Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
oak tree in snow
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, blizzard, Branches, Inspiration, nature, oak, Photography, snow, tree, weather, winter on January 27, 2015| 1 Comment »
reminiscent of a jellyfish
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Blizzard2015, colors, ice, imagination, Inspiration, Photography, snow, water, winter on January 27, 2015| 5 Comments »
Icicles hanging from a light fixture across the street. Only 8-10 more inches of snow to fall before the storm blows through. We’ll see what other structures are formed and where.
paper whites on ice
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, art, beauty, colors, flowers, frozen, indoor gardening, Inspiration, paper whites, Photography, water on January 26, 2015| 3 Comments »
Some of the bulbs still thrive in the hallway but one had faded away and so I took its drying blossoms and placed them in a bowl and tucked them in the fridge. This morning, as with the rose, I photographed the results. This morning’s light was less intense then on the day I shot the rose but it was bright enough.
and on a corner of a small table …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged food, growing, indoor gardening, Inspiration, life, Photography, seeds, snow, sprouts, winter on January 25, 2015| 2 Comments »
in a recycled carry out container grows pea sprouts that are quite tasty with tomatoes and hummus. In the gold goblet, upland cress is hopefully germinating. Their sprouts from a previous harvest were quite fine on smoked salmon. And I think in the clay pots I planted some combination of sunflowers and a spicy mesclun mix. The sun shines on them bright so we’ll see what happens next. And, meanwhile, outside and down below, that same sun shines intense on a landscape covered in ice and snow.
the clover and ivy and second pot of violets …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, sunshine on January 25, 2015| 1 Comment »
… they grow in their small vessels upon a short bookcase that’s filled with cookbooks and related food literature. It has been a joy to try photographing their leaves, from different angles, in this morning’s bright winter’s light.
more ivy images
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, ivy, nature, Photography, vines on January 21, 2015| 1 Comment »
reaching up
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, green, growing, indoor gardening, Inspiration, ivy, Photography, plants on January 21, 2015| 1 Comment »
when the rose fell apart …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, frozen, ice, imagination, Inspiration, petals, Photography, roses, water on January 20, 2015| 6 Comments »
a somerville sunset in focus and out
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, focus, light, nature, Photography, Somerville, sunset, urban landscape on January 19, 2015| 3 Comments »
a rosy sequence
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, color, Inspiration, nature, petals, Photography, roses on January 19, 2015| 1 Comment »
I do not think it was forgotten after the Yankee Swap ended and all the dinner guests had departed. I’m pretty sure she left the rose in the glass on purpose to sit upon the kitchen table. Since it took up so little room I left it there to see what time would reveal. And as is sometimes the case, time revealed great beauty.
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