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“beauty is fractal”

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, beauty, floral photography, flower, fractal, imagination, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, paperwhites, Richard Feynman, science on January 18, 2013| 8 Comments »

That is what that science guy of mine said over breakfast this morning. “Beauty is fractal. No matter the scale at which we view a thing, it is beautiful.” We weren’t specifically talking about flowers but we could have been. There is more I’d like to write about that statement but why when someone else has written so … beautifully … about “the mystery of a flower.” If you have five minutes and eleven seconds today, check out this video and hear the words of physicist Richard Feynman on Beauty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRmbwczTC6E&list=PL92F9FC91BBE2210D

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seeking

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bear, imagination, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, toy on January 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »

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no frost behind the curtain this morning …

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, black and white, creativity, imagination, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, water on January 17, 2013| 3 Comments »

but I am certainly glad I looked.

Only a little bit of moisture so no great ice sculptures as before though I still see stars and lost universes.

Just light reflecting and refracting, striking the dust, and veiling that magnificent oak tree.

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last night’s dinner, or …

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, food photography, Inspiration, menus, recipes, red pepper, vegetables on January 16, 2013| 2 Comments »

Three Ways to Use One Red Pepper in One Night

1. Finely chop one-third of the red pepper. Sprinkle over one avocado that has been sliced and arranged on a plate. Drizzle whole affair with olive oil and lime juice, and add just a dash of black pepper.

2. Coarsely chop one-third of the red pepper. Toss into chicken broth liberally flavored with garlic and a bit of smoked bacon. Add coarsely chopped oyster mushrooms, scallions and fresh ginger. A few chopped shrimp and some basil added just before the soup was dished up didn’t hurt either.

3. Chop remaining third of the red pepper. Saute in sesame chili oil with a chopped baby zucchini. Serve over white rice.

The End 😉

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do you believe in magic?

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Publication Updates, tagged colors, creative writing, Creativity Portal, digital photography, ice, imagination, Inspiration, magic, nature, seasons, storytelling, water, winter on January 15, 2013| 1 Comment »

I believe in magic especially this winter as I’ve watched frost form upon the windows. Read more at Creativity Portal about the Winter Window Magic I’ve seen. Enjoy!

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upon a pale field

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blooms, colors, digital photography, flowers, Inspiration, light, nature, nature photography, plants on January 14, 2013| 6 Comments »

The name of the plant I do not know. Its cost was $2.48. I know that because the label is still on the side of the little plastic pot. I have never replanted it. I sometimes forget to water it and then when I do I sometimes drown it but it is a succulent and that seems to be okay.

I have tucked it in a very, very sunny corner. Perhaps for that reason it forgives my neglect and on occasion produces these magnificent pale blooms on pencil thin stalks that I snip and place in an old spice jar. I’ve been photographing them against a background of white vellum.

We’ll see what the rest of the winter holds, if new blooms will emerge. Meanwhile, I’ll try to show my appreciation by buying some soil later today so I can replant this (and several more) plants later in the week. 😉

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gordon’s poinsettia

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, flower, gift, home, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, plants, poinsettia, red on January 10, 2013| 7 Comments »

A poinsettia sits in the kitchen window, a holiday gift still providing much pleasure.

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now available: reflect & write (for grades 7-12 and up)

Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, tagged arts, books, collaboration, Contributing Writer, Elizabeth Guy, Hank Kellner, Inspiration, poetry, Prufrock Press, reading, teaching resource, writing resource on January 9, 2013| 2 Comments »

One of the best job experiences I ever had was working with middle school students as part of an after school writing program. The children usually engaged in an outdoor activity and then they wrote about the experience. One of the indoor rainy day activities was to present the children with a folder of images. Each child selected a photograph that moved him or her in some way. It was always amazing to read what they wrote. Their imagination and creativity inspires me to this day. That’s why I was excited to be part of the book project, Reflect & Write. I’m honored to have two of my poems included among the nearly 300 poems, photographs and quotations composing this wonderful resource designed to help prompt children to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards and touch screens). Via this link you can take a peek inside the book and see if it is a resource that might be useful for stirring the creativity of the young people in your life.

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