scenes along the Charles River
Posts Tagged ‘beauty’
only later did I see the single grey feather floating nearby
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beauty, birds, Charles River, colors, Esplanade, feathers, mallard ducks, nature, Photography, urban landscape, water on September 24, 2014| 7 Comments »
hands on the walls
Posted in Inspiration, tagged architecture, art, beauty, body language, churches, colors, hands, Inspiration, John La Farge, murals, painting, Photography, St. Paul, St. Peter, Trinity Church in the City of Boston on September 23, 2014| 2 Comments »
These are the hands of St. Paul, St. Peter and Jesus as painted by John La Farge in the murals for Trinity Church. I was inspired to create this compilation by the moving images and words in Steve McCurry’s recent post, The Language of Hands. I may write more about hands in the future, but for now, I hope you enjoy these images.
St. Paul’s hands
St. Peter, the key in his hand
Jesus with Nicodemus, hands resting
Hands of Christ and Woman at the Well
St. Paul
The Visit of Nicodemus to Christ
bright eyes
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beautiful creature, beauty, cats, colors, eyes, felines, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on September 14, 2014| 2 Comments »
I chanced upon this beautiful creature while taking one of those unofficial shortcuts between houses and down some back alley stairs. An unexpected final shot before I made my descent.
an impromptu study of a moth
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, insects, Inspiration, light, moths, nature, Photography, urban landscape, water on September 9, 2014| 9 Comments »
Upon my last great move, I had to get rid of a lot of books. One of the few books I kept was A Pocket Guide to Butterflies & Moths. The illustrations provided colorful, calming inspiration but I was also interested in learning just a bit of the science behind these winged insects that had captured my attention since childhood.
Here in Somerville, in this house with so many windows and so few screens, many a winged creature has made an appearance, from bumblebees and wasps to lady bugs and dragonflies. No butterflies that I can remember, but across all the seasons, many a moth has visited and some have never left. Usually, I find them nestled next to light sources, curled with proverbial charred wings next to light bulbs and candlewicks. The one in this series of images I found on a book shelf. He was dry at the time and near no lamp.
I held him in my hand and wondered what had happened. As I held him close, I could see the beauty of his form and so decided to try to capture what I saw before me.
A bit macabre perhaps but I think I learned some things about form, function, patterns and even color that I continue to muddle through.
flowers found in a field by the river
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Charles River, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Parks, Photography, pinks, reds, urban landscapes on September 5, 2014| 4 Comments »
and above …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, blue, clouds, colors, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, sky, white on July 29, 2014| 1 Comment »
summer’s palette
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, food, food photography, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, seasons, summer on July 28, 2014| 6 Comments »
eggplants blossoming in dark purple and pumpkins blooming in bright gold
while nearby vines bear fruits
in many shades of green
the abbey room revisited
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Abbey Room, art, beauty, Boston Public Library, colors, Edwin Austin Abbey, holy grail, Inspiration, murals, painting, Photography, storytelling on July 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The Abbey Room at the Boston Public Library, with its richly colored wall paintings, is one of my favorite indoor sites in Boston. The murals depict the Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail and, according to the Boston Public Library website, were installed in 1895 by Edwin Austin Abbey. Today I had the opportunity to drop in for a moment to snap a few photos. Here are a few favorites from the day. You can read more about the Grail story here and you can read more about Edwin Austin Abbey here.
a golden moment
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, art, beauty, colors, flowers, Georgia O'Keeffe, Inspiration, interiors, lillies, Photography on July 16, 2014| 5 Comments »
scenes from one year ago …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, Charles River, Charles River Esplanade, Inspiration, landscape, nature, nature photography, Photography, surreal, water on July 10, 2014| 4 Comments »
… while peering into the Charles River.
I think I was tucked at the base of a bridge along the Esplanade trying to photograph fish, and then I thought, why not photograph the patterns forming in and on the water.
I have not been back to the river much at all. We’ll see what happens before this summer’s end.
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