Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, purple, tulips on June 5, 2012| 10 Comments »
In sorting through photos for various projects, I came across a cache of purple. Now I have the urge to buy some purple marbles at the toy store, an eggplant and some grapes from the farmer’s market, and maybe pick up some purple paint chips from the hardware store. Who knows what purples may appear in the near future. Maybe I’ll even photograph a purple crayon. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged carnation, colors, flowers, indoor gardens, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, Photography, rose on June 3, 2012| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, colors, food, fruit, Inspiration, musings, Photography, red on May 30, 2012| 1 Comment »
When I looked outside my ktichen window this morning I saw a blanket of clouds covering the sky. Every color was muted. People moved by at a meandering pace with umbrellas tucked beneath their arms. No one seemed particularly sad or depressed by the weather, just lost in thought, as if walking in a waking dream. Dreams … that’s what I thought of as I snapped these photos of raspberries from this morning’s breakfast.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, colors, Hingham, landscape, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, travel, World's End on May 29, 2012| 2 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, post processing, water on May 24, 2012| 3 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, gifts, insects, Inspiration, jewelry, nature, Photography on May 24, 2012| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, scanner images on May 23, 2012| 7 Comments »
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, On the Road, tagged animals, art, children's books, illustration, Inspiration, literature, lithography on May 21, 2012| 2 Comments »
So on Sunday I was walking down the street carrying dirt and clay pots and various seeds. The sun was beating down. I was hot and tired and hoping I didn’t trip and break the pots before I reached home which seemed to be a million miles away. I came to a fork in the road and for whatever reason I took the left fork — a path different than the one I had taken before. Along the route I passed a table set up on a small front yard, and on the table were those most magic of items — used books.
They were not in great shape to say the least, but there was a lovely antique-ness about the mound on the table and the ones just visible in boxes across the yard. Most had dark non-descript covers. A young man kept trying to put books in my hands, flipping to the colorful lithographs inside. A lot of science scenes.
But it was the German children’s book that caught my eyes with its fading colorful cover. When I cracked its bent frame, crispy yellowed pages slid into my hands, but all the pages appeared to be within. I tucked them back and flipped through as gently as I could, enchanted by the imagery inside.
German I do not read and so I will have to find a translator to help me make out the title and cover page information. An 1880’s creation for sure, combining short story and myths, and even a play at the end. Some images are clearly signed like this one by C. W. Allers …
… but most are not.
More research to be done on the contents, and to learn how to conserve such a literary treasure. I’ll be sure to share what I find. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, food, herbs, Inspiration, nature, Photography on May 20, 2012| 1 Comment »
A few photos of herbs and flowers from the kitchen and the landlord’s garden.
English parsley drying in the window.
A bit of sage.
A stalk of lavender to dress up the table.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, wildflowers on May 17, 2012| 2 Comments »
