

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, Inspiration, light, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, silhouette, Somerville, trees on April 17, 2013| 9 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blackbirds, Inspiration, landscape, National Poetry Month, nature, photo, Photography, poetry, silhouette, Wallace Stevens on April 9, 2013| 8 Comments »

black bird in rose branches
When I originally took this photo, I did not even see the blackbird. I was solely focused on the leaves. Only later did I notice the lovely silhouette with its little luminous eye. I suppose that he saw me. Poet Wallace Stevens thought there were Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird. Just click on the link to read his words. And I hope you’re enjoying National Poetry Month. 😉
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Back Bay, blue, Boston, Branches, colors, Huntington Ave, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, sky on March 27, 2013| 2 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Anne Frank, faith, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, outside, Photography, quotes, reflections, self-portrait, solace, spirituality, trees, water on March 26, 2013| 9 Comments »
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of Nature. As longs as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances … nature brings solace for every trouble.” — Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, leaves, nature, new growth, Photography, plants, poinsettia on March 24, 2013| 4 Comments »

I do not have the greenest thumb in the world so I was happy to see new growth on the poinsettia plant after I had repotted it.

The plant looked like this three months ago.
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged blue, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, seasons, trees, winter on February 27, 2013| 3 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, beauty, collaboration, collage, colors, fashion, illustration, imagination, Inspiration, nature, Photography, storytelling, Zoe Langosy on February 7, 2013| 5 Comments »

Those are the magical words that collage artist Zoe Langosy will sometimes say after viewing my nature-themed photographs. Most recently they were uttered after showing her the following image from an impromptu hike through the Blue Hills, of deep golden light falling upon a stand of birch trees.

It is my continuing pleasure to view such images through Zoe’s eyes, to learn how to see textures and patterns, and then to imagine how such textures and patterns can become part of a larger work with its own story. The story of this woman on a boat and a coyote, you will have to wait for Zoe to share as she continues with this work in progress. Stay tuned! Meanwhile, you can read this post about how we’ve collaborated in the past. And you can see more of her art on this Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/LangosyArts
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, colors, fun, Inspiration, musings, nature, nature photography, painting, random thoughts, watercolor on February 3, 2013| 4 Comments »

Stormy Weather by Cynthia Staples
I’ve always enjoyed putting brush to paper, but I’ve never been especially disciplined about learning the right ways to do so. But the older I grow the more I realize it is more important to just put the brush to the paper and stop worrying about the right way. Van Gogh I will never be, but I don’t need to be Van Gogh to have fun with paint or to produce an image that might make someone’s day a bit brighter. Random thoughts on a quiet Sunday. 😉
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged blue, colors, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, nature photography, peace, Woburn on January 30, 2013| 1 Comment »

That was the word that came to mind after I downloaded this image. A bit imperfect but somehow it felt wrong to delete it.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, food, food photography, Inspiration, leaves, light, nasturtium, nature, nature photography, plants on January 22, 2013| 7 Comments »