… I am amazed at what I find.
Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
Boston Blossoms by the Charles
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blossoms, Branches, Photography, pink, spring, white on April 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Flowers Seen on the Way Home
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged flowers, Photography on April 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
The Moon Last Night
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, moon, Photography on April 1, 2010| 1 Comment »
Inspiring Me Today …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes on March 31, 2010| Leave a Comment »
It is a cloudy gray wet chill day where I am in New England. I may get up the courage to dash outside with my camera and take pictures of raindrop-laden foliage and flora, but … not yet. Until then, I am finding inspiration online in the luminous macro photography of Daniel Sroka. If nothing else, please visit Sroka’s site to view the tulips, not to mention the fallen leaves. And there’s a little tree … or is it? Amazing!
What’s inspiring you today?
Lightening Caught …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, light, nature, Photography on March 30, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Sunday Musings …
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, Music, Nature Notes on March 28, 2010| Leave a Comment »
This Sunday, I find myself consumed with thoughts of math, music, science, and art — and oh, what a tangled web they weave. As I sit at the computer right now, I have open beside me a copy of Douglas Hofstadter’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. On the left page is Figure 104. Castrovalva, by M.C. Escher. On the right page, a crab, tortoise and Achilles are having a conversation about mathematics. It’s a book that I know is great, but my goodness, it does tax my brain. In a good way. 😉
Edmands Park Photo Gallery — New Images Added
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged edmands park, nature, Newton, Parks, Photography on March 26, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Spring has sprung in New England.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Arnold Arboretum, Photography, spring flowers on March 22, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Paying Attention to the Song of a Single Bird
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Barbara Brown Taylor, being present, book covers, paying attention on March 18, 2010| 1 Comment »
So when I first saw the book, Altar in the World, in hardback I didn’t even crack the spine. Then it came out in paperback, with the cover image of a blue bird on a blue branch set against a soft beige-cream background. And, in red scrolling text, the title of the book just off center. Kudos to the designers because quite frankly I am a sucker for packaging and I am so happy I opened the book.
There’s a quote on the cover from The Dallas Morning News that says, “Not a page turner, it is a page lingerer.” So true. It is a book about one woman’s journey dealing with faith. Whatever one’s beliefs, I think it is a beautiful read. Here is a passage that had me lingering this morning:
“The practice of paying attention is as simple as looking twice at people … To see takes time, like having a friend takes time. It is as simple as turning off the television to learn the song of a single bird.
I have yet to learn the song of a bird, but I did pay attention to the birds as I walked from the parking lot to my office building. I saw 5 pigeons, 3 robins, 2 blue jays, a rock dove and at least 1 starling. As I entered the building, behind me I did hear a beautiful song. Though I scanned the nearby tree branches and rooftops, I could not spy the bird. Next time.
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