Archive for the ‘Kitchen Inspirations’ Category
sunday was a strawberry day
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Chelmsford, colors, food, gardens, Inspiration, nature, Parlee's Farm, Photography, red, strawberries on June 11, 2012| 5 Comments »
In the Kitchen
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, food, green, herbs, Inspiration, japanese paper, nature, Photography, spices on June 7, 2012| 6 Comments »
A short break in the kitchen with a few herbs, spices and small squares of Japanese paper.
Raspberry Dreams
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.
Culinary Abstractions
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.
With Colors Like the Rising/Setting Sun
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, daffodils, flowers, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography on April 5, 2012| 1 Comment »
So, earlier today, I wandered into the kitchen to make some lunch. A cloudy day and chilly to start so I decided on a cup of tea. As I walked toward the stove past the little table where I keep herbs, cut flowers and things like that, I glanced at a vase of old daffodils.
I could not help but think, “I’ve got to throw these things away before the petals fall all over the floor!” Then I’d have to vacuum … though I already needed to vacuum. I spritzed a few stems with water. Maybe a little moisture would help. Instead, a petal drifted free of its stem and just managed to land on the table.
I turned away with a curmudgeonly sigh. I put the kettle on to boil. While waiting for it to whistle, I felt a bit of warmth on the back of my neck. Perhaps the sun was finally peeking through a cloud. I turned to look over my shoulder, and this is what I saw that made me smile.
Beauty in the Darkness
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, herbs, Inspiration, light, musings, nature, Photography, shadows on April 4, 2012| 1 Comment »
Ever have a period in your life when you’re feeling just a bit out of your routine, or as my fellow likes to say, “discombobulated?” Well, I’m certainly feeling that way at the moment. Not sure if it is cosmic in origin (there’s a lot of cool astronomical stuff happening right now) or if it’s regular life stuff (lot of different projects coming due). To give myself a break over past day or so, I’ve wandered with my camera outside and around the house. I have found myself drawn to the concrete, like the above dark pansy growing in what has become a local restaurant’s outdoor ashtray, and to the more nebulous and ethereal like these shadowy branches of a dead tree dancing on a wall in my apartment.
Yesterday, I found myself in the kitchen mesmerized by herbs in silhouette like this dill against a clay saucer and rosemary in relief upon the table.
There was the lovely coil of copper surrounding a single strand of thyme …
… and three shells collected I can’t remember where, but now sitting in the hallway amidst all sorts of plants.
Part of me would love to sit with these images and see what writing they inspire. Perhaps later. Right now, I must rise from this chair, and get ready for a gig. There I will do my best to stay disciplined and quite focused, and not lose myself in the shadows and other dark beauty revealed by the spring light.
Yellow Roses
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, decoration, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, rose, yellow on March 28, 2012| 2 Comments »
Just yellow roses in a bowl nestled amidst fresh herbs, sitting on a kitchen table.
Stirring the Pot … Abstractly
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, art, beauty, flowers, herbs, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography on March 27, 2012| 1 Comment »
An Interior Light in the Tulip
I don’t think of myself as an “abstract” person but of late I have felt like exploring that side of myself, especially today when I know there are other things I should be doing. 😉 I will do those things but …
Herbs in Silhouette on the Kitchen Table
… for a moment I give myself permission (once again) to creatively procrastinate by sorting through the digital files and pulling out a few images catching my attention. Some certainly bordering on the abstract. All imbued with a certain light and play of shadows.
Fresh Basil Reflected in Glass of a Blueberry Print
Water on the Green
Window Frames in Shadow on the Wall
Cactus All Aglow
Mystic River Lights Through Reeds
Behind the Fence Brightly
Ideas are starting to come to mind for how I might use these and other images. But … after a while … procrastination is procrastination no matter what adjective I put in front of the word. And so, for now, I must put away the camera and avert my eyes from photography files. At least until tomorrow. 😉
A Bit of Color in the Kitchen
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, flowers, food, Inspiration, nature, Photography on March 24, 2012| 10 Comments »
Blueberries
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged blue, blueberries, colors, food, Inspiration, nature, Photography on February 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Words + Images 