Spinning in Place

by The Philosophical Fish

Most things remind me of a song, and when I pulled this image into Photoshop to clean it up I started humming a tune that it then took me a few minutes to place. Eventually I figured it out….Ellis Paul – The World Ain’t Slowing Down.

You gotta get gone, you gotta get going
Hey the world ain’t slowin’ down for no one
It’s a carnival callin’ out to you
(It’s callin’ out to you)
It sounds like a song,
Hits you like scripture
You paint the picture 
With colors squeezed from your hand
Weren’t you the kid 
Who just climbed on the merry-go
Weren’t you the kid 
Who just climbed on the merry-go
Weren’t you the kid 
Who just climbed on the merry-go-round
Hey look, the world ain’t slowin’ down
Hey, hey, the world ain’t slowin’ down
Hey, hey, it’s a big, blue world
It’s a big, blue world
Ridin’ on a big, blue world

On one hand, the world feels as if it came to a screeching halt when COVID arrived on the scene. On the other hand…the world never stopped spinning, we just started spinning differently on it….we started spinning in place.

Slowly but surely, our circles will grow and we will return to some semblance of normalcy. I do hope that, when we come out the other side of this, we will appreciate the world a little more, appreciate our family, friends, and colleagues a little more.

I hope that we will not be so nonchalant about our travel, that we consider our impacts and make more ecologically conscious decisions on the food we buy, the clothes we wear, the places we go and how we get there, and on what we waste in the process of all the above.

Penny for your thoughts while we continue to spin in place?

Spinning in Place

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arbyreed April 24, 2021 - 6:17 pm

The dark background is cool. Nicely done.
I saw this picture in Smile on Saturday! 🙂

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vwiest April 24, 2021 - 6:18 pm

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cotton.candy581 April 24, 2021 - 6:23 pm

Cool with great reflective work.
Great for THEME: 🎡 SPINNING AROUND 🎡
HSoS – have a super day and enjoy wknd ahead.
Smile on Saturday! 🙂
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Nils1962 April 24, 2021 - 6:28 pm

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Jose Rahona April 24, 2021 - 6:46 pm

Stunning composition, very nice for the theme!!HSoS
This image made me smile! 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
Smile on Saturday! :)

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SMD Pics April 24, 2021 - 6:52 pm

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SMD Pics April 24, 2021 - 6:52 pm

TPF, Love the reflection!
Seen in Smile on Saturday! 🙂

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glolucach April 24, 2021 - 7:20 pm

This image made me smile! 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
Smile on Saturday! :)

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clarkcg photography April 24, 2021 - 7:21 pm

Spinning Around will make you dizzy, it will also make a great frame. Thanks for your view on spinning around, I am keeping on foot on the floor for this theme. Have an excellent Smile on Saturday! 🙂

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CallieAndToby April 24, 2021 - 7:42 pm

cool photo!
I saw this picture in Smile on Saturday! 🙂

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Supremecourtjester April 24, 2021 - 7:57 pm

We’ve all been spinning, it’s true. The Earth spins and we go along for the ride.
This image made me smile! 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
Smile on Saturday! :)

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Maria Godfrida April 24, 2021 - 8:07 pm

Cool minimalism! Nice compo and colour contrast, lovely reflection…. excellent motion blur…
Perfect for the theme 🎡‘Spinning Around’🎡 in Smile on Saturday! 🙂

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studiodobs April 24, 2021 - 8:12 pm

This image made me smile! 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
Smile on Saturday! :)

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Martha VFS April 24, 2021 - 8:24 pm

Cool! I saw this picture in Smile on Saturday! 🙂

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ingrid eulenfan April 24, 2021 - 8:36 pm

Very nice work. Fantastic photo! LG. Ingrid!
This image made me smile! 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
Smile on Saturday! :)

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Catherine Sienko April 24, 2021 - 9:28 pm

This image made me smile! 🙂
Thank you for sharing!
Smile on Saturday! :)

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