a piece of quartz resting on a half shell
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not quite a pearl
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, crystals, Inspiration, nature, Photography, quartz, shells on July 18, 2013| 4 Comments »
the sparrow window
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged architecture, art, Back Bay, birds, Boston, Church of the Covenant, frederick wilson, jesus parables, Photography, sparrows, stained glass windows, Tiffany windows on July 12, 2013| 4 Comments »
With more time available, I was able to return to the Church of the Covenant on Newbury Street in Boston. Given the time of day and the angle of the light, I was drawn to photograph what I later learned to be the Sparrow window. Here’s what the church’s self-guided tour brochure says: “Based on one of Jesus’ parables, the Sparrow window is a tour-de-force of Tiffany art using drapery or ribbed glass for clothing, and mottled glass or confetti glass for the background. Frederick Wilson designed this image of Jesus as a young working carpenter, with a yoke on his back, pausing to sympathize with the plight of a small bird that only he can see clearly.”
Additional stained glass images can be viewed here.
If you’re in Boston and would like to visit for yourself, information can be found here.
fishing at spot pond
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged dragonfly, fish, fishing, Inspiration, landscape, Middlesex Fells, nature, Photography, Spot Pond, sunlight, water on July 7, 2013| 5 Comments »
As we rested with feet in the pond, Steve kept trying to identify the fish swimming in the shallows so that we could return with the proper lures. We had not come prepared to fish, only to scout a new possible location. I snapped a few fishy photos for him but then I got distracted by sunlight on water and other creatures by the shore.
You can read more about Spot Pond and other features of the Middlesex Fells here. I’m not sure if he and I will return to fish. You see, he actually likes to catch fish. I am more into the zen of fishing. We’ll see … 😉
in the landlord’s garden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, gardens, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography on July 7, 2013| 3 Comments »
On my way home from work, I decided to detour through the landlord’s garden. I was a bit cautious because I know there’s a rat that calls the garden home. On occasion I’ve seen a rabbit nibbling at the greens. And there’s a neighbor’s cat that likes to nestle in the lavender. She must smell quite lovely when she returns home.
and amidst the glass, three moths lay
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged Don Marquis, insects, Inspiration, moth, moths, nature, Photography, poetry on July 4, 2013| 4 Comments »
Seeing these fragile remains made me think of the poem by Don Marquis, the lesson of the moth.
“it walked out of the forest into moonlight, veiled in white …”
Posted in Books I Love, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged arts, artwork, book covers, colors, fantasy, flowers, fun, illustration, imagination, Inspiration, nature, orchid, Photography on July 2, 2013| 5 Comments »
It was the beauty of the artwork on the covers of fantasy and sci-fi novels that used to draw my attention in bookstores. So many of the illustrations depicted a cloaked figure, partially illuminated. And then there’s my growing interest in stained glass windows. The figures in them, whether peasant or angel, wear luminous robes in a rainbow of colors. With such inspirations in my life, how could I not see a cloaked figure as I zoomed in on this orchid?
leaves in the copley square fountain
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Boston, colors, Copley Square, fountains, Inspiration, leaves, nature, nature photography, Photography, water on June 30, 2013| 4 Comments »
Downpours have been threatening for days in the Boston area, yet little rain has fallen so far. So yesterday I was able to sit by the water fountain in Copley Square as I ate my lunch. A warm gusty wind blew through the square sending a shower of leaves into the water. It was fun to hold tight to my sandwich with one hand while trying to snap photos of leaves sailing by. Quite unexpectedly,a lady decided to strip and bathe in the fountain at the same time. I decided to focus on the leaves. 😉
images of light dancing on water
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Boston, Charles River, colors, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, reflections, refraction, ripples, rivers, water on June 27, 2013| 5 Comments »
When I walked the river’s edge last Saturday, I kept peering deep into the water looking for fish and turtles. But the sun was so hot and there were so many canoeists in the water. It became quite clear that beneath those churned up waters that I would be spying no fish or turtles. So I paid attention to the surface.
a bit of pink and gold … in nature
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, gold, Inspiration, nature, Photography, pink, plants on June 25, 2013| 2 Comments »
walking by the charles river …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston, Charles River, colors, feathers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, rivers, walking, water, white on June 23, 2013| 6 Comments »
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