Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
dried red leaf
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, leaf, nature, Photography, red, still life on July 25, 2012| 2 Comments »
leafy shadows on wooden plank
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, shadow on July 24, 2012| 1 Comment »
maple seed pods on the forest floor
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, landscape, maple seed pods, nature, Photography, plants, trees on July 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
blades of grass
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston, Charles River Esplanade, colors, grass, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography on July 19, 2012| 6 Comments »
When I made my way to the Charles River Esplanade after lunch, I anticipated photographing a few ducks, a tree or two and some reflections in the water. Amazingly enough, my plans went awry as I found myself mostly fascinated by blades of grass. Imagine that. 😉
three acorns by the mystic river
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, green, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, Photography, Somerville on July 18, 2012| 3 Comments »
by the seashore
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged halford beach, Inspiration, landscape, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, sea life, winthrop on July 16, 2012| 3 Comments »
leaf tales
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, family, Inspiration, leaves, musings, nature, Photography, poetry on July 10, 2012| 4 Comments »
I photograph a lot of leaves. Today I have decided I will one day write an essay about these things. I may reference the sensuous as an ode to Georgia O’Keeffe.
Or I may give a nod to Walt Whitman who described a leaf (or at least a leaf of grass) as the journey work of stars.
I can write of spidery patterns and blood-filled veins.
Of jagged ridges and rolling hills.
Of silhouettes in blue and green.
Of people protected and hidden half-seen.
Of autumn’s first leaves submerged and later frozen …
… and then go on to describe the new growth that emerges each spring.
And what sparked this thought of writing about leaves? A note from my brother who wrote, until he paused in his day and sat outside with his 2-year old son, he never really noticed the simple beauty of leaves blowing in the breeze.
the red plate special
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, corn, food, Inspiration, pasta, Photography, red on July 9, 2012| 1 Comment »
A red plate at Target caught my eye and led to some culinary experiments with a new background color. Here are a couple initial shots. After playing with my food, I expect I’ll have to eat it. If you have any simple fresh corn and cold pasta recipes, please send ’em my way. 😉
by the seashore
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, Inspiration, nature, ocean, Photography, seashells on July 2, 2012| 2 Comments »
I was lucky enough to travel to the seashore this weekend. Like all of the other little kids, I found myself filling my pockets with seashells. Today as the sun shone brightly throughout the house, I took photos of the shells in a series of different poses, so to speak. As with the sunflowers mentioned earlier, I leaned toward the abstract. Still working with the images, but here are few. We’ll see what the rest of the summer holds in store.
go with the sunflow
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged abstract, art, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sunflowers on June 27, 2012| 4 Comments »
I have been having great difficulty photographing sunflowers. Somehow the image of the whole flower is never quite right. Finally I decided to stop worrying about the mythic image and enjoy the beauty of the abstract.
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