
… that caught my eyes and made me pause as I raced across the Public Garden. Already late for a meeting, I had had no intentions of pausing or pulling out my camera. But how could I not as I looked more closely at what lay before me?



Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston Public Garden, butterflies, colors, insects, Inspiration, nature, Photography on August 23, 2012| 8 Comments »

… that caught my eyes and made me pause as I raced across the Public Garden. Already late for a meeting, I had had no intentions of pausing or pulling out my camera. But how could I not as I looked more closely at what lay before me?



Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, white on August 21, 2012| 4 Comments »

Remember the post with individual petals? Well, here is what they looked like before they fell apart. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, musings, nature, Photography, stone on August 20, 2012| 1 Comment »

I don’t think that I would describe myself as a collector but in the past year or two, I do seem to have … collected … quite a few stones. Each has a different shape or thread of color. I can’t remember where I picked them up. I don’t expect to keep them forever. I like to give such things to little friends of the four to five-year old variety. Maybe one day they too will photograph their stony treasures.





Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abtract, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, petals, Photography, white on August 16, 2012| 4 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract art, colors, humor, Inspiration, leaf, nature, Photography, water on August 14, 2012| 3 Comments »

Ingredients
3 leaves
stone pebbles
water
sunlight
Mix and photograph to your heart’s content. Add dash of imagination to taste. Who knows? You might see dragon’s eggs, bright shining eyes, and flowing cityscapes.





Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, leaf, nature, Photography, red on August 13, 2012| 2 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, butterflies, colors, insects, Inspiration, mixed media, nature, Photography, watercolor on August 10, 2012| 3 Comments »

While doing some very late spring cleaning, I came across two butterflies I created a few years ago. At the time I think I was at a multi-pronged fork in the road. As my mind mulled over next steps, I needed to keep my hands busy. This is what I produced.

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged blue, colors, Essex, Inspiration, landscape, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, travel on August 8, 2012| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged cherries, colors, food, fruit, Inspiration, Photography, red on August 6, 2012| 4 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, colors, Inspiration, leaves, nature, Photography on August 5, 2012| 4 Comments »

it grew even more beautiful

its original greens and pinks (seen here) deepening into many shades of gold.

