and greens …
and even a bit of abstract black.
Archive for the ‘Branches’ Category
Rainy Day Blues …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged nature, Photography, photos, pictures, rain, trees, weather on September 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Irene’s Impact (So Far)
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Irene, leaves, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, Somerville, water, winds on August 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
So far, thankfully, Irene has had less impact than expected where I am. During a quick jaunt outside between bands of rain, I found broken branches, pools of water and a few people standing with faces to the air feeling the lingering breeze. I found myself looking down and this is what I saw:
Patterns as Inspiration
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged cloth, Inspiration, Japan, Japanese maple, nature, Noh robes, patterns, Photography, photos, pictures, sunlight, trees on August 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here are a few of the things inspiring me of late:
Sunlight shining through Japanese Maple leaves.
Japanese Noh robes as described in the book, Patterns and Poetry.
And always, always, always, trees – their green leaves, bare branches and beautiful barks.
Wild carrots, anyone?
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged abstract beauty, Charles River, floral inspiration, flowers, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, plants, Queen Anne's Lace, wild carrot on August 25, 2011| 1 Comment »
Queen Anne’s Lace, also known as “wild carrot,” grows widely and wildly along the Charles River. It is so abundant that I sometimes ignore the sprawling plants, pushing it aside to get a glimpse of rarer, more colorful life. But sometimes the leaves and flowers of this plant catch the light in such a way that I cannot ignore their beauty.
Can You Find the Cherub?
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged art, cherub, Chihuly, color, glassmaking, Photography, photos, pictures on July 25, 2011| Leave a Comment »
This weekend, I had the pleasure of viewing with friends the Dale Chihuly show, “Through the Looking Glass,” at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. You know how much I love light and color. 😉 It was a wonderful experience (despite the crowds). You can read more about the show via this link on the Museum’s website. And to view more of the photos I took of Mr. Chihuly’s work, just click on the cheeky fellow below.
The Beauty of Simple Gifts
Posted in Branches, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged cuban oregano, gifts, herbs, Photography, photos, pictures, plants on July 25, 2011| 2 Comments »
Today I am reminded of the beauty of small gifts. A while ago a friend gave me a small potted plant of cuban oregano. I’ve been rushing around lately so while I usually remember to water the herb — thank goodness, it is a succulent — I hadn’t really paid attention to the little patch of expanding greenery. But this morning, feeling a little pokey and thus moving slower, I leaned over and pressed my nose close. And what did I discover? The sweetest scent, of course, one that brought a smile to my face…and immediately brightened my day. 😉
In the Quiet
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged environment, fern, gray, green, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, stone on July 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Vertical Symmetry
Posted in Branches, Guest Contributor, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged horizontal symmetry, landscape, nature, perception, Photography, photos, pictures, reflection, vertical symmetry, water on July 5, 2011| 2 Comments »
Recently Steve shared pictures from a trip abroad. Dreamy images of a Canadian landscape with narrow strips of land separating sky and water. Beautiful images to be sure, but what made them truly fascinating was Steve’s perspective as he shared them. He suggested in terms of their display the images should be rotated 90 degrees thus highlighting what he had been trying to capture — the reflection of the landscape in (often) still waters creating perfect symmetry, i.e. use the vertical line, not the horizontal, to heighten the viewer’s experience of the reflection. See what you think. 😉
I must admit, as I viewed some of these images at their new orientation, I began to “see” complex and rich structures that had nothing to do with their actual subject matter (trees, water, sky). I especially thought of the green man in the woods figure with this one.
What do you see?
Green Day
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged green, life cycle, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, plants on July 1, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A single plant. Several stages of development. An unexpected find in a local park while out for a stroll.
Silhouettes
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged nature, Photography, photos, pictures, shadows, silhouettes on June 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I have a good friend who is working on assignment out west near the Grand Canyon. Occasionally, she will call in to describe the wildlife that she is seeing at dusk and dawn and all hours in between. This morning she left a message about five large elk silhouetted against the evening sky. Later, as I went through my image archives, I found myself being particularly drawn to those subjects cast in shadow. Here are a few that jumped out at me.
Words + Images 