Humble, with a hint of Kanye Even

As much as we all kind of hate Kanye, we secretly think he’s a fucking genius and we despise that he’s so loathed and so loved all at the same time.

March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: Flashing For..., Life, Most RecentTags: #KanyeEven, Artist, Blog, blogging, business, entertainment, Humble, humor, Kanye West, Life, Motivational Monday, quote, Success Leave a comment

Spread Some FFM Love

My thought for today comes from an interesting man. As much as he loved science and ridiculous math problems he was still an adventurer. He was intrigued by not only the energy of the universe but by the energy of people. Einstein also had a way with words…

Happy Monday Flashers!

February 24, 2014June 13, 2015 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: Archived, Flashing For..., Life, UncategorizedTags: #FlashingForFun, Albert Einstein, Curiosity, IMage, Love, outdoors, Passion, photography, quote, Road, tree, Wisdom Leave a comment

It’s all about the POV

“There is nothing insignificant in the world. It all depends on the point of view.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

February 23, 2014June 10, 2015 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: analogue, Beautiful, Blog, BlogADay, Camera, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, landscape, No Words, photography, POV, quote, Thought, vintage Leave a comment

#iHaveADream: 50 Years of The Iconic Martin Luther King Jr. Photograph

This serves as a Wordless Wednesday feature as I feel that these photographs say more than I ever could about this day in history 50 years ago.

Read more about this Then & Now issue via [SPD.org].

August 28, 2013June 10, 2015 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: #ihaveadream, #QuoteOfTheDay, #ThisDayInHistory, #WW, 50th Anniversary, B&W, Black & White Photography, Blog, Bloggers, blogging, Change, coverage, Freedom, Good, History, Human Rights, Icon, Magazine, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK, photography, politics, publication, Qotd, quote, Racial Profiling, Racism, Rights, Speech, Then and now, This Day IN History, USA, Washington March 1963, Wordless Wednesday Leave a comment

Spread Some FFM Love

May 20, 2013May 20, 2013 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: #QuoteOfTheDay, grace, Happiness, Life, Monday Motivation, Motivation, Qotd, quote, strength Leave a comment

Monday Motivation: Nautical Typography

Dabbling in typography with some of my images. This was taken in Portsmouth along the Old Harbor Arches. What do you think?

April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: AI, arches, architecture, arts, design, England, illustration, Illustrator, Life, Monday Motivation, Motivation, Nautical, Ocean, Photoshop, Portsmouth, PS5, Purpose, Qotd, quote, Quote Of The Day, Sea View, Typography Leave a comment

Spread Some FFM Love

April 25, 2013April 25, 2013 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: Adventure, Amelia, Earhart, hydepark, Life, Qotd, Quotations, quote, WinterWonderland, Wisdom Leave a comment

[Monday Motivation]: “What We Play Is Life”- Louis Armstrong

Taken At The Pyramids of Giza with his Wife (1961)

 

April 8, 2013June 10, 2015 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: 1961 Musicians, Black and White, Egypt, Jazz Music, Jazz Musicians, Life, Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong Quote, Louis Armstrong's Wife, Love, Motivational Monday, Mrs. Armstrong, Play, Pyramids of Giza, quote Leave a comment

Monday Motivation: John Barrymore

“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.”

-John Barrymore

March 18, 2013June 10, 2015 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: #QuoteOfTheDay, blogging, Dreams, entertainment, Flashing For Money, hollywood, home, Inspiration, John Barrymore, Lifestyle, Monday Motivation, quote Leave a comment

Wordless Wednesday: Ansel Adams

March 6, 2013June 10, 2015 by Kirsty Ballard Categories: UncategorizedTags: Ansel Adams, B&W, Black And White Photography, photography, Photography Quote, quote, Wordless Wednesday 1 Comment