"Fuego Besos" by Bodhi Smith

Jan 20, 2023

"fuego besos" is my new impression and blog...
 
"besos literally earned his name within five minutes of choosing me, and if you ever get close enough to him, you will know exactly why. and with the passionate fire he has burning inside him, you'll most definitely understand firsthand the meaning of fuego besos" ― bodhi, fuego besos
 
"love is patient, love is silent, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. it is not rude, it is not loud, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. love is both the darkness and the light out of the darkness. love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha
 
"hold on to what makes you feel. don't let go, it's what makes you real. if the flame goes out tonight, we live until we die. so come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging fire" ― phillip phillips, raging fire.
 
"set your life on fire. seek those who fan your flames" ― jalaluddin rumi, poems of ecstasy and longing
 
"love never loses its way home...it’s still there, with the power to breathe life and fire into once stale lungs" ― c. ara campbell  
 
"to feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life" ― pablo neruda   
 
"the best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds" ― nicholas sparks, the notebook
 
"there is no fire like passion" ― gautama siddhartha buddha, sayings of buddha
 
"...love is...
a burning fire raging unseen;
a wound aching within the in-between...
a contentment that's always discontent;
a confusion that's so clearly meant.
...love is...
a loneliness in the in-crowd;
a silence spoken loud out loud...
a heartbeat within an ever-elusive thought;
a home within my chest forever sought.
...love is...
an oxymoron of both pleasure and pain,
with nothing to lose yet everything to gain...
a shy softness as bold as a sharp knife,
love, the contained raging fire of my life"
 
and here's a great tune from 1979 to go along sweetly with my impression and blog today ... "kisses of fire" by abba. ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the tune and watch the video) ...

"lay your head on my chest so you hear every beat of my heart. now there's nothing at all that can keep us apart. touch my lips, close your eyes and see with your fingertips. things that you do, and you know I'm crazy 'bout you. kisses of fire, burning, burning. i'm at the point of no returning. kisses of fire, sweet devotions caught in a landslide of emotions. i've had my share of love affairs and they were nothing compared to this. oh, i'm riding higher than the sky and there is fire in every kiss. kisses of fire. kisses of fire. when you sleep by my side i feel safe and i know i belong. still it's making me scared that my love is so strong. losing you it's a nightmare, babe, and to me it's new. never before did you see me begging for more kisses of fire, burning, burning. i'm at the point of no returning. kisses of fire, sweet devotions caught in a landslide of emotions. i've had my share of love affairs but they were nothing compared to this. oh, i'm riding higher than the sky and there is fire in every kiss. kisses of fire, kisses of fire, kisses of fire, burning, burning. i'm at the point of no returning. kisses of fire, sweet devotions caught in a land-slide of emotions. kisses of fire, burning, burning, i'm at the point of no returning. kisses of fire, sweet devotions, i'm riding higher than the sky and there is fire in every kiss caught in a land-slide of emotions. kisses of fire, burning, burning, i'm at the point of no returning. kisses of fire, sweet devotions caught in a land-slide of emotions" ― abba, kisses of fire.
 
"mister besos "puppa" halo smith...born on July 3, 2018, he came into my world shortly after the dude passed...and this little guy literally saved my life, i love him so much, and we have been devoted to each other, inseparable since i first held him in my arms and looked into his eyes on september 11, 2018" ― bodhi & besos
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MEANING
"we are writing our own happy ending one word at a time" ― bodhi & besos
 
"fuego besos" is spanish and translated into english means "fire kisses"...
 
deeper meaning with this one is pretty obvious i think...as it's a picture of my doggie, besos, exploring the valley of fire state park in central nevada almost exactly one year ago on the mlk holiday in 2022...it's easy to realize the title with my doggie (besos) standing inside a neat hoodoo in the valley of fire (fuego), hence the name, "fuego besos"...
 
after the dude passed, i was forlorn and lost. i just didn't want to even think of another puppy to carry on his role in my life...it was the loneliest summer of my life in 2018...then magically besos came into my life at exactly the time when i needed him. and 4+ years later, he continues to be the center of my world with vitality and emotional support every single day...
 
besos literally earned his name within five minutes of choosing me, and if you ever get close enough to him, you will know exactly why. and with the passionate fire he has burning inside him, you'll most definitely understand firsthand the meaning of fuego besos...
 
and with that giant ball of passionate fire burning brightly inside his 60lb frame, besos is energetic and lively, always wanting to play or go somewhere right up until the moment he goes to sleep for the night beside me...he is supper smart and has one hell of a vocabulary, sometimes he is too smart and can be like a child asking "why?"...he keeps me on my toes and active, he makes me smile and laugh, and he can be super annoying as well with his obsessive focus on things sometimes...
 
i've had to walk away from a relationship with my ex-girlfriend largely in part because she could not handle besos, "it's him or me" she would say...however, there was never any choice between him and her--for me, there's never going to be decision between him and someone else. the someone else is gonna lose out every time, i chose besos each and every time...i'll always choose him over anybody else. everybody else is always going to be second best, no matter what. besos is the love of my life right now, i love him dearly and deeply. he's all i have, and i'm all he has. we always take care of each other, i've my good side and obnoxious quirks, and so does he. i wouldn't want it any other way, or trade my doggie for anything...separating him and me is just never gonna happen...
 
"true enlightenment is a realization freeing myself of me" ― bodhi

besos helps me "free myself of me"...which is letting me go into the moments that i never knew were so important. there are no ordinary moments. there are no coincidences. live every moment like it was your last, and make every moment last so you can live. each moment i have left is precious, and every moment i get to share with besos is equally as precious. and these moments will always be cherished, not ever taken for granted, forever and always. thankfully my soul was given its own ears to hear things that my mind did not understand. now my senses have all come alive and my body is attuned to the details i previously misunderstood. i truly see, hear, touch, taste, and smell nature now without any distorting filters, all at once, filling up all of my senses with its serene aura...an all encompassing peace with besos at my side

"when i let go of what i am, i become what i might be" ― lao tzu, tao te ching
 
since covid19 struck in march of 2020, i've been doing all of my travels within the boundaries of the united states, visiting all 50 states in that time frame, with most of those trips being by car in my 2020 jeep grand cherokee (all except my three trips to hawaii, one to alaska, one to tampa florida, and one to seattle washington in the winter of 2021)...i'll finally be going international next month when i fly to french polynesia (tahiti) for 10 days...
 
when i do not fly to my destinations, i almost always take besos with me. my three year old jeep now has 110,000 miles on it, with besos riding along with me for around 88,000 of those miles. although besos is only 4 yrs old, he has now visited all of the lower 48 states with me and we have hiked hundreds of miles together now...
 
"home is not where you are from, it is where you belong. some of us travel the whole world to find it. others, find it in another soul" ― beau taplin
 
he is a great travel companion, truly keeping me company and watching out for me...he's super athletic and agile, and can go with me anywhere i can physically go. like me, he's pretty much scared of nothing (he's not too fond of packs of yipping coyotes or hives of swarming stable flies however)...sometimes he's a bit too firey and overprotective, but that is just his way, as he is used to being around me all alone, having me all to himself most occasions....he loves me unconditionally, as i do him too...
 
i've taken so many fantastic pictures of besos in cool and exotic locations during our travels, but i've not professionally released many of him yet, but with this impression and more to follow of my best friend, that's about to change...
 
and now some fitting music, this one from a little over 8 years ago in 2014...not only is this a beautiful song, it's also the absolutely perfect tune to help evoke the energy and feelings i desire, reflecting the passions of my photo within it's parallel meaning ..."raging fire" by phillip phillips. ... (just click on any of the words in the powder blue links to listen to the tune and watch the video) ...
 
"we are dead to rights, born and raised. we are thick and thin to our last days. so hold me close and i'll surrender to your heart. you know how to give and how to take. you see every hope i locked away. so pull me close and surrender to my heart before the flame goes out tonight. yeah, we live until we die. so come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging fire. come out, come out, come out, until we lose control into a raging fire, into a raging fire. come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging fire...you know time will give and time will take. all the memories made will wash away. even though we changed, i'm still here with you. if you listen close, you'll hear the sounds of all the ghosts that bring us down. hold on to what makes you feel. don't let go, it's what makes you real. if the flame goes out tonight, yeah, we live until we die. so come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging fire. come out, come out, come out until we lose control into a raging fire, into a raging fire. come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging fire...let the world leave us behind. let your heart be next to mine before the flame goes out tonight. we can live until we die. come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging fire. come out, come out, come out, won't you turn my soul into a raging fire. come out, come out, come out until we lose control into a raging fire. into a raging fire" ― phillip phillips, raging fire.
 
"here i am.
in my heart.
 
he is there too.
in my heart.

he is here.
i am there.

we are everywhere
love is
in my heart" 
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ABOUT THIS IMPRESSION
"after the dude passed, i was forlorn and lost. i just didn't want to even think of another puppy to carry on his role in my life...it was the loneliest summer of my life in 2018...then magically besos came into my life at exactly the time when i needed him. and 4+ years later, he continues to be the center of my world with vitality and emotional support every single day" ― bodhi & besos
 
this impression was captured almost exactly one year ago just slightly after sunrise at 6:51am on january 17th, 2022 (martin luther king jr day) in the valley of fire state park located in south central nevada about 70 mile north of las vegas...(f/8@24mm for 11 secs, iso-64)...
 
in my photography, i always use filters to create longer exposure effects, saturate colors naturally, and balance the light in my composition in-camera...i often use as many as four filters at time, and i always use at least one filter in my completed impressions...
 
to get the effects and balance i was looking for in this composition (f/8@24mm for 1/160 sec, iso-64), i used one progreyusa filter. along with the progrey g-120z antarctic magnetic holder. to secure this filter to my nikon d850 with a nikon nikkor 24mm f/1.4 prime lens. ... 
 
the one filter, a 0.9 gnd progrey aurora filter. was selected and used to help balance in-camera overall the image the way i envisioned it...in this case, to stop down the much brighter light in the sky, the post-dawn light, an extra three stops and help permit details in the shadows of the hoodoo and in the lower parts of the image in the foreground to come out better in the exposure... 
 
wish to openly thank my sponsors who have always supported me through both the good and bad times...for truly this long exposure impression would not be possible without the use of my induro phq3 series 5-way panhead with an induro (now benro) stealth carbon fiber tripod. in combination with the progreyusa filters. which i use with every photo i take...
 
"you were blessed with 84,600 seconds today, have you used one of them to say thank you?" ― bodhi, blessed 
 
"if nothing else...if i open my eyes, if i hope, if i cry, if i think, if i sigh, if i giggle, if i dance, if i love, if i breathe, then i have lived a full days worth of life...nothing is wasted, nothing" ― bodhi, if 
 
"i do not want you to just be into my photography, instead, i'd much rather you take a journey into my pictures, and feel the impression i have created, feel it with all your senses" ― bodhi, into my photo
 
"my photography is my way of keeping a diary " ― bodhi, my diary
 
"contemplate without thinking. be certain only in your uncertainty, content to be completely incomplete. stop the rush. slow down time. breathe and notice. slow down everything. let it all be. shut off the noise. hush. relax. seize this higher moment. reconnect. feel and sense what surrounds you. listen to all the colours of light whisper as they envelope you. see the melody and harmony that float about unnoticed. taste the solitude of all this wonderment. smell the beautiful silence. now discover your peaceful serenity. then, reach out and touch your faith with all your senses. this is my world. awaken!" ― bodhi, my world
 
leave you today wishing that bright joy 
and spiritual peace fill your life...
imploring you to make every moment count, 
no matter what, always and forever, 
for that is the only thing that truly matters...    
 
and above all else,
i hope this message and impression find you well.
 
namaste,
bodhi
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