Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
water at the arnold arboretum
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Arnold Arboretum, colors, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, Photography, water on July 7, 2014| 5 Comments »
ephemeral beauty
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, dandelion, flowers, Inspiration, musings, nature, nature photography, Photography, plants, urban landscape on June 30, 2014| 7 Comments »
I’m not sure if it was a dandelion. The wispy head was the size of a softball. I’d never seen one so large before. There were, in fact, three growing on the side of the hill. I saw them as I raced to the train station. Running late, I couldn’t photograph them at the time. A few hours later, heading home, I saw that there was only this one remaining. The others had blown away.
This one’s placement on the hill was too high, and the plants around it too thorny, for me to get too close. I zoomed in as best I could but I could not brush away the grasses growing in front of it. Later, I considered deleting the image — it was not what I had expected — but something stayed my hand long enough to see the beauty of what I had captured, and which existed no more except in memory.
broken pieces
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, broken, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, sea uchin, shells on June 29, 2014| 4 Comments »
A young friend asked if she might see more of the broken piece alluded to in the previous post. And so for her, here it is.
beautiful design
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beauty, design, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, oceans, Photography, sea urchin, shells on June 28, 2014| 6 Comments »
The sea urchin shell was whole when I picked it up off the beach but I was too cavalier when I placed it in my bag. In the end, only one section was broken, and not lost. So, if I am careful, I can recreate the whole with barely perceptible, yet beautiful lines, marking the breaks.
from which nest, I do not know
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract art, beauty, colors, feathers, Inspiration, nature, nests, Photography on June 25, 2014| 2 Comments »
a feather blew through the kitchen window to land upon a bottle on the floor
the house is surrounded by sparrows and blue jays and a baby robin I know I saw on the parking lot below
hawks fly past and pigeons dot roof tops and seagulls are like rats constantly on the prowl
but from which specific nest this bit of white fluff came, I’ll never know for sure
I can only imagine
the eyes have it
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Bay of Fundy, butterflies, Canada, colors, eyes, fishing, Grand Manan, Inspiration, islands, nature, New Brunswick, outdoors, Photography, seagulls, seals, travel, wildlife on June 25, 2014| 6 Comments »
I do not know the name of this little fellow. All I know is that once Steve took the rod from my hands and began jiggling the line, this creature clamped on tight. Steve hauled him up long enough for me to snap a picture and then he was released back into the bay.
This lovely trio stared me down as I walked toward them. I think they quickly realized I knew very little about fishing and so they patiently waited for the lobster boats to return to dock.
Can you see the bright eyes of this seal? I was scanning the waves for a whale so I nearly missed this svelte form bobbing up and down in the waves. I heard tell of a green snake in the woods and saw deer hoof prints in the mud but few other animals did I see this past weekend, up north, except for this butterfly feeding on minerals in the soil.
You can see more images from a weekend journey to Grand Manan here, and learn more about this beautiful island here. A very short trip from where I live — a drive and then ferry ride — but somehow it was a world away.
it’s just water over the rocks but …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Canada, colors, Grand Manan, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, New Brunswick, Photography, rivers, sunlight, travel, water on June 24, 2014| 9 Comments »
… somehow, the scenes always take my breath away. With moving water, in this case a freshwater spring running into the sea, there is no one right photo. It’s just capturing fluid moments as the sun shines down, reflecting, refracting and all those other wonderful things light does in and on the water.
a study in contrasts
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, nature, Photography, Prospect Hill, Somerville, urban landscape on June 19, 2014| 1 Comment »
autumn in spring
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, leaves, nature, New England, Photography, seasons, trees, urban landscape on June 18, 2014| 3 Comments »
If there’s one thing I’ve come to appreciate in New England, it’s that you’re surrounded by all the colors of all the seasons year-round. These images are from a bright day in Back Bay.
gene kelly’s smile as he dances …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston Public Garden, colors, flowers, gene kelly, Inspiration, nature, Photography, rain, urban landscape, water on June 11, 2014| 2 Comments »
That’s the image that always comes to mind as I walk in the rain, and snap a few photos from beneath my umbrella. No dancing, though I am tempted on occasion. 😉
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