This election season has been about the most stressful in recent memory. And it’s hard, because we have two of the most corrupt candidates in recent memory, too — we have one candidate who was lacking on her email security, and we have another candidate who is made of weaponized gonorrhea and who would walk back every privilege that you possess as an American just to get one delicious blowjob from a Russian dictator. I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU WOULD CHOOSE BETWEEN THOSE TWO OBVIOUSLY EQUAL AND EVIL CANDIDATES.
Anyway. Like I said: stressful.
So! To relax, to calm thy soul, to soothe thine genitals, I am giving to you a series of macro waterdrop shots, because I find macro waterdrop shots to be very serene and very lovely to stare at. The first four shots are new, the rest will be some older photos. Please, stare at the baubles of water. Breathe in. Breathe out. Let the serenity fill you.
Let us begin.
Paul Weimer says:
These are lovely, Chuck. Thank you!
November 7, 2016 — 8:51 AM
Carrie says:
I think I’m going to make this into a slide show and play meditation music with it. And watch it. All day. For two days. Possibly all the days. Thank you for the soothing, Chuck.
November 7, 2016 — 8:52 AM
carolyn says:
Yes, great idea! Slide show – I wish I could just put it on my office wall to play endlessly, soothingly…while i listen to Hamilton over and over and over again (that is my coping mechanism.)
November 7, 2016 — 10:40 AM
SamKD says:
I like #11 particularly…with 9 & 10 running close seconds.
November 7, 2016 — 9:05 AM
Stephen Carver says:
Good luck!
November 7, 2016 — 9:09 AM
Brandon says:
These…make me wanna pee…is that weird?
November 7, 2016 — 9:16 AM
Jason Rohan says:
Thank you. Lovely and soothing.
November 7, 2016 — 9:32 AM
AN says:
Beautiful but difficult to ignore the surface tension. Chuck, you sneaky artist. Look at you with your aesthetically pleasing double entendre!
November 7, 2016 — 9:58 AM
terribleminds says:
🙂
November 7, 2016 — 10:30 AM
Mikey Campling says:
Let’s make waterdrops great again. Make waterdrops winners. Oh god I’ve been infected. The Atlantic clearly isn’t a big enough barrier to stop the drift of airborne carcinotrump virus.
November 7, 2016 — 10:26 AM
carolyn says:
Where is that like button when you need it? 🙂
November 7, 2016 — 10:41 AM
Patricia Stoltey says:
What has amazed me the most about this election cycle is the extreme drama in voter reactions. I don’t understand why people are so stressed and I don’t understand the meanness and violence among the ideologues on both sides. If we have bad candidates, it’s our own fault. Let’s do better next time.
November 7, 2016 — 10:43 AM
Krystal Jane says:
I completely agree! I don’t see why people complain when it was their decision. No stress over here though. But I always like water droplets.
November 7, 2016 — 11:25 AM
terribleminds says:
Patricia, for many people in this country (possibly all the people in this country), Trump represents a genuinely existential threat. This isn’t us whipping out needless polarity — this is one candidate who is, almost certainly, the worst candidate who has ever been put up for the Oval Office. I think it’s fair to get upset about that.
November 7, 2016 — 11:35 AM
Michelle says:
I would add also, Chuck, for many people AROUND THE WORLD. I have never been so invested in an American election and I have never before worried about my children’s future should there be the wrong outcome.
Good luck guys.
Thank you for the pretty pictures!! I feel very soothed, except for after the first one which reminded me of spider eyes, and freaked me out a bit.
November 8, 2016 — 1:01 AM
Denise McInerney says:
Just what I needed to see today, thank you! Especially after setting aside my morning newspaper–too much “ugly” for breakfast. Never underestimate the power of Mother Nature to nudge things back into perspective!
November 7, 2016 — 11:23 AM
LostCarlson says:
Work exceedingly good, very fine composition of 6,8,9,11; should offer as wallpaper. As for the election, I’m reading comic books and waiting for Superman.
November 7, 2016 — 11:23 AM
Melissa Clare says:
You jest, but those were pretty soothing. Beautiful shots in there. I especially loved the feather.
Happy voting. I have champagne and everclear on hand, so I’m ready for either outcome.
November 7, 2016 — 11:52 AM
Rebecca Douglass says:
Thank you. I needed that. Taking lots of deep breaths.
Don’t forget to vote to the bottom of the ballot, everyone. Those local issues and races are hugely important.
November 7, 2016 — 12:50 PM
HalfshellVenus (@HalfshellVenus) says:
I don’t know how soothing the dragon and its ice kingdom are in #8, but overall, these are lovely. 🙂
November 7, 2016 — 12:51 PM
Lucinda says:
I already voted that goodness. These pictures are lovely and definitely soothing though.
November 7, 2016 — 1:17 PM
alyssabethancourt says:
These are amazingly beautiful! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
November 7, 2016 — 2:58 PM
Steve says:
Very nice pictures, Chuck. But, I’m afraid that mine genitals got nothing out of them.
November 7, 2016 — 3:58 PM
chacha1 says:
I love the first one and the feather, the most – but these are all lovely.
November 7, 2016 — 6:33 PM
Jade M. Wong says:
Wow…this actually was incredibly soothing. Thank you for the stunning photos and the much-needed zen moment, Chuck!
November 7, 2016 — 7:24 PM
Beth says:
I have come back to this post several times in the last few days just to stare at the pretty and take deep breaths. Lovely. Thank you.
November 8, 2016 — 2:08 PM