Posts Tagged ‘garden’
bright spots in the boston public garden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Boston, Boston Public Garden, colors, flowers, garden, Inspiration, nature, Photography on September 30, 2013| 7 Comments »
the morning glory’s neighbor
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, cornflower, flowers, garden, Inspiration, nature, Photography on August 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
a glorious morning indeed
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, family, flowers, garden, Inspiration, morning glory, musings, nature, Photography on August 26, 2012| 4 Comments »
I’ve been admiring the morning glories in my landlord’s garden for a while now. Amazing how those vines progress across the yard and how the colors of the flowers morph over time.
Not sure why but today I felt compelled to slip into the garden with a pair of scissors.
Stealthy though I felt, the landlord doesn’t mind anyone cutting a bloom or two.
I may have cut a few more than that.
Handling the blooms, photographing them … it was a nice way to start the day. Hope you have a good day too. 😉
colorful clutter
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, colors, food, garden, Inspiration, musings, nature, Photography on June 12, 2012| 4 Comments »
Last night I stood in the kitchen, trimming the sage, snipping dead thyme and bundling dry lavender branches. It kept my hands busy as I talked with a friend. In the end I tossed the litter haphazard on a white piece of paper that just happened to be on the table. In the morning I rose, drank my coffee and prepared to sketch out my day. And then of course I glanced at the paper, at the textures and colors, the shadows in transit… what could I do but run to get my camera? A few more leaves crushed, petals pulled from various nooks, colored paper unfolded, an old bird’s nest found … and somehow my morning became special.
Speaking of Morning Glories …
Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bee, flowers, garden, images, morning glory, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, purple, yellow on August 16, 2011| 1 Comment »
The Sunflower in the Garden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged garden, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, Somerville, sunflowers on July 3, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Oswald in Isabel’s Garden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged garden, Photography, rat on July 19, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Isabel is my landlady. In her garden there are flowers and vegetables and herbs of all sorts and whimsical little touches for her daughter like little white birds. And there is Oswald. Oswald is a rat. When I’ve stood in the garden, I’ve seen him dash by behind me. And when I sit upstairs in the kitchen window, I see him nibbling on plump leaves below. He’s a city rat, big, brown and long-tailed and whiskered. His coat is streaked with gray. Perhaps he’s old and has lived in the garden a long time. It is a very nice garden.
I’ll be honest. I do not have a fondness for rats. But I do love nature. Oswald is a part of the garden’s ecosystem. So, when I see him and my heart hammers and I just want him GONE, I try to think of rats I’ve liked in literature, like those in Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. Then there’s that pot bellied rat in Charlotte’s Web. I’m sure there are others. In any case … I’m hoping we can find a way to live together.
