Archive for the ‘Branches’ Category
dusk reflected in the waters
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged art, beauty, colors, darkness, Inspiration, landscape, light, Middlesex Fells, nature, nature photography, reflections, trees, water on November 6, 2012| 2 Comments »
the dense blue of early evening
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, colors, Inspiration, landscape, leaves, light, Middlesex Fells, musings, nature, nature photography, trees, water on November 5, 2012| 8 Comments »
drifting down
covering the mostly naked branches of trees in the Middlesex Fells
mostly naked I say because up high leaves still bathed in the fading light
until even that light disappeared and all that remained was a transient glimmer of gold in the air
and a dusting of dark rose upon the land
caught in this morning’s light …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, butterflies, colors, digital photography, flowers, Inspiration, leaves, light, nature, trees, water on October 31, 2012| 3 Comments »
… butterflies in a mobile that a friend gave to me several years ago,
dried flowers disintegrating at a wonderfully slow pace,
oak leaves shining like jewels in a coronet,
and water dissipating on a window pane.
sandy inspired watercolors 2
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, colors, creativity, digital photography, Inspiration, nature, outdoors, painting, Photography, watercolor, weather on October 30, 2012| 1 Comment »
an orange balloon floating down the center of the street
the canoe behind the house, perched against an old tree everyone feared would fall. the tree remained standing but its few remaining leaves fell in the wind.
sandy inspired watercolors
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged arts, colors, creativity, digital photography, illustration, Inspiration, nature, painting, watercolor, weather on October 29, 2012| 2 Comments »
Meanwhile as I work from home today because of Sandy, it is fascinating and inspiring and a wee bit fear-inducing to watch the rising winds dance with the oak tree that towers above the house. The leaves fall to earth in a beautiful golden brown spiral.
Somehow it seems more right (excuse the bad grammar) to try to capture what I see with other tools besides my camera. I may feel differently over the course of the day as the light changes with the approaching storm, and the action outside my window is such that I want to capture as much as fast as I can with pixels instead of calming watercolors.
We shall see what the evening holds. Meanwhile have a good, safe day, folks. 😉
an old photo found
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged black and white, Boston, Branches, Charles River, Inspiration, monotype, nature photography on October 27, 2012| 6 Comments »
fine lines and edges
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Science, tagged autumn, beauty, colors, Inspiration, landscape, leaf, nature, nature photography, outdoors, patterns, seasons on October 22, 2012| 7 Comments »
I do wonder if people think I’m crazy as I walk through downtown Boston and other city centers picking up leaves and sticking them in any available pocket.
I keep thinking I should plan a specific leaf-picking adventure with a proper bucket or plastic bag as container. But somehow it is more fun to be walking along to work or to shop and to be open to the possibility of finding … something … along the way.
Of course it is easy to behave that way when the sun is shining and autumn leaves glow like jewels falling from the sky.
I’ll be curious what’s to be found on the ground this day. Hope your day goes well wherever you are in the world. 😉
blue abstraction
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blue, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography on October 19, 2012| 3 Comments »
autumn light in the kitchen
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, colors, Inspiration, leaf, light, nature, Photography, seasons on October 16, 2012| 4 Comments »
leaves found in st. stephen’s green
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, dublin, Inspiration, ireland, landscape, leaves, nature, outdoors, Photography, st. stephen's green, travel on October 14, 2012| 1 Comment »
While in Dublin, I visited great cathedrals and amazing galleries, and even attended an intimate music performance. The people were friendly and always willing to share a tale or two. Sometimes the accents were so thick I could not understand a word but I didn’t care because the flow of the words were like music as well.
In addition to music, Dublin is a city noted for its great literary heritage and perhaps that is why I did not often pull out my camera (along with the rain and wind and such). I was too busy listening, or even sitting down on occasion with pen and paper myself. When I did pull out my camera, I found myself less photographing churches and more trying to capture nature. And in particular I felt compelled to try capturing the leaves in Saint Stephen’s Green, a public park located near the hotel.
What called to me? I guess the colors and patterns …
… and emerging contrasts as autumn continues to unfold …
… and there was the glisten from intermittent rains.
In a city that has a lot of hustle and bustle, especially with Trinity College right there in the center, the park was a calm respite …
… and a joy to traverse even in the rain. 😉
You can read more about Saint Stephen’s Green on Wikipedia via this link.
