Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
new blooms in the house
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged african violets, beauty, blooms, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nasturtium, Photography on April 16, 2015| 1 Comment »
one can almost forget the 108 inches of snow …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, calm, colors, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, spring on April 13, 2015| 1 Comment »
… when you walk through Ricky’s Flower Market. Spring has arrived (even if another flake or two might fall before month’s end). I love my indoor gardening but I do appreciate wandering through this outdoor market. A simple way of finding calm. 😉
as for the primrose …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, morning's light, nature, Photography, primrose on April 6, 2015| Leave a Comment »
… something about this morning’s light in the pale petals and against the dark leaves reminded me of both dawn and sunset come together.
the other african violet
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged african violets, buds, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography on April 6, 2015| 1 Comment »
I wasn’t sure it would survive the winter. Some of the leaves are not in great shape, but peeking out this morning were these buds.
dark beauty
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, thorns, urban landscape on April 1, 2015| 7 Comments »
like lace
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, dried flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on March 31, 2015| 2 Comments »
reminiscent of water
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, glass, imagination, Inspiration, interiors, nature, Photography on March 30, 2015| 1 Comment »
Before journeying to the Brooks Estate, I stood in the living room holding my camera, staring out through that rippled glass of which I’ve written so often. And as I swayed just a bit to change the angle of my view … well, the reflection of the white curtains in the glass and the twisting shapes of the trees, still mostly bare of any leaves, through the glass … they reminded me of many things, from running water to ballet dancers moving across a stage. I could even see singers with hands raised high and voices ringing out in praise.
running waters
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Brooks Estate, colors, Inspiration, landscape, light, Medford, nature, Photography, water on March 30, 2015| 3 Comments »
The snows still melt at the Brooks Estate in Medford, MA but here and there you can glimpse the earth beneath and the streams starting to flow. These photos were taken while the sun was dropping low in the sky. I was so caught up in the colors and standing still for so long that I nearly forgot that my feet were damp and already cold. Later at home, with feet tucked in warm socks, I downloaded the images and simply heightened the contrast a bit.
discovery
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged edibles, food photography, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, wild sorrel, yellow wood sorrel on March 29, 2015| 3 Comments »
The other cool thing about indoor gardening these past few months has been discovery. When heart shaped leaves began springing up in my pots in the soil I had taken from the landlord’s garden, I thought that they were clover.
Some of the patches of what I thought was clover were so thick that I decided to scoop them up and plant them in their own tiny pots, a bit of green to help us stay sane this long winter. The leaves tasted a bit like lemon.
By mid-March the greenery had begun to flower, small bright yellow blooms that quickly spread their petals and then just as quickly faded away. No blooms like I’d ever seen in the clover I remembered from my childhood in Virginia. Still, I described the plant as clover. But when the seed pods formed, I realized I should probably do my homework.
No clover do I have growing in the kitchen and other sunny nooks. With search terms including shape of leaves, color of flowers and seed pods, I was able to discover it is wild sorrel, or in this case, yellow wood sorrel. Still edible, thank goodness. I doubt I’ll ever grow enough to reproduce the recipes I’ve found but it is a fun journey nevertheless.
interior worlds
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, edible plants, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nasturtium, orange, Photography on March 25, 2015| 5 Comments »
Words + Images 