December 4, 2013 by Cynthia
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.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes | Tagged flowers, house plants, Inspiration, nature, petunias, Photography, roots, soil | 2 Comments »
December 2, 2013 by Cynthia
“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
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes | Tagged connections, Inspiration, life, nature, peace, Photography, Thich Nhat Hanh, water | 5 Comments »
December 1, 2013 by Cynthia
Joy is also found in Steve’s cheese bread that he likes to make on a whim and never the same way twice! I should have photographed the finished product, all golden brown out of the oven, but somehow eating seemed more important. I’ll try harder next time. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations | Tagged baking, bread, cheese, cheese bread, eating, food photography, home, Inspiration, Photography | 4 Comments »
December 1, 2013 by Cynthia
In little creatures new to the world like my cousin Aiden, photographed here by his mama and wrapped in a blanket made by his aunt.
Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration | Tagged babies, children, family, Inspiration, Photography | 5 Comments »
November 30, 2013 by Cynthia
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.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes | Tagged Castle Island, colors, dark, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, South Boston, sunset, water | 8 Comments »
November 29, 2013 by Cynthia
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.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes | Tagged breakfast, colors, food, honey, humor, Inspiration, light, Photography, sweet | 2 Comments »
November 27, 2013 by Cynthia
This is a limited edition book created for a few folk who made our recent stay in Dublin, Ireland so lovely. It can take a lot of energy to welcome strangers into your home and treat them like family, which is exactly what one couple did. And it can take a lot of energy to welcome visitors from around the world to your home country and make sure those visitors experience a sense of place, which is exactly what conference organizers managed to do. Once they have books in hands, I hope they enjoy the images that could not have been compiled without their generosity, good-spirits and great walking maps. Thank you. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road | Tagged books, dublin, gratitude, Inspiration, ireland, landscape, nature, Photography, travel, walking, welcome | 5 Comments »
November 27, 2013 by Cynthia
This is one of the door knobs referred to in the previous post. Now that I’ve got door knobs on my mind, I’ll have to take my own advice and look more closely at all the other knobs when I am next there. 😉
Posted in Inspiration | Tagged architecture, arts, churches, craftsmanship, design, door knob, door knobs, Inspiration, Photography | 4 Comments »
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