Curiosity
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There’s no cure for curiosity.” — Dorothy Parker
I can’t remember the last time I was bored. I do, however, remember occasionally feeling bored as a child, especially during the long summer months, and I wonder how that could be? Perhaps it’s nature’s way of slowing down a child’s brain, to allow it to catch up with all of the information it’s collecting, because so much is new during those formative years.
I recall those times with clarity, when my best friend and I would roam the fallow fields around our homes collecting insects, following the Killdeer with their “broken wings” and looking for their nests (we never could find one) and exploring the pond and its many inhabitants. Then, when we were tired of it all, we’d climb to the top of an adjacent hill and just watch the puffy white clouds float by.
In any case, boredom isn’t even in my vocabulary now. There never seems to be enough time to do everything that needs to be done, let alone the things you want to do after you check off the items on that first list.
Despite the breakneck pace of today’s world, I try and remember to retain that feeling of curiosity as I go through my day. Even when I have deadlines piling up, I make sure that I take time to learn something new, even if it’s just a 10-minute video tutorial on photography or software or reading a news article.
When I was a kid, one of my nicknames was “Nose,” because I was so nosey. I guess even back then curiosity ruled my world, and it’s refreshing to think that over the decades at least something hasn’t changed!
Tricia Booker Photography 
More about the picture please!!! A lemur? And where, pray tell, would you have been to run into one for such a great shot?
Yes, a juvenile lemur! I ventured to Wilson’s Wild Animal Park several times last year, which is outside of Winchester, Virginia. I wasn’t really happy with my photos because of the terrible backgrounds, fences and colors, but now that I’ve figured out a way to edit them in black and white and to disguise the backgrounds. I think I’ll return in the spring when it reopens 🙂
Nothing wrong with being nosey 🙂
Thank you, Shane! I’ve grown to appreciate that trait, for sure!
I love this face! And the B&W is so effective here.
Thank you, Sue! I have really enjoyed working with the black and white and the animals lately.
What an adorable little face!
Thank you, Sarah! Yes, these little guys are so cute, you just want to cuddle them 🙂
My friend and her husband got to handle them at a local zoo 🙂 They have a great photo of one sitting happily on Shaun’s shoulder!
Love the little tilt to his head as if just about to ask a question.
He was really studying me and my camera. He was really quite brave, coming right up to the fence. So cute!