
Through the rippled window in black and white.

Where’s the beauty?

I’m not sure.

I just know I find it all mesmerizing.

And I hope you enjoy.

Here’s the view in spring.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, artwork, beauty, colors, glass, gray, Inspiration, monotype, nature, patterns, perspective, rippled, urban landscape on November 26, 2014| 3 Comments »

Through the rippled window in black and white.

Where’s the beauty?

I’m not sure.

I just know I find it all mesmerizing.

And I hope you enjoy.

Here’s the view in spring.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, Inspiration, nature, patterns, perspective, Photography, rain, trees, water, weather, windows on November 24, 2014| 3 Comments »

A steady rain falls this day and as the light shifts and the wind blows, beautiful patterns are created upon the kitchen windows. In the foreground are the raindrops and in the distance are the branches of the towering oak tree, its leaves now dark russet and falling to the ground.



Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged books, colors, Dublin Green, gifts, gratitude, Inspiration, ireland, nature, photo book, Photography, travel on November 23, 2014| 4 Comments »

There’s always a tension in creating a product online. Will the tangible reality be as nice? Dublin Green exceeded all expectations. You can read more in this prior post about why I created the book, the second in what may become a series. You never know what a year will hold. 😉



Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged abstract, birds, books, colors, dublin, gratitutude, Inspiration, ireland, landscape, nature, nature photography, photobooks, Photography, travel, UCD Belfield, water on November 13, 2014| 2 Comments »

Last year, I created a “book of thanks” for folks who made me feel very welcome in my travels around Dublin. As simply the guest of one of the conference speakers, I was free to ramble about the city and especially St. Stephen’s Green. This year, I was lucky enough to attend again (and even visit Galway). I decided I should do another book, to thank folks, and to highlight just a tiny bit of the beauty I saw as I meandered, this time, about the UCD Belfield Campus and its wonderful system of walking paths. The images are sorted into three sections: Amidst the Trees and in the Fields, Among the Birds, and Reflected in the Many Waters. Below are a few excerpts and the entire book is available via this link.







Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, autumn, butterflies, colors, Inspiration, light, motion, nature, orange, perspective, Photography, shadows on November 13, 2014| 6 Comments »

Back home, I was racing up and down the stairs trying to photograph the morning sun as it struck the burnt orange leaves of the oak tree. As I turned around to walk back down the stairs, I noticed the silhouette on the wall. For a while, I photographed those shadows, the subtle shift of the shapes as the wind stirred the branches outside, and inside, how my motion stirred the butterflies on the mobile hanging from the ceiling.

As for the orange leaves that first drew my attention … to my eyes, they are like stained glass.




Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, blue, Branches, colors, gold, Inspiration, leaves, nature, Photography, trees on November 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, beauty, Branches, colors, confetti, Inspiration, leaves, light, nature, Photography, trees on October 29, 2014| 8 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, autumn, beauty, color, Inspiration, landscape, leaves, light, nature, Photography, trees on October 28, 2014| 1 Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged autumn, beauty, citylife, colors, Inspiration, landscape, leaves, nature, Photography on October 19, 2014| 3 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged blossoms, colors, flowers, food, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, plants on October 17, 2014| 1 Comment »

potato blossom
You’d almost think it was spring where I am, there are that many blossoms in the kitchen.

nasturtium bloom

red pepper flower