What is there to say? A magic moment in the Boston Public Garden watching this little creature dig about in the dirt for nuts.
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white squirrel
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, Boston Public Garden, exotic beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, squirrels, urban landscapes, white squirrel on February 28, 2018| 2 Comments »
large feathers drifting to ground
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, birds of prey, hawks, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on February 22, 2018| 7 Comments »
I glanced out the window and saw something drifting down from the sky. At first I thought them the biggest snow flakes I’d ever seen.But when I went to the window I saw that they were in fact feathers. I looked up and around, and there it was on top of a nearby utility pole, a hawk feeding on its kill.
As I tried to focus my camera around the oak tree branches … thank goodness, they are still bare … the hawk stopped feeding, spread its wings and flew away only to be immediately replaced by another hawk. A mating pair perhaps.
These were large birds but it was not a sunny day so perhaps their outstretched wings which seemed so large to me cast no shadows down below and that’s why all the people standing on the sidewalk below the pole never noticed nature at work above them.
birds berries branches
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, Branches, hope, Inspiration, nature, Photography, trees, urban landscape on February 21, 2018| 3 Comments »
I am indeed perplexed by this world today – the ugliness, the violence, the pettiness, and the thoughtlessness – but I do find serenity in the woods.
three birds amidst the berries
Even as I compose this post I hear birds around me in the cityscape and so …
red and gold
… I think I shall rise to go outside with my camera and see what birds in city branches I might capture on this beautiful day.
sparrow in the berries
These birds, berries and branches were photographed this past weekend in parks located in Boston, Newton and Saugus.
wet leaves
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, water on February 21, 2018| 1 Comment »
new silk and cashmere scarf
Posted in Inspiration, tagged apparel, architecture inspired, art, cashmere, design, Inspiration, Photography, scarf, shawl, silk, textiles on February 20, 2018| 1 Comment »
Here’s a new woven scarf designed by Donna McNett using a photograph of the stenciled wall inside Trinity Church. Available now in the shop. It’s meant to be worn but I do love how the light shines through.
red-tailed hawk
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged animals, birds, hawks, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography on February 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »
This winged beauty landed in the tree across the street just as we entered the Breakheart Reservation in Saugus. https://www.mass.gov/locations/breakheart-reservation
bubbles in the water
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged abstract, beauty, bubbles, iinspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, surfaces on February 19, 2018| 1 Comment »
Bubbles forming in a stream at Kennard Park, Newton. I like how you can see the reflection of the trees above in the surface of the bubbles.
charity
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Amory Family, architecture, art, beauty, Boston Brahmins, charity, Dorcas, faith, family, Inspiration, Photography, stained glass windows, storytelling on February 14, 2018| 4 Comments »
Dorcas is one of a set of two windows purchased by William Amory (1808-1888) in memory of his parents Thomas Coffin Amory (1767-1812) and Hannah Rowe Linzee Amory (1775-1845).
Located in the north transept of Trinity Church in Copley Square, the window was installed between 1877-1878. According to the literature, both the Amory and Linzee families had long been associated with the parish which was found in 1733. Designed and executed by Burlison & Grylls of London, the window depicts the biblical figure of Dorcas, a woman of wealth, who aided those who were in need. In this case the artist shows Dorcas throwing a garment over someone beseeching her for aid.
It is a beautifully rendered window full of drama and rich colorful detail. See for yourself when you have the chance: http://trinitychurchboston.org/visit/tours
it often begins with a window
Posted in Inspiration, tagged accessories, architecture inspired, creative process, creativity, cuff bracelet, design, digital printing, fashion, GIMP, Inspiration, jewelry, Photography, windows on February 12, 2018| 1 Comment »
new cuff bracelet available at the shop at Trinity Church
The it I’m referring to is my creative process. I was (and still am) one of those children who’d get caught staring off into the distance most often through a window. When asked what I was looking at or for, I could never really say. It wasn’t so much that I was seeking as waiting. At some point, not always, but sometimes, something would crystallize and I would see what I had not before. And its those little finds that I try to highlight in my photography or expand upon in my writing. The same sensibility holds true in the design work I now do.
For years I’ve had the pleasure of walking past this window at Trinity Church, staring through clear panes, admiring how the light shines through the decorative glass and temporarily paints the floor inside. When surrounded by so many other rich architectural details as one is at Trinity Church, I began to take this lovely but comparably simple window for granted.
But one day I took respite by the window. I leaned against the staircase and simply stared outside. Then, I don’t really know why except perhaps because the light dramatically changed in some way, I began to look at the window itself, as a whole composed of an assortment of geometric parts and that’s when I saw it. Or it found me. A pattern to play with or in this case to recreate using GIMP.
The “new” pattern that evolved can so far be found on a cuff bracelet, pencil pouch and pen, all available exclusively at the shop at Trinity Church. https://www.facebook.com/TrinityBostonShop/
fun in the sun
Posted in Inspiration, tagged apparel, beauty, creativity, design, fashion, John La Farge, Photography, Purity, scarves, silk chiffon, stained glass on February 8, 2018| 1 Comment »
Restock of the Purity silk chiffon scarf arrived in the mail today just as the sun began to set. Beautiful light shining through the window fell upon the fabric. The design is inspired by details from the stained glass window by John La Farge. The scarf will be available at the shop at Trinity Church. In the works … a design based on the church’s painted ceiling. Stay tuned!
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