Archive for the ‘Branches’ Category
Autumn’s Onset
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged leaves, nature, Photography on September 11, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Family through Words and Images
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged children's book, prose, siblings on September 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Henrietta Bruce Sharon drew this picture for the anthology, Golden Slippers. When I showed it to a friend his eyes watered and he said, “You should send this picture to your brother. You and he are who I see in this illustration.” I have three brothers. I love them all but I am most close to my youngest brother. Given that we were less than two years apart, our parents raised us as if we were twins. He and I have always shared a love of stories, and so, throughout our childhood we spun stories and imagined ourselves at the center of great adventures. I wrote and he drew. Even though we see each other rarely these days, we still connect by phone, by email and by illustrated letters to tell the stories of our every day lives.
The Hawk Outside My Office
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged hawk, nature, Photography on August 13, 2009| 1 Comment »
Petite Branches by the Charles
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged nature, Photography on August 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Oak Tree
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged black bird, blessings, blue jay, leaves, oak, Photography, squirrel, trees on August 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Sometimes if I leave my bedroom window open, I return home at the end of the day to oak leaves strewn about my floor. When I sit at my writing desk, I can look over my shoulder and into the gold-ringed eyes of a black bird as it perches near-hidden amidst green leaves. A squirrel has dashed by on occasion. A blue jay sang to me once. I have had to snap a branch because I feared the wind would drive it through the glass. Under my breath I said all sorts of “I’m sorry.” You see, I live on the top floor of a rambling old Victorian house. And towering above that house is the oak tree. Sitting in my bedroom at my desk with the wind whistling through, and the oak tree doing its end of summer shimmy with acorns still green, I feel quite blessed to be where I am.
Sparrow
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, Photography, sparrow on July 21, 2009| 2 Comments »
Nature Reflected (another lunchtime find)
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged color, foliage, leaves, Photography, plants, sunlight, trees, water on July 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Fan, An Experiment in Black and White and Color
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged black and white, chinese fan, color, Photography, sepia on June 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The Beauty of a Single Tree
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged children's book, picture book, trees on June 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Dreamy are the images in Sky Tree, like viewing the world through a gentle mist. A single tree is viewed throughout the season and becomes a gentle teaching tool about how the natural world works. Though targeted to children, I certainly felt like I learned some things after reading this book — about patience, about beauty and about perspective. A great gift for a child of any age.
Lazy Day in the Office
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged clear glass, green plants, office plants, Photography, water on June 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »
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