been able to see that.
Breaking free…expressed in so many words and images. I love where the ocean meets the sky….
Thank you (love your WordPress handle)–I’m realizing that I’ve been very fixated on where the ocean meets the sky, for possibly sensible psychological reasons, now that I think about it. In Dublin I first saw how I was drawn to take photos of where heaven meets the earth and sea.
P.S. Apparently fixated for a decade now (see post, “When Heaven Meets the Earth and Sea”)! My comments section is better than traditional therapy!
Love it!
Thank you! (also your title still makes me smile every single time)
hahaha. Thank YOU.