Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category
a japanese maple in the arboretum
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Arnold Arboretum, Branches, Inspiration, Japanese maple, monotype, nature, Photography, silhouette, spring, trees, urban landscape, walking on May 11, 2014| 1 Comment »
orchid dispatches
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blossoms, dispatches, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, monotype, nature, orchid, Photography on May 8, 2014| 4 Comments »
I knew it was going to be a long day of traveling from site to site, and so I told a friend that I would send him dispatches from the road.
Instead, I find myself choosing to share some dispatches from the kitchen as part of a quick coffee break. 
Okay, a last sip, and then back out into the day. Have a good one, folks. 😉
dandelion
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, dandelions, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on May 7, 2014| 2 Comments »
In the field next door behind the chain link fence grow dandelions. Above the yellow heads skim white butterflies. A few starlings walk about. No other animals do I see. Green grass uncut. A few scattered purple pansies. And, always, always, the ash gray and brown bark of the nearby dying trees.
and through a different window …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Branches, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, oak, Photography, trees on May 5, 2014| 2 Comments »
spring images through the rippled glass
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, perspective, Photography, spring on May 5, 2014| 6 Comments »
after the rains end
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blooms, Branches, colors, flowers, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, urban landscape on May 1, 2014| 7 Comments »
The view outside one of my windows, after the rains ended. The sun still shines. I know that I am a lucky person.
reminiscent of a butterfly …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, blossoms, dried flowers, found objects, Inspiration, nature, Photography on April 30, 2014| 4 Comments »
or maybe seaweed washed ashore.
In fact, a small bundle of dried spring blossoms found on the ground.
works in progress …
Posted in Inspiration, tagged books, history, Inspiration, Joseph Anthony Horne, libraries, Lucy Schildkret Dawidowicz, memoir, Monuments Men, Offenbach Archival Depot, Vilna, Yiddish Scientific Institute, YIVO on April 30, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Lucy Schildkret Dawidowicz
As part of my research with the Interlude series, I’ve been reading the memoir, From That Place and Time, by Lucy S. Dawidowicz. The narrative focuses on the period 1938-1947, and the author’s time spent pre-war in Vilna, Poland, studying at the Yiddish Scientific Institute (YIVO) and then her later post-war work to identify the remains of the YIVO library. The Interlude series is my attempt to share some of what I’ve learned in my walk through history via the life of Joseph Anthony Horne. The paths of Ms. Dawidowicz and Mr. Horne cross in 1947 in the German city of Offenbach at the Offenbach Archival Depot. More details to follow in the next Interlude, coming soon.
just leftovers
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged breakfast, eggs, food, food photography, Inspiration, Leftover mashed potatoes, leftovers, meals, potatoes on April 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
“It’s just leftovers,” he said. “Leftover mashed potatoes and a single egg. The egg has a little fresh thyme mixed in but really, how much more simple can you get?” Indeed. 😉
on the road
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged blossoms, Branches, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, Somerville, spring, trees, walking on April 27, 2014| 3 Comments »
By on the road, I mean walking around my Somerville neighborhood. Still chilly, but felt good to be out of the house and seeing what spring has to offer.
Words + Images 