Archive for the ‘Branches’ Category
after a gentle rain in maine
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Inspiration, landscape, Maine, nature, New England, Photography, rain, water on July 17, 2020| 4 Comments »
a living alarm clock
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, birdsong, cardinal, Inspiration, nature, Photography, red, sound, urban wildlife on June 29, 2020| 3 Comments »
At 5am this bright fellow starts singing. Not the worst way to start the day though I wouldn’t mind the music starting just a little later. 🙂
patience
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged edible flowers, edible gardens, flowers, gardening, gardens, Inspiration, Photography on June 23, 2020| Leave a Comment »
It has been many years since I’ve spent considerable time outside gardening in a yard. And what I am relearning is patience … a watched seed does not sprout overnight. Even if the package says “full sun” sometimes you have to move the plants into the shade. Overwatered plants die. I need to wait patiently and let them dry out. Squirrels, birds and rabbits and I need to find some common ground, and that will take time. I’m not going anywhere and apparently neither are they.
in small packages …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, bouquet, flowers, Photography, roses on June 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
a perennial beauty
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Uncategorized, tagged beauty, blue, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, landscape, Photography, yellow on May 28, 2020| 2 Comments »
A pretty perennial. That’s all I know. It is flowering next to the fence line and so every now and then I pick a stem and place in a vase in the kitchen.
light through the leaves
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Uncategorized, tagged beauty, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, trees on May 20, 2020| 3 Comments »
more tarragon
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged cooking, creativity, edible flowers, food, food photography, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography on May 17, 2020| 1 Comment »
It’s fun (and occasionally frustrating) figuring out as a photographer and as a gardener how to work with light. Given the state of the yard in the new place I don’t expect an outdoor garden to come into being anytime soon but I’ve been hell-bent on creating a new lush indoor herb garden. Okay, doesn’t have to be lush … just healthy and useful.
I’m trying to experiment with a few new items especially edible flowers but for the most part it is the canonical basil, oregano, marjoram, tarragon, and rosemary. Last night I took a certain chef on a tour of the evolving herb garden. He asked what was he cooking for dinner and I said, “Hmmm. Chicken with herbs, garlic and lemon.” He harvested what he needed. As he walked away with a handful of green he turned back to say, “Do you think you can plant more tarragon? I love working with tarragon.” Not a problem.
a short walk by the mystic
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, Inspiration, landscape, Mystic River, nature photography, Photography, trees on May 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
I foresee a certain person fishing off this pier in the near future. We actually passed a man and his son who said they sometimes catch stripers.
new spaces, new opportunities
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged art, Inspiration, interior decor, interior decorating, Photography on May 4, 2020| 2 Comments »
and through an open window
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged green, Inspiration, nature, Photography, spring, sunlight, urban landscape on April 11, 2020| 2 Comments »
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