Not sure this nasturtium leaf is emerald, Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013, but I think it is a lovely shade of green just the same. And it is very tasty, in fact peppery, sprinkled on top of salads. 😉
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emerald?
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, digital photography, edible flowers, emerald, flowers, food, food photography, green, Inspiration, light, nasturtium, nature, Pantone on January 31, 2013| 4 Comments »
peace
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged blue, colors, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, nature photography, peace, Woburn on January 30, 2013| 1 Comment »
That was the word that came to mind after I downloaded this image. A bit imperfect but somehow it felt wrong to delete it.
i must confess …
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged aurora, cactus, colors, food, food photography, fruit, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, plants, prickly pear, still life on January 29, 2013| 6 Comments »
… it was an impulse buy. I had traveled to my local grocery store with a specific list of items to purchase. Prickly pears were not on that list. And yet as I passed by that basket of fruit …
… I guess the overhead lights struck the skin in such a way that I was reminded of iridescent glass. How could I resist such a display?
And yes, if I look close enough, I still see stars in a night sky. Perhaps an aurora. 😉
an opening in the ice
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged cascades, colors, ice, Inspiration, landscape, light, Middlesex Fells Reservation, nature, nature photography, the Fells, water on January 28, 2013| 5 Comments »
in a galaxy far away …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, digital photography, ice on windows, imagination, Inspiration, lyrics, nature, storytelling, the Little Prince, water on January 24, 2013| 8 Comments »
a child did wander through the stars …
how he traveled I don’t know …
all I know is the beauty he saw …
dazzling lights and colors true, representing every hue …
then one day he saw a world, big and blue with oceans dark …
down he went unto the land to wander lost upon the sands …
until he came upon a man
to whom he shared his many sights
one day that man would write a book
that is how I know that
in a galaxy far away
a child did wander among the stars
and maybe he still does
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Editorial note: These words came to me a a song as I was trying to figure out a way to share the above images (which are of ice on windows). Since I can’t read or write music, I can’t really tell you how the song goes but maybe you can come up with your own tune. It wasn’t until the last few lines that I realized I was referencing the story of The Little Prince.
nasturtium
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, food, food photography, Inspiration, leaves, light, nasturtium, nature, nature photography, plants on January 22, 2013| 7 Comments »
found along an icy path
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, ice, imagination, Inspiration, landscape, lighting, nature, nature photography, outdoors, seasons, water, winter, Woburn on January 21, 2013| 11 Comments »
I only had to hop one fence, calm down one startled rabbit, and wade hip-deep through one muddy grove to reach the graveled path leading up to the power station. I had visited this area before and was curious what this season held for viewing. For the most part, I kept my camera aimed high hoping to catch sight of the hawk I’d seen before but then at some point I realized I should watch my footing on the icy rocks. I glanced down and this is what I saw.
In one small area ice sheets stretched. In some places water bubbled beneath the surface. Rocks and leaves were enveloped by sheer winter wraps. Later at home I played around a bit with the lighting. Revealed were bright stars in a dark sky and stained glass perfect for an outdoor cathedral.
One day later my hands are still cold from that impromptu icy shoot. But I think the numbness was worth it.
found by the sea
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, coral, feather, Inspiration, light, nature, nature photography, seaside, shells, still life on January 20, 2013| 2 Comments »
“beauty is fractal”
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, beauty, floral photography, flower, fractal, imagination, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, paperwhites, Richard Feynman, science on January 18, 2013| 8 Comments »
That is what that science guy of mine said over breakfast this morning. “Beauty is fractal. No matter the scale at which we view a thing, it is beautiful.” We weren’t specifically talking about flowers but we could have been. There is more I’d like to write about that statement but why when someone else has written so … beautifully … about “the mystery of a flower.” If you have five minutes and eleven seconds today, check out this video and hear the words of physicist Richard Feynman on Beauty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRmbwczTC6E&list=PL92F9FC91BBE2210D
seeking
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bear, imagination, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, toy on January 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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