
photo by DL
Kiya, named for one of the wives of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, basks in a square of bright winter sun. A happy sight to share from guest photographer DL. Enjoy!

photo by DL
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, cats, Inspiration, kittens, Kiya, pets, Photography, sunlight on March 5, 2018| 3 Comments »

photo by DL
Kiya, named for one of the wives of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten, basks in a square of bright winter sun. A happy sight to share from guest photographer DL. Enjoy!

photo by DL
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, birds of prey, hawks, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on February 22, 2018| 7 Comments »

I glanced out the window and saw something drifting down from the sky. At first I thought them the biggest snow flakes I’d ever seen.But when I went to the window I saw that they were in fact feathers. I looked up and around, and there it was on top of a nearby utility pole, a hawk feeding on its kill.

As I tried to focus my camera around the oak tree branches … thank goodness, they are still bare … the hawk stopped feeding, spread its wings and flew away only to be immediately replaced by another hawk. A mating pair perhaps.

These were large birds but it was not a sunny day so perhaps their outstretched wings which seemed so large to me cast no shadows down below and that’s why all the people standing on the sidewalk below the pole never noticed nature at work above them.

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, Branches, hope, Inspiration, nature, Photography, trees, urban landscape on February 21, 2018| 3 Comments »

I am indeed perplexed by this world today – the ugliness, the violence, the pettiness, and the thoughtlessness – but I do find serenity in the woods.

three birds amidst the berries
Even as I compose this post I hear birds around me in the cityscape and so …

red and gold
… I think I shall rise to go outside with my camera and see what birds in city branches I might capture on this beautiful day.

sparrow in the berries
These birds, berries and branches were photographed this past weekend in parks located in Boston, Newton and Saugus.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, water on February 21, 2018| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged abstract, beauty, bubbles, iinspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, surfaces on February 19, 2018| 1 Comment »

Bubbles forming in a stream at Kennard Park, Newton. I like how you can see the reflection of the trees above in the surface of the bubbles.

Posted in Inspiration, tagged Amory Family, architecture, art, beauty, Boston Brahmins, charity, Dorcas, faith, family, Inspiration, Photography, stained glass windows, storytelling on February 14, 2018| 4 Comments »

Dorcas is one of a set of two windows purchased by William Amory (1808-1888) in memory of his parents Thomas Coffin Amory (1767-1812) and Hannah Rowe Linzee Amory (1775-1845).


Located in the north transept of Trinity Church in Copley Square, the window was installed between 1877-1878. According to the literature, both the Amory and Linzee families had long been associated with the parish which was found in 1733. Designed and executed by Burlison & Grylls of London, the window depicts the biblical figure of Dorcas, a woman of wealth, who aided those who were in need. In this case the artist shows Dorcas throwing a garment over someone beseeching her for aid.

It is a beautifully rendered window full of drama and rich colorful detail. See for yourself when you have the chance: http://trinitychurchboston.org/visit/tours

Posted in Inspiration, tagged apparel, beauty, creativity, design, fashion, John La Farge, Photography, Purity, scarves, silk chiffon, stained glass on February 8, 2018| 1 Comment »

Restock of the Purity silk chiffon scarf arrived in the mail today just as the sun began to set. Beautiful light shining through the window fell upon the fabric. The design is inspired by details from the stained glass window by John La Farge. The scarf will be available at the shop at Trinity Church. In the works … a design based on the church’s painted ceiling. Stay tuned!


Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged architecture, beauty, Harvard Square, Inspiration, Photography, stained glass, trees, urban landscape on February 7, 2018| 2 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, ducks, Inspiration, merganser, Mystic River, nature, Photography, urban landscape, waterfowl on February 5, 2018| 1 Comment »
A rather unique bird swimming in the frigid waters of the Mystic River. A red-breasted merganser, perhaps?
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, orange, Photography, ranunculus on January 28, 2018| Leave a Comment »