Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, children, dandelions, family, Inspiration, nature, parenting, Photography, plants, seeds, Talking Writing Magazine on June 20, 2013| 5 Comments »
As spring draws to a conclusion, the last of my dandelions have fallen apart helped by a sudden gust of wind from an open window. I wonder what the summer will blow my way. Meanwhile here’s a gallery of the dandelion images. FYI, the folks at Talking Writing Magazine paired some of the images with an essay by Fran Cronin about a mother letting her daughter go as She’s Leaving Home for college. An excellent read. Check it out. Meanwhile have a good Thursday!
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, blooms, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, orange, Photography, plants, spring, yellow on June 19, 2013| 4 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged childhood, Inspiration, nature, outdoors, Photography, shadows, sunlight, urban landscape, walking on June 17, 2013| 3 Comments »
In the heart of the city, adults don’t tend to say anything. They’ll pass me by and pretend not to notice me as I lean precariously over fences into private property or kneel at the base of trees.
It is the children who ask, even as their parents are sometimes trying to shush them, “What are you doing, lady?”
When I tell them that I am photographing sunlight, they ask, “Well, how do you do that?” And I say with great drama, “Well, the way I choose to photograph sunlight is as it pours over the branches of the trees and creates shadows on the ground.”
The older kids raise eyebrows in disbelief but the younger children, they sometimes nod with great understanding.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, interview, life, nature, poetry, prose, silence, Talking Writing, Terry Tempest Williams, voice on June 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Please, please, please treat yourself to this Talking Writing interview, “Silence is Where We Locate Our Voice,” by Lorraine Berry with Terry Tempest Williams. I consider myself quite lucky to have met Terry Tempest Williams at a pivotal point in developing my voice. You can read about that experience in this blog post, Birdsong.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography Exhibits, tagged art show, arts, Cambridge, colors, exhibit, flowers, nature, Photography, plants, poinsettia, red, Riverside Gallery on June 16, 2013| 2 Comments »
Next Sunday, in Cambridge, MA, the Riverside Gallery will be hosting its annual “50-100-150” Pop-Up Summer Show from 4:00-6:00 PM. It is a juried show featuring 50 pieces of original art available for purchase at $100 each. I am honored to have on display Gordon’s Poinsettia, a set of three prints, all images from a single poinsettia plant, and displayed in a custom 9 x 20 mat. If you’re in the area that afternoon, I hope you’ll stop by.
Riverside Gallery
5 Callender Street
Cambridge 02139
www.facebook.com/RiversideGallery
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged botany, calla lily, colors, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, transformation on June 13, 2013| 3 Comments »
Today the calla lily looks like this.
And just a few days ago it looked like this …
How cool is that? 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged compassion, Contributing Writer, empathy, essay, family, Inspiration, life, nature, Photography, racism, Talking Writing on June 10, 2013| 7 Comments »
There is a time and place for everything. I guess now is a time and place in my life to collect seashells and rocks and blossoms that I let dry in the sun. As I collect these things, I ponder. Here is a recent essay inspired by a broken bowl of stone and shells: fragile beauty.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged calla lily, colors, flowers, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants on June 10, 2013| 8 Comments »
I’m not sure when or where I purchased the bulb. In early spring, I was buying stuff to plant at every venue, from fancy nurseries to the Dollar Store. I remember that I found the bulb one day in the bottom of a crumpled bag. It’s label was gone. I still planted it by itself in an orange clay pot. Nothing happened for the longest time. I had to practice my patience skills big time. Then one day, green shoots appeared. A lovely dark green. An amaryllis perhaps? But then the leaves unfurled revealing white spots, providing me with just enough information for some internet research. As the leaves grew tall and spread wide, I kept wondering when the heck would the flower appear. And then one day it did.
It has been fun to photograph, and hard. There are things I see with my eyes that I have yet to capture exactly as I wish with the camera. Variations in color and texture, all of which continue to evolve as the plant grows.
That forgotten bulb at the bottom of a bag has turned into a very lovely learning experience.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Alewife Brook Reservation, blossoms, flowers, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, Photography on June 6, 2013| 4 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Alewife Brook Reservation, nature, outdoors, Photography, ponds, turtles, water on June 5, 2013| 6 Comments »
The fluff of the cottonwood tree filled the air like snow and coated the surface of the pond. Plus there was the pollen, pond algae and the dust stirred up by the adjacent construction project.
Maybe the little fellow was trying to cool off because it was in the waters closest to shore and so there was also the reflection of the trees in the water. But how long could he remain obscured with that beautiful bronze shell?
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