By on the road, I mean walking around my Somerville neighborhood. Still chilly, but felt good to be out of the house and seeing what spring has to offer.
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on the road
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged blossoms, Branches, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, Somerville, spring, trees, walking on April 27, 2014| 3 Comments »
simple words of windows
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Hilaire Belloc, imagination, Inspiration, perceptions, The Path to Rome, travel, windows on April 23, 2014| 9 Comments »
“Never ridicule windows. It is out of windows that many fall to their death. By windows love often enters. Through a window went the bolt that killed King Richard. … When a mob would rule England, it breaks windows, and when a patriot would save her, he taxes them. Out of windows we walk on to lawns in summer and meet men and women, and in winter windows are drums for the splendid music of storms … The windows of the great cathedrals are all their meaning. But for windows we should have to go out-of-doors to see daylight. After the sun, which they serve, I know of nothing so beneficent as windows.” — by Hilaire Belloc in The Path to Rome (1902)
sights from a quick spring walk in somerville
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bird, blossoms, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, Somerville, spring, urban landscape, walking on April 22, 2014| 3 Comments »
hot off the press: finding beauty
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, creativity, Creativity Portal, imagination, Inspiration, nature, Photography, trees, urban landscape on April 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Where do you find beauty? I find it in the strangest, most wonderful of places, like peering through the window glass. I hope you enjoy the following essay, Finding Beauty, now appearing at Creativity-Portal.com, an award-winning website that helps one explore, nurture and express creativity.
a neighboring tree
after the rains
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, blossoms, Branches, Inspiration, Photography, rain, Somerville, urban landscape on April 16, 2014| 1 Comment »
I took these photos a few days ago, indeed, after a spring rain. Today, these buds are bold blossoms, their petals glistening quite beautifully in melting spring snow. I didn’t quite have the heart to photograph the snow. 😉
complex beauty
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Back Bay, beauty, blossoms, Boston, Boston's Back Bay, Branches, Commonwealth Avenue, Inspiration, nature, Photography, spring, trees, urban landscape on April 15, 2014| 3 Comments »
These scenes are from Boston’s Back Bay along historic Commonwealth Avenue. I must say, I am quite thankful spring has finally arrived. 😉
soon to bloom
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged blooming, Branches, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, spring on April 9, 2014| 1 Comment »
baby’s breath series
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged abstract, baby's breath, Branches, colors, flowers, Inspiration, Photography on April 8, 2014| 1 Comment »
The recipe for this photo shoot: a few sprigs of baby’s breath, a small red bowl, a gold saucer, one stone, and a square of blue cloth.
sunset, like a wildfire
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, sunset, textures, urban landscape on April 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, as the sun was setting, I decided to focus on the earth instead of the sky.
Between the angle of the light and the new color upon the budding bush outside my window, the branches did seem to have fiery glow.
That glow became a little less fiery after I stopped photographing the curtain as well.
But whether bark or cloth, it was all a beautiful sight in the fading sunlight.
oak and rain
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, Inspiration, landscape, nature, oak tree, Photography, rain, spring, trees, water on March 30, 2014| 3 Comments »
As I waited for the coffee to brew, I decided to snap a few photos of the morning rain beading on the oak tree towering beside the house.
For the most part, I focused through one or two panes of glass though at one point I did open a window and stick my head out.
Despite the morning chill, it was neat to see the buds on the branches and the subtle colors emerging, suggesting spring blossoms and leaves will soon to be.
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