I was lost in my thoughts... but not at the view from the window (or the view from the door), but at what was to the right... Leonardo da Vinci comes to mind:
"I will not fail to include among these precepts a newly invented method of viewing; although it may seem insignificant and almost ridiculous, it is nevertheless very useful for stimulating the mind to various inventions. This happens when you look at walls smeared with various stains, or stones of different mixtures. If you need to invent some kind of location, you will be able to see there the likeness of various landscapes, adorned with mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, vast plains, valleys, and hills in the most varied ways; besides, you can see there various battles, the rapid movements of various figures, facial expressions, clothing, and an infinite number of such things, which you can reduce to a complete and beautiful form; With such walls and mixtures the same thing happens as with the ringing of a bell - in its strikes you will find any name or word you can imagine."
I was lost in thought... but not at the view from the window (or the view from the door), but at what was to the right... Leonardo da Vinci comes to mind:
"I will not fail to include among these precepts a newly invented method of viewing; although it may seem insignificant and almost ridiculous, it is nevertheless very useful for stimulating the mind to various inventions. This happens when you look at walls smeared with various stains, or stones of different mixtures. If you need to invent some kind of locality, you will be able to see there the likeness of various landscapes, adorned with mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, vast plains, valleys, and hills in the most varied ways; in addition, you can see there various battles, the rapid movements of different figures, facial expressions, clothing, and an infinite number of such things, which you can reduce to a complete and good form; "The same thing happens with such walls and mixtures as with the ringing of a bell—in its strokes you will find any name or word you can imagine."
8ele8, Thank you, everyone sees it differently and that's great.
"I will not fail to include among these precepts a newly invented method of viewing; although it may seem insignificant and almost ridiculous, it is nevertheless very useful for stimulating the mind to various inventions. This happens when you look at walls smeared with various stains, or stones of different mixtures. If you need to invent some kind of location, you will be able to see there the likeness of various landscapes, adorned with mountains, rivers, rocks, trees, vast plains, valleys, and hills in the most varied ways; besides, you can see there various battles, the rapid movements of various figures, facial expressions, clothing, and an infinite number of such things, which you can reduce to a complete and beautiful form; With such walls and mixtures the same thing happens as with the ringing of a bell - in its strikes you will find any name or word you can imagine."