my parking lot dandelion
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at the edge of the asphalt
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, dandelion, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, urban landscape on August 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I don’t see twinkling stars but …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, imagination, Inspiration, leaves, memories, nature, Photography, stellar events, urban landscape, walking on August 6, 2014| 3 Comments »
… I do see nebula …
… and supernovas …
… and all sorts of stellar events …
… all within a single leaf, found on the ground yesterday, as I walked home.
And as I carried that single leaf in one hand and all of my groceries in the other hand, I had to chuckle because I was reminded of how my parents worried when I went out walking by myself. They thought that my head would be lost in the clouds. How right they were. Anyway … have a good day, folks. 😉
fallen leaves and blossoms
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blossoms, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, leaves, nature, orchids, Photography, plants, textures on August 6, 2014| 3 Comments »
As I was racing around this morning, I realized that one of the orchid plants had dropped two leaves while the second plant had dropped a leaf as well. New leaves grew on both so they still hang on but I suspect I’ve been too free with the watering pail.
As I gathered the leaves I could not help but notice the lovely colors and textures of their dying flesh.
And then I remembered that when their blossoms had fallen earlier in the summer, I’d collected them in a small dish to see what might happen to the petals over time. Out of sight, out of mind … but I found the dish and this is what the petals look like.
and when I back up just a bit …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, glass, gold, green, Inspiration, leaves, light, Photography, trees, urban landscape, windows on August 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
a view of the window with curtain sunlit …
and leaves, green and gold, through the rippled glass.
peekaboo
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, tree, trunk on July 31, 2014| 2 Comments »
onion skins
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, food, food photography, Inspiration, onion skins, onions, Photography on July 30, 2014| 4 Comments »
and above …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, blue, clouds, colors, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, sky, white on July 29, 2014| 1 Comment »
next to the garden …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, landscape, nature, nature photography, Photography, storytelling, wooded area on July 29, 2014| 1 Comment »
there was a small wooded area
through which there flowed a stream
frogs hopped about but those I could not photograph (I wasn’t fast enough)
but across the road in a field I found a bunny rabbit who mostly sat still except when he was nibbling
summer’s palette
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, food, food photography, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, seasons, summer on July 28, 2014| 6 Comments »
eggplants blossoming in dark purple and pumpkins blooming in bright gold
while nearby vines bear fruits
in many shades of green
garden fresh
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged food, food photography, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, summer, sweet, tomatoes on July 27, 2014| 8 Comments »
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