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Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

01 Saturday Nov 2014

Posted by 98maryanne in Culture, Halloween, Nature

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beauty, City of Dallas, Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, flowers, pumpkins

I visited the Dallas Arboretum today and while it was not my first visit, it was my first time to visit in the fall. It was mostly sunny and a chilly 48 degrees and absolutely beautiful. The Arboretum is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and we arrived just before 10:00 am. While there were quite a few people there at that time, it was still quiet enough that many of the paths were very quiet and peaceful. By the time we left at around 12:30 pm it was starting to get much more crowded. Arboretum admission is $15.00 for adults, $12 for seniors, $10 for children 3-12 and 2 and under are free. Parking is $10.00. There are also yearly memberships available with many perks that go along with that including free parking, unlimited visits and members only events. The best part about visiting in the fall is the Tom Thumb pumpkin patch that has over 65,000 pumpkins, squash and gourds in its Pumpkin Village. I could talk all day about how beautiful the Dallas Arboretum is and how lovely it is to be able to walk in such lush gardens in the middle of the city, but as they say, pictures are worth a thousand words. I hope you enjoy the fruits of my iPhone camera!

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Movie Review: “Samsara”

01 Saturday Nov 2014

Posted by 98maryanne in Culture, Love, Movies, Reviews

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beauty, documentary, love, movies, Netflix, reincarnation, religion, Samsara

Samsara is a non-verbal documentary by filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson that was shot on 70mm and later output to digital. It was released in 2011. The movie was filmed in 25 countries and took five years to complete. Samsara literally means ‘wandering on’ or basically birth, death and rebirth. I expect that what this film leaves you with depends, at least in part, on your knowledge and/or feelings about the religions or belief systems that espouse reincarnation. I’m frankly at a bit of a loss as to how to describe this film. There are no words spoken in the entire film and my reactions to it were not really thought but rather felt. This movie is extremely beautiful, mesmerizing, thought provoking, disturbing, cringe-inducing, can’t take my eyes off of it art. There were moments that left me breathless at its beauty and moments that disturbed me profoundly. There were a couple of moments that freaked me out a bit and a couple that left me shaking my head at their randomness. I have a feeling that depending on a person’s perceptions and points of view and beliefs, what they find most beautiful and what they find most disturbing will differ. My most lasting impressions are of vivid color, frank amazement at the beauty of this planet, horror at some of the things and ideals so many hold dear as well as the costs of those things, and the love and beauty that can be found in even the most difficult places. It’s that dichotomy of “oh my god, we’re doomed” and “love always finds a way, maybe we’ll be ok” set against the impermanence of life and the things we cherish, that make this film so fascinating. The amazing diversity of the people and cultures on our planet are wondrous to behold and the filmmakers give us a vivid peek at many of them. Samsara is available on Netflix, which is where I watched it. I highly recommend this movie, no matter your tastes or beliefs, as I believe everyone would find something to enjoy about it.

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