Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flower market, flowers, Inspiration, nature, orange, Photography, plants on May 7, 2013| 4 Comments »
We were strolling through the flower market. He pointed over my shoulder and suggested I photograph the orange flower. And so I turned, spotted orange, and photographed this one.
But he’d meant this one. Glad I got ’em both.
There were many other lovely finds at the flower market that day. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract art, colors, flowers, illustration, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, plants, trees on May 2, 2013| 5 Comments »
Salt Marsh Grasses
I am having a rather abstract, curmudgeonly morning. I decided to share the abstraction via these images taken over the past few days. I’m hoping the curmudgeon part will fade away. We’ll see … 😉
A Distant Field of Gold and Purple
Beauty Growing by the Muffler Shop Next Door
Muffler Shop Parking Lot Enhanced
The Oak Tree That Towers Over the House
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, Photography, plants, poem, poetry on April 25, 2013| 3 Comments »
No poetic words stirred by the nasturtium so far, but it is a delight to photograph its many parts. If you write a poem, please share. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nature, orchid, photo prompt, Photography, plants, poem, poetry, writing prompt on April 24, 2013| 8 Comments »
This orchid was the inspiration for a poem that will be published next month. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, I have in my sights a lovely orange nasturtium blossom. We’ll see if any words are sparked by its beauty. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flower market, flowers, gardens, herbs, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, Ricky's Flower Market, Somerville, walking on April 20, 2013| 12 Comments »
Ricky’s Flower Market is a lovely shop in the heart of Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. When his door opens April-ish, then you know spring has arrived even if there’s still snow on the ground. When I need a visual respite, I like to wander through his indoor/outdoor space that’s filled with annuals, perennials, herbs, clay pots and everything and anything else needed for gardening. When the sun finally popped out this morning, I decided to make my way over there, and I am glad I did.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged flowers, food, food photography, indoor gardens, Inspiration, Photography, recipes, seeds, sprouts, sunflower seeds, sunflowers, vegetarian on April 10, 2013| 6 Comments »
sunflower seeds
sunflower seeds sprouting in a shallow pot
an impromptu salad
place spinach greens on a plate
add sliced grape tomatoes and radishes
pick sunflower sprouts and drop on top
sprinkle with garlic powder, black pepper and sea salt
drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar
eat!
(and plant more seeds)
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, light, Photography, plants, tulips on April 7, 2013| 7 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, creativity, flowers, Inspiration, light, nature, petals, Photography, plants, tulips on April 4, 2013| 5 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged arts, colors, flowers, Georgia O'Keeffe, Imogen Cunningham, influences, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, plants, tulips on April 3, 2013| 7 Comments »
… pink and glowing with sunlight, of course. A long-stemmed bouquet sitting in a vase not far from my desk. I yearned to photograph them but hesitated. The camera enables and empowers me to procrastinate wonderfully when I should be completing writing projects. But the light grew so intense in those petals that I did rise with camera in-hand and began to snap photos. But as you can tell from this post, it was not the petals that held my attention, it was the stems and leaves, their lines and curves and those beautiful shadows.
As I viewed the images, I could not help but see the many influences continually shaping the creative me. From Imogen Cunningham and Georgia O’Keeffee to the many wonderful photographers and other artists whose blogs I follow on wordpress and via other venues. Thank you for the beauty — and lessons learned — you choose to share.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Easter, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, plants on March 31, 2013| 5 Comments »
Words + Images 