You can learn more about the Brooks Estate here. A lovely place to visit, especially in the spring.
Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
all the colors of the rainbow can be found at the brooks estate
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged blossoms, Branches, Brooks Estate, colors, Inspiration, landscape, Medford, nature, Photography, spring on May 12, 2014| 6 Comments »
a bee and branches in the arboretum
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Arnold Arboretum, bees, Branches, Inspiration, monotype, nature, Photography, urban landscape, walking on May 11, 2014| 2 Comments »
a japanese maple in the arboretum
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Arnold Arboretum, Branches, Inspiration, Japanese maple, monotype, nature, Photography, silhouette, spring, trees, urban landscape, walking on May 11, 2014| 1 Comment »
orchid dispatches
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blossoms, dispatches, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, monotype, nature, orchid, Photography on May 8, 2014| 4 Comments »
I knew it was going to be a long day of traveling from site to site, and so I told a friend that I would send him dispatches from the road.
Instead, I find myself choosing to share some dispatches from the kitchen as part of a quick coffee break. 
Okay, a last sip, and then back out into the day. Have a good one, folks. 😉
dandelion
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, dandelions, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on May 7, 2014| 2 Comments »
In the field next door behind the chain link fence grow dandelions. Above the yellow heads skim white butterflies. A few starlings walk about. No other animals do I see. Green grass uncut. A few scattered purple pansies. And, always, always, the ash gray and brown bark of the nearby dying trees.
and through a different window …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Branches, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, oak, Photography, trees on May 5, 2014| 2 Comments »
spring images through the rippled glass
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, perspective, Photography, spring on May 5, 2014| 6 Comments »
after the rains end
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged blooms, Branches, colors, flowers, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, urban landscape on May 1, 2014| 7 Comments »
The view outside one of my windows, after the rains ended. The sun still shines. I know that I am a lucky person.
reminiscent of a butterfly …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, blossoms, dried flowers, found objects, Inspiration, nature, Photography on April 30, 2014| 4 Comments »
or maybe seaweed washed ashore.
In fact, a small bundle of dried spring blossoms found on the ground.
on the road
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged blossoms, Branches, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, Somerville, spring, trees, walking on April 27, 2014| 3 Comments »
By on the road, I mean walking around my Somerville neighborhood. Still chilly, but felt good to be out of the house and seeing what spring has to offer.
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