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all that glitters is not gold …

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 11, 2012| 5 Comments »

… but sometimes, it is.  This day’s activity began with a desire to start sending out holiday cards.  Inspired by recent interactions with children of all ages and with artists from many different backgrounds, I decided to err on the side of curiosity and creativity.  For a while I had been wondering if I could transform one of my postcards (a simple stand of trees) into holiday stationery.   Today I decided to go for it.  I searched my supplies for white glitter to mimic snow upon dark branches but all I could find was gold glitter and a little blue, a bunch of old papers and stickers, some scissors and a bit of glue.  And so …

In the end, I expect I will send them to my youngest friends and family (or those who are quite young at heart), and who do not mind a bit of sparkle in their mailbox. 😉

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bringing the outside inside

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , on December 3, 2012| 2 Comments »

A few days ago when my five-year old friend came to visit, she asked, “Can we go see the butterflies?” Up the spiral staircase we went to the sunlit nook where the butterflies reside. Though we have seen these fancy flyers since she was tiny (as she describes her younger self), my little friend asked in a serious voice, “Cynthia, why do you have butterflies hanging from your ceiling?”

I responded with the answer she well knows which is, “A friend gave them to me years ago.  I like how the sun shines on and through their wings.”

She spun the mobile with her finger.  “I like that too.  It’s like having the inside outside, isn’t it?”  And what else could I say except, “Yep.”

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and by this river of light …

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on November 20, 2012| 3 Comments »

and by this river of light

the petal sipped its fill of bright water

until it too glowed with the ferocity of the sun

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reminiscent of snow

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , on November 14, 2012| 7 Comments »

I have been trying to photograph a vase of baby’s breath for quite a while now.  The stems were part of a larger bouquet, just filler for the fancier flowers.  But as those flowers passed away, the baby’s breath remained, tall and strong though with a certain fragility.

This morning as I sat at the kitchen table thinking about the chaos in many a friend and family member’s life right now, people who are bearing the weight of so much sadness, my eyes kept falling upon the vase of baby’s breath.  The light from that same sun that struck the green sage mentioned in an earlier post now fell upon fine white petals.

Against the backdrop of a window still covered in frost, the petals reminded me of fresh fallen snow with the dazzle of glistening flakes and the accompanying quiet that descends upon the land.  In those moments, I always think of snow as a beautiful thing.

I once wrote a poem about white being the color of sadness.  When I wrote those words years ago, that feeling was true.  Today I feel differently.  I don’t know what color sadness is for me today, but I know it is not white.

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hot off the press: the long walk

Posted in Contributing Writer, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on September 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »

What do forks have to do with a long walk? Well, just click the picture or on this link to find out.    Find a tale inspired by my interactions with a five-year old who has grown adept at asking “can you make up a story about [fill in the blank],” and my interactions with a 50-plus year old  who has the spirit of a five-year old who tells me quite often what he will do with a fork in the road.

With such muses in my life, how could I not write this tale?  Please enjoy and let me know what you think.

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“just a little water, please, on the rocks”

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 16, 2012| 1 Comment »

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color and contour lines

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , , on September 11, 2012| 4 Comments »

A friend wants to use some seashell photos in her artwork.  I’ll be curious what she creates.  Meanwhile I’m having a grand time revisiting my shell collection. This shell reminds me of the sky at sunset. What do you think? 😉

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plastic bag on the kitchen table

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged , , , , , on July 31, 2012| 4 Comments »

Only moments before the bag had held zucchini or scallions perhaps.  Now it lay crumpled on the table fodder for my imagination as sunlight filled its cavities.

At first I thought of folds of cloth and crinkled skirts like women wore so long ago.  But then as the rays of light shifted, I imagined glaciers and ice caves illuminated in rainbow colors throughout an arctic day.

The sun soon dipped behind a building and with it most of the light but just enough remained for one last shot that made me think of a cavern opening.

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two trees dancing

Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged , , , , , , on July 29, 2012| 1 Comment »

I must admit that I felt almost like a voyeur snapping this photo in the woods.

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dry landscapes

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2012| 1 Comment »

A mountainous landscape in some far away place.  Stars shine in the dark waters flowing past rocky shores.  At least that’s what I see on screen.

But in reality?

In fact, the landscape is two pieces of paper juxtaposed.  I had been working with paper on the kitchen table when afternoon sunlight hit these two — a textured brown and a sheet of black — in such a way that I could not help but snap a photo.  Later, on the computer, I desaturated the color and then my imagination took over. 😉

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