Sunday, July 20, 2025

GLIMPSES OF SUMMER

 For a blessed moment or two, I want to abandon my medical woes and think about summer. I can only see glimpses of it through the window - - and tax my imagination as to what it is like.

So, dreamlike images of summer drift through my restless mind. My only solace is creating them in my imagination.

So, I delved into the fantastical (sometimes infuriating) world of AI (artificial intellegence). I know that this rampant technological medium doesn't thrill everyone - - but I enjoy it.

I "created" (an unecessary pompous word) at least fifty  images of summer......

......and I'm inflicting some on you.


Poultry passing time on a lazy afternoon


Sunflowers are never hesitant to grow. Hopefully she's not wearing that outfit on a brutally hot day.


The dog days of summer? Of course it refers to the star Sirius, but I always think of dogs. Hot dogs. The man is drinking iced tea, I suppose.


I initially wanted these children eating ice cream, but I thought cotton candy was more fun. Remember the county fair?


I made at least half a dozen versions of a summer storm. I liked this one the best. Bringing his horse to shelter.


What? Another summer storm? Swimmers, beware!


No thought of swimming - - just gathering shells along a walk on the beach.


Cooling off.


A Mediterranean scene. Perhaps she's enjoying the morning air, before it gets too hot.


I don't think they'll eat it, but curiosity always gets the cat.


August heat.

This is my favorite picture. I used to frequently walk through old cemeteries when I lived in the Missouri Ozarks. Stifling, humid summer afternoons, when sudden thunderstorms rendered the day to be almost surrealistic.


Peace and tranquility - - perhaps thinking of sailing into the sunset.....


The peach pickers. A rather strange summer scene, perhaps Renaissance inspired. The fruit doesn't look like peaches......but who knows?


A persistent group of crows in a cornfield.


Surf's up!

Jon 🩵  hopelessly imaginative

My blog is going haywire. My replies to your comments keep vanishing. I tried several times to answer Louise and Paranormal John, but every time I look, my replies disappeared!
Frustrated!!!



20 comments:

  1. Well done images :)
    Sunflowers grow in vast fields in Ukraine, living symbols of Ukraine and its freedom. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
    -Rj

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    1. I love sunflowers. When I lived in Texas they were very easy to grow. I never knew they were symbols of Ukraine. Abundant in Hungary, too.

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  2. I love this medley! Good grief, that cotton candy scene is so realistic, my fingers practically feel sticky. This time my favorite is the man leading his horse to safety.

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    1. The cotton candy image turned out really nice. Sorry for the sticky fingers. 😸 The horse and the storm is another good one, so dramatic. It's relaxing to make these images. Blueprints of my mind.

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  3. Whatever gets you through is definitely the word of the day. Good for you for building your own escape hatch.

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    1. Liz, I'm thinking about a physical escape hatch. I have plans....I don't want to be here forever.

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  4. My very favorite is the chickens eating the watermelon! Mine love watermelon and they eat it right down to the rind! Also helps them keep cool in this hot Texas weather!
    Pat/Central Texas

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    1. I like the poultry picture, too. I've never actually seen chickens eating watermelon. It must be amusing.

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  5. I like ice cream much better than cotton candy, but it can be really drippy on a hot summer day. AI is still a bit creepy to me but you have made some pretty scenes, Jon. :)

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    1. I had the same thought - - cotton candy isn't very desireable on a hot day. I disliked AI at first, but now I'm used to dealing with it - - because I still have so many credits to use on Freepik.

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  6. Your AI scenes are amazing—especially the chickens with watermelons. I have chickens , but it's not the chickens eating watermelon around here, it's my dog.

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  7. I never thought about dogs eating watermelon - - but I'm sure it's a wonderful treat for most animals and birds. I've seen some cats that eat ice cream.

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  8. The cotton candy brought back memories of county fairs long ago. Peaches...I dunno. I guess I wasn't looking at the peaches. LOL.
    Paranormal John

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    1. This is the third try for me to reply to your comment. I'm thinking blogger is trying to censor me.
      I generated several images of the peach pickers, but some of them are rather "spicy". If I word my prompts carefully on AI, I can create some interesting pictures.
      😺

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  9. I like all of these. The one with the children does look real. Ah, the found memories of childhood and summer. And the county fair

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    1. I like all of them, too. I wanted the children to look sort of vintage, circa the 1930s. When I was a child, we always went to the Los Angeles County Fair.

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  10. Hi Jon, I love all the images.. you are amazing! I'm sorry I've been MIA with my comments but just know I look forward and read all your blog posts. I am hoping and praying that you find some how, some way to get out of there. That place seems to be getting more toxic every day (and night)! Please know and remember your friends here are rooting for you!!!! Take care Jon.
    Hugs, Louise

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    1. My reply to your comment vanished! This happened several times today.

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    2. Thank you for your sweet comment, Louise, it's good to hear from you.
      I'm starting to feel like I'm in prison. I think they're giving me too many meds. I can't wait forever to get the surgery on my arm.
      I keep doing leg exercises in bed, hoping that I can walk again. It's a difficult process....but I want to go home as soon as possible.
      Take care.

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  11. I love the images, so colorful and inspiring , they certainly resemble summer days.
    I keep hoping you'll share news that your arm has been examined by a competent doctor, I'll keep my fingers crossed :)
    Hugs,
    ~Jo

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