Posted in Inspiration, tagged abstract, animals, beauty, brown, colors, Inspiration, mallard ducks, nature, Photography, urban landscape on May 29, 2014| 3 Comments »
After an unplanned course of color-filled blog posts this week, I was wondering if I could carry on and what the next one might be. I had no idea today as I took a late lunch break beside the pond in Copley Square. And then a little visitor paraded by. And then, just like that, I knew I had my next color, with so many of its shades displayed.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, light, memorial day, neighborhood, Photography, ricky's flower's market, shadow, Somerville, union square on May 26, 2014| 4 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged abstract, animals, beauty, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, Photography, rivers, Somerville, swans, urban landscape on May 22, 2014| 6 Comments »
Yesterday, I scrambled down to the water’s edge before realizing that may not have been the smartest move in the shoes I was wearing. Cool Spring winds arose. The temperature dropped. I was freezing. And yet …
it truly felt like the right place to stand, for as long as I could bear, so that I might see the beauty floating by in the Mystic.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, dandelion, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on May 21, 2014| 6 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, fantasy, GIMP, glass, green, imagination, Inspiration, nature, Photography, spring, spring images, urban landscape on May 20, 2014| 3 Comments »
At the beginning of May, I did a post, spring images through the double rippled glass. Now that May nears its end, and the weather is almost consistently warm, one set of windows has been removed. And guess what? The remaining window is a bit pitted and rippled in places too!
The bright gold forsythia flowers visible in the previous post are gone, but as I recently tried to convince a young friend, even with no flowers, green plants and hanging vines are quite beautiful.
Through the single pane, the morning light seems to shine differently, and the spring winds seem to send the vegetation moving in a different dance. My imagination is still stirred at what’s captured just by pausing for a moment. The following image reminds me of Munch’s The Scream … though in a happier way.
And these images (only the last one altered in GIMP) remind me of those forest portals where reside dragons and other magical folk … though that thought must be influenced by recent viewings of Game of Thrones.
And, if I lift my camera above the spring green, and look up into the sky? This is what I see, through the rippled glass.
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, blooms, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, poppies on May 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Music, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, color, Inspiration, music, nature, oak tree, Photography, symphony, trees, urban landscape on May 12, 2014| 3 Comments »
This morning around the oak tree (that towers above the house) there was a symphony of color at play.
Spring light illuminated new growth, including golden pollen.
The wind brought sweeping movement.
It was a song celebrating life …
from the grand moments
to the tiny details.
A passionate composition of fierce expression in glorious color and texture.
At least that would be my music review. 😉
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, creativity, Creativity Portal, imagination, Inspiration, nature, Photography, trees, urban landscape on April 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Where do you find beauty? I find it in the strangest, most wonderful of places, like peering through the window glass. I hope you enjoy the following essay, Finding Beauty, now appearing at Creativity-Portal.com, an award-winning website that helps one explore, nurture and express creativity.
a neighboring tree
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, blossoms, Branches, Inspiration, Photography, rain, Somerville, urban landscape on April 16, 2014| 1 Comment »
I took these photos a few days ago, indeed, after a spring rain. Today, these buds are bold blossoms, their petals glistening quite beautifully in melting spring snow. I didn’t quite have the heart to photograph the snow. 😉
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Back Bay, beauty, blossoms, Boston, Boston's Back Bay, Branches, Commonwealth Avenue, Inspiration, nature, Photography, spring, trees, urban landscape on April 15, 2014| 3 Comments »
These scenes are from Boston’s Back Bay along historic Commonwealth Avenue. I must say, I am quite thankful spring has finally arrived. 😉
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