

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, dragonflies, insects, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, Photography, reflections, water on July 28, 2015| 1 Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, Inspiration, leaves, light, nature, Photography, textures on July 20, 2015| 3 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, blooms, colors, dill, flowers, fun, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, sweet marjoram on July 16, 2015| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged birds, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, sparrow, urban landscape on July 14, 2015| 5 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, orange, Photography on July 10, 2015| 3 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged amphibian, assabet river, camoflage, colors, frogs, Inspiration, landscape, nature, nature photography, Photography, sudbury, toads on July 5, 2015| 3 Comments »

I don’t suppose I should call them all Melissa’s frogs or her toads — she’s the friend for whom I try to make a reasonable attempt at photographing the amphibian-kind of the forests wherever I visit. They do have species names and local titles. I think this little fellow, actually he would have fit inside the palm of my hand, he might be an American toad.

Later I did see a teeny tiny frog that could have sat on the tip of my finger with room to spare. He moved too fast for me to capture. At first I thought it was a cricket. Aside from frogs and toads, I did see a few other things in the woods that made the day quite special.



You can learn more about the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge via this link.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged assabet river, ferns, hiking, Inspiration, moths, nature, nature photography, Photography, sudbury on July 4, 2015| 3 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged clouds, colors, Inspiration, light, nature, orange, Photography, sky on July 2, 2015| 1 Comment »

These clouds I saw at the end of a long day. I sat at the kitchen table wondering what my next step would be, and as I did so, I happened to glance over my shoulder and saw that sky. At first, I planned to just sit and watch and not worry about trying to capture anything. But after a while, I felt that compulsion to jump up and find my camera.


Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, botanicals, colors, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, urban landscape on June 30, 2015| 5 Comments »

I was a bit early for an appointment in Boston’s Back Bay, so I decided to take a brisk walk around the block. This is what I saw.




