If there was snow on the coppery branches, then it was quickly washed away.
Archive for the ‘Nature Notes’ Category
rain
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, rain, reflections, trees, water on December 9, 2013| 9 Comments »
copper
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, copper, Inspiration, nature, Photography on December 8, 2013| 4 Comments »
evening light, in a new home
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged art donation, arts, community service, Evening Light, Inspiration, Massachusetts, Photography, Postcards, Roxbury, stationery, The Art Connection, trees on December 5, 2013| 7 Comments »
Thanks to all of the folks who have been encouraging me to enlarge my photographs. I did so with a print of “Evening Light” and I’m happy to share that it has found a new home at Rockland Street Elderly Housing in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The 18″ x 24″ framed print will hang with many other pieces selected by the senior center with the aid of The Art Connection, a nonprofit organization connecting artists and donors to community service organizations through the placement of original art. But … please do keep in mind that I love my postcards, notecards and small prints that can be slipped into an envelope. So if you’d like a “little evening light” in your home, there are blank cards available here. Have a good rest of the week, folks. 😉
why keep putting off until tomorrow …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Branches, creative writing, creativity, Creativity Portal, Inspiration, landscape, nature, photo essay, Photography, trees on December 5, 2013| 2 Comments »
… what can be done today? That was one of the thoughts that inspired the photo essay, Branching Thoughts, now appearing on Creativity Portal. To what do I refer? Well, when you have a chance, please read the essay and then you’ll know what I mean. 😉
FYI, there are many other wonderful essays, articles and more to be found on the site. One of my favorite end of year items is a beautiful 2014 calendar designed by Creativity Portal founder Chris Dunmire and available for download month by month or all 12-months at once for “less than a cup of coffee.” Can’t beat that these days. Hope you have fun exploring all the different words and images on the site.
the lone petunia
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, house plants, Inspiration, nature, petunias, Photography, roots, soil on December 4, 2013| 2 Comments »
Back in October I wrote about the unexpected success in growing a potted petunia in the house. I imagined photographing white blossoms against the kitchen window with snow falling in the background. Will that come to pass? Well, recently after cutting away all the dead and dying pieces only one green stem remained on the petunia plant. Nothing else. I considered letting it go, but what harm was there in continuing to water that stem. And then one day it bloomed. A single bloom on a single stem on a mostly barren patch of ground. I guess there must be some good roots beneath that soil.
and then there was this afternoon as the sun began its fall
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sunset, tree on December 3, 2013| 6 Comments »
this december morn
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, Inspiration, nature, oak tree, Photography on December 3, 2013| 3 Comments »
individual drops
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged connections, Inspiration, life, nature, peace, Photography, Thich Nhat Hanh, water on December 2, 2013| 5 Comments »
“If we are a drop of water and we try to get to the ocean as only an individual drop, we will surely evaporate along the way. To arrive at the ocean, you must go as a river.” — Thich Nhat Hanh in Creating True Peace
darkness descending at castle island
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Castle Island, colors, dark, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, South Boston, sunset, water on November 30, 2013| 8 Comments »
You can read more about Castle Island via this link. A beautiful place to visit year-round. At this time of year, remember to wear extra thick layers as you’re walking the water’s edge.
honey
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged breakfast, colors, food, honey, humor, Inspiration, light, Photography, sweet on November 29, 2013| 2 Comments »
Straight honey I’ve slowly come to enjoy as an adult. A honey bear can last me quite a while. I use a bit on hot toast or a warm biscuit. Such a breakfast I had this chill morning. And you know what happened? But, of course, the sun came around the corner on her chariot and lit the little creature up.
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