Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
ripples upon the water
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Charles River, Inspiration, motion, nature, Photography, ripples, urban landscape, water on September 26, 2014| 4 Comments »
multiplication of little streams
Posted in Inspiration, tagged abstract, art, bifurcation diagrams, Inspiration, mathematics, perspective, Photography, physics, poster, science, storytelling on September 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The story behind the image: Steve and I were taking a short walk along Revere Beach. The tide had receded quite a bit. He followed the water. I stayed on shore searching out seashells and stones and wishing I’d worn a thicker sweater. As he returned to me, he suddenly paused and shouted, “Come here. You have to see this.” I raced over and looked down at where he was pointing. Lines and curves in the sand? “Bifurcation diagrams in nature,” he exclaimed. I peered more closely, frowning. He tried explaining the mathematics of what he saw for me. “It’s like the multiplication of little streams leading to chaos.” “Well,” I said slowly, “I’m reminded of those Asian landscape paintings of mountains with cascading waterfalls over the rocks.” We studied the sand for a bit longer, he helping to point out different ways to frame photographs of the bifurcation he was seeing, and we both appreciating our different perspectives of the world.
A poster print of this “mountainous” scene is available online here.
the beauty of a ceiling
Posted in Inspiration, tagged architecture, art, beauty, colors, Copley Square, design, Henry Hobson Richardson, Inspiration, John La Farge, Richardsonian Romanesque, Trinity Church on September 24, 2014| 1 Comment »
only later did I see the single grey feather floating nearby
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beauty, birds, Charles River, colors, Esplanade, feathers, mallard ducks, nature, Photography, urban landscape, water on September 24, 2014| 7 Comments »
hands on the walls
Posted in Inspiration, tagged architecture, art, beauty, body language, churches, colors, hands, Inspiration, John La Farge, murals, painting, Photography, St. Paul, St. Peter, Trinity Church in the City of Boston on September 23, 2014| 2 Comments »
These are the hands of St. Paul, St. Peter and Jesus as painted by John La Farge in the murals for Trinity Church. I was inspired to create this compilation by the moving images and words in Steve McCurry’s recent post, The Language of Hands. I may write more about hands in the future, but for now, I hope you enjoy these images.
St. Paul’s hands
St. Peter, the key in his hand
Jesus with Nicodemus, hands resting
Hands of Christ and Woman at the Well
St. Paul
The Visit of Nicodemus to Christ
shores of light
Posted in Inspiration, tagged faith, family, fathers, Inspiration, light, motivation, Photography, reflection, Shores of Light, Theodore Parker Ferris, water on September 22, 2014| 6 Comments »
I have thought of my father much this weekend, and mostly when I do, I smile. I am sure that he would shake his head and possibly chuckle at the new bucket of potatoes I have growing in the hallway. The stems are thick and the leaves a dark, vibrant green in the morning light. Planting that bucket was a moment of wonderful calm. I will always associate the joys of gardening with my father who found his calm in that way. I think he used to find his calm on the water too. In the garden or on the water, I think one thing he modeled for me was how to take a deep breath and keep moving forward even into the unknown. Maybe that’s why I thought of him as I read a passage from a sermon about Shores of Light.
“There are people even in this troubled and confused world who are continually like plants reaching upward toward the shores of light. When those shores are completely hidden from our sight by mist and fog, when we can see nothing but this present world from which time sweeps us away with almost no consideration at all, we look at them and we say, The shores of light must still be there.” — Theodore P. Ferris
shrimp
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, Inspiration, Photography, shrimp, Tiger Shrimp on September 18, 2014| 2 Comments »
In the end, after their photo shoot, the shrimp were sauteed with garlic and ginger and served up with white rice and a bit of greens.
bark
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bark, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, trees on September 18, 2014| 3 Comments »
in the mystic
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, lilly pads, Mystic River, nature, Photography, reflection, water on September 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
a mood of the mind
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, color, creativity, focus, green, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, Thoreau, walking on September 15, 2014| 5 Comments »
I’m not completely sure what Thoreau meant by that phrase but those are the words that surface as I review these photos. They do capture a bit of the mood of my mind.
Appreciating the light. Both intrigued and challenged by the darkness. In an abstract space, and feeling like that’s not a bad space to be in creatively, but …
… also knowing that, especially on a Monday morning, one needs to find some focus. Or fake it really well.
I’m hoping another cup of coffee might help. Have a good day, folks. 😉
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