Perfect Duluth Day

Selective Focus: Silence

Bente Soderlind

Bente Soderlind, untitled

As a Catholic in exile, I am grateful to have found  a far less-dogmatic refuge in Quaker meetings, where silence is a central tenet. These suited the syncretic nature of my beliefs, and afforded somewhere to weekly “center;” to hear that inner voice, or to just mutely chant the Meow Mix jingle (“I want tuna, I want chicken, Meow Mix flavors keep me lickin…”). But as is evident this week, there are many ways to calm the din, and places to find quiet.

Last weekend I bumbled into an incredible garden where on a gray day I spent hours surrounded by a Fruity Pebbles palette of pinks, corals, and oranges. Leaving there left me in an achromatopsic funk, so next week’s theme will be “color.” Send your unwatermarked, signature-less images by Wednesday at 11:59 p.m to tim @ perfectduluthday.com — 1000px at their largest dimension — along with title (if any), and URL of your website, Facebook page, Tumblr, or Flickr stream.

Adam Johnson, untitled

Aaron Reichow, untitled

Hattie Peterson, untitled

Paul Tressler, untitled

Eric Dubnicka, untitled

Eric Dubnicka, untitled

John O’Neill, untitled

John O’Neill, untitled

Bryce Kastning, untitled

Bryce Kastning, untitled

Elden Lindamood, untitled

Dave Sorenson, untitled

Cheryl Reitan, “Last Peonies”