Today, the clouds were amazing. So many textures, tones and shapes. Walter called this ‘paint by numbers clouds’. It was almost like something unreal.
Have you ever wondered why we look at something and say – “Wow, that is so real it looks fake.” OR “That looks so perfect, it must be fake.”
When mother nature paints upon her canvas I cannot imagine she considers real or not real – it just is. And it is beautiful.
Someone shared a photo on Facebook the other day…with a perfect example. The capture for sharing said “Lily ‘Starlette’ so pretty it doesn’t even look real.”
Why do we do this?
I think back to someone looking at my rings one day and asked “Are they real?” I understood they were were referring to whether the stones were real diamonds or not but I honestly felt like answering yes. Real is still real….whether it be simulated or not.
So, why do we consider something too perfect it must be fake. And yet fake items are sometimes so realistically created (blemishes and all) that they look real. Is perfection what makes something look fake? But if fake is not perfect, then how can it look real?
Hmmmm…food for thought. Will ponder this one some more. Before I sign off today, I wanted to share a photo Walter captures of Arenal Volcano a few days ago. The clouds look like they are curling up and around – almost like a toupee. Does this look real to you?
