What I see when I stare at trees, in this case, in Fitchburg, MA.

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged abstract, beauty, Inspiration, light, nature, nature photography, Photography, trees on September 16, 2018| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, cosmos, flowers, Inspiration, Photography on September 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, green, insects, Inspiration, lavender, nature, nature photography, Photography, pollination, pollinators, strange beauty, wasp on September 13, 2018| 7 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, nature photography, Photography, thistles, urban landscape on September 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, diptera, eyes, flies, insects, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography on September 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

… 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.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, butterflies, end of summer, Inspiration, nature photography, Photography, pollinators, urban landscape, wildflowers on August 25, 2018| Leave a Comment »
… away from an office party and this is what I saw in a little field in Woburn, the seasons in transition.






Posted in Inspiration, tagged apparel, architecture inspired, beauty, creativity, design, fashion, Inspiration, John La Farge, Photography, scarves, silk chiffon, women's wear on August 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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. 🙂
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flower market, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography on August 1, 2018| 2 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Arnold Arboretum, beauty, clematis, Inspiration, nature, Photography, purple on July 19, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, tagged African American artists, art, beauty, Inspiration, joy, Kadir Nelson, New Yorker Covers, painting, Photography on July 18, 2018| Leave a Comment »

One of my favorite New Yorker covers to date, and an uplifting sight to pull from my mailbox at the end of the day. The artist is Kadir Nelson and you can read more about him, and the story behind the painting, on his website:Â http://www.kadirnelson.com/about