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this week, meet the editors of talking writing!

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 4, 2013| 1 Comment »

Pens, Paper, Postcards

Pens, Paper, Postcards

The camera is not going away, but if I have one goal in 2013, it is to do more creative writing.  Without doubt motivation has come from my involvement with Talking Writing, a nonprofit online literary magazine featuring the work of writers and visual artists.  I know firsthand the commitment and dedication of the editors in helping writers dig deep. See for yourself by checking out the Winter 2013 Issue.  And meet the editors this week at the 2013 Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Conference in Boston.

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on a walk by the water

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on March 4, 2013| 4 Comments »

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“vessels of light” … in print

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 3, 2013| 6 Comments »

That’s what flowers often are for me, vessels holding sunlight.  And that is the title of my series of images appearing in the latest issue of Blackberry: A Magazine.  Blackberry is a new digital and print literary magazine showcasing the writing and artwork of black women.  The editor did a lovely job of integrating art with words in this issue focused on “where the light is.”  Check it out by clicking on the following image.

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transformation

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 1, 2013| 5 Comments »

Remember the orange tulip?

Well, as the petals have dried, all these other colors have been revealed.

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the gift of an aurora

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 28, 2013| 5 Comments »

I do not know if I will ever see an actual aurora in the sky.  But as I downloaded these images from my camera, that is what I thought of.

The strands of light were produced by a little USB plasma ball.  An office gift, Steve plugged it in one night to delight a young child, but turns out I was the one delighted by the light display.

I’m sure there are much clearer pictures I can take over time but I kind of like these dreamy shots.  They stir my imagination.  And they remind me of the words of Joan Feynman, thanking her brother for giving her the aurora.  Hear her for yourself via this short Youtube video.

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simple pleasures

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged , , , , , , on February 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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complex colors

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 25, 2013| 3 Comments »

I am not blue today, red with anger, or green with envy.  Perhaps I am an opaque shade of brown and black and gray.  A splash of burnt orange as the sun continues to rise?

Regardless, just a thoughtful mix of darker hues.  That is what I feel as I watch the melting snow.  Perhaps it is that falling water that makes me think of tears.  Tears blur the world even as they rinse the eyes clean.

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white

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , on February 24, 2013| 8 Comments »

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unexpected gifts

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »

a gold butterfly on cellophane sent via post by my cousin

for my paper work projects 😉

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“frankly, my dear, …”

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 20, 2013| 3 Comments »

I call this image “the vellum couple.” I see a man and woman in deep conversation.  You know THAT conversation at the end of the movie when the couple has come to a fork in the road.  Despite the title of this post, I think the couple is more likely Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne than Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.  Let’s just say I grew up watching a lot of black and white movies with sweeping music.  In fact, the image is of two flowers as photographed through a sheet of vellum.  If you’d like to see additional images, please visit this temporary gallery.  Most of the images are of plants — ranunculus, nasturtium, poinsettia, and others — as viewed through the vellum.  There are a few images like the one below with vellum as background.

Vellum Series

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