Happy Monochrome Monday!!!
Well it seemed like a monochrome kind of a day, especially in the financial markets. Dismal to say the least. Days like these make me think of the lyric by the late, great Merle Haggard where he asks, "are the good times really over for good?"
However crypto seems to be up as of 10PM EST as I am writing this. Seems to be a possible ramp even in the stock futures, but there is plenty of time for that to change by time the markets open in 12 hours.
According to the community page, the Colour/ Black and White Community is a place for those who like to post both color and black and white versions of the same shot. It was started and curated by @daveks and is a lot of fun for me because I have always enjoyed monos as well as color shots.
I was hoping for some clear winners in this go around. Sadly, most seemed to be ties, with no clear winners to my eyes.
You know there is an old Wall Street adage that says, "Dont fight the Fed". I wish now I had leaned on that free advice a bit longer than I did. Yep, the OldGuy is always out there dancing around like a fool trying to perfectly time the catching of knives with my bare hands!
Everyone hates inflation. It basically acts as a universal tax on everyone whether rich or poor. However, has the increase in prices been so severe we need to risk a full blown recession?? Would not the pent up demand created by the pandemic and the supply chain constraints eventually moderated?? Now the way we are headed, we will see huge job losses as well as a broken real estate market.
I suppose all we can do is try our best and hope for the rest. The big kids are running the show, and they don't much care about us!
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The news is too dismal to listen to some days, yet I have to believe that there are better days coming. Haven't we hit rock bottom yet? I think we are close enough to start the upward trend once again.
The market is depressing, but, I keep watching anyway. Like the kettle boiling, I think.
Let's just play with the color and black and white #colourblackandwhite for a bit. That is exactly how I feel when I do one... They don't work. I still haven't figured out what exactly works.
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Yes the market is depressing and of course the world news is depressing. Just hoping for better days as you say.
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It's really hard to watch what is happening with the economy right on the top of covid. No wonder so many people need mental health help these days.
What can you do? Like you say, hope for the best.....
I like your color, no color photos. I think I like this style better than all monochrome. It's fun to see the instant difference.
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. Seems to be the apt motto for these days.
Sums up situation pretty well whether in colour or black and white.
Frog and buckets photo catches the eye no matter which rose tinted glasses I have.
Hearing about rose tinted glasses reminds me of an old country song that was popular in the late 70s...thanks for the reminder 😀
Never heard of the singer nor the song, nice selection to hear for the first time. 70s songs are hard to forget 😅 always a message!