September 5, 2018 by Cynthia
By the time I recently made it home from a trek along the Mystic River, I was tired but I hate to take midday naps, and so I stood with bleary eyes at a window just staring into the branches of the magnificent oak tree. I once found a raccoon asleep in that tree, and what do you know, on that particular day, what do I see but the bright eyes of a young squirrel looking back at me.
Separated by a pane of glass and at least several feet of air, he knew he was in no danger from me. We just eyed each other for a bit, and then he decided enough was enough, and just curled right up and went to sleep.
I watched his tail sway in the afternoon breeze and suddenly decided maybe I’d take just a little nap myself. 🙂
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September 5, 2018 by Cynthia
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September 2, 2018 by Cynthia
A bird by the Mystic. If you know the species, please share. 🙂
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September 2, 2018 by Cynthia
… it is a fly and I don’t like them in my house either … but there is beauty in its design. This red-eyed creature posed on a rail by the Mystic River.
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August 25, 2018 by Cynthia
… birds were present as well as the bees. This is the only young one who would sit still for me. I think he’s still testing his wings.
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August 25, 2018 by Cynthia
… away from an office party and this is what I saw in a little field in Woburn, the seasons in transition.
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August 2, 2018 by Cynthia
In a book I found a picture and some text describing the decorative frieze band running along the upper walls of the tower inside Trinity Church. A bold, geometric pattern that struck me as multicultural. Very John La Farge. That was all the inspiration needed to grab my camera and try to find this pattern for myself.
It is a detail extremely hard to see from the floor without binoculars or a telephoto lens. My point and shoot was good enough. Working with the image was a creative challenge that turned out quite nice, I think. The final design, while first being executed as a scarf (16 x 72), is quite versatile.
The scarf will soon be available in the shop at Trinity Church. By then I may have come up with a suitable name for the design. 🙂
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… a little boy with big bottles of bubbles. Photos of one of my littlest cousins taken by his older cousin. Hope that smile and those bubbles brighten your day. 🙂
Thanks, L!
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