a photo taken in the midst of summer
yet the colors seem a harbinger of autumn
I would not mind if time slowed just a bit 😉
Posts Tagged ‘Inspiration’
in copley square, a leaf
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, Boston, colors, Copley Square, fountain, Inspiration, leaf, nature, Photography, water on August 5, 2013| 3 Comments »
a clarendon street rose
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abstract, Boston Back Bay, flowers, gardens, Inspiration, nature, Photography, red, roses. colors on August 3, 2013| 12 Comments »
light shadow and a curl
Posted in Inspiration, tagged flower, gerber daisy, Inspiration, light, petal, Photography, shadow on July 31, 2013| 8 Comments »
rainbow colors on a plate
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, food, food photography, Inspiration, Photography, rainbows, sunlight, vegetables on July 29, 2013| 5 Comments »
my rainbow plate
And when I’m not looking out the window to see what the sun is doing to water droplets, there are the rainbows illuminated by the sun on my plate.
violet curves
musical balls
Posted in Inspiration, Music, tagged Chinese iron balls, colors, Inspiration, musical balls, musical instruments, Photography on July 25, 2013| 3 Comments »
the music man (a vignette with 2 footnotes)
Posted in Inspiration, Music, tagged Boston, compassion, homelessness, Inspiration, life, music, Paul Robeson, Photography, storytelling on July 25, 2013| 3 Comments »
This past spring I met a man in Boston Common. He sings.
I don’t remember if he had an instrument in-hand that first meeting. Most striking were his looks and that voice. Skin as dark as night. A scraggly beard and bushy eyebrows, all white as snow. His voice carried across the park. A gentle rumble. Bass, perhaps. Imagine Paul Robeson in sound.
“Can anyone spare some change? Can anyone spare some change? Can anyone spare some chaaaaaange?”
At first I ignored him. I generally have no spare change. And I have mixed feelings about giving money to panhandlers.
“Can anyone spare some change? Can anyone spare some change? Can anyone spare some chaaaaaange?”
But then one day we made eye contact. It has been ingrained that if eye contact is made with a stranger no words need be exchanged but at a minimum try to nod in greeting. And so I did.
“Can anyone spare some … ooooh … Does anyone have a pretty smile? Does anyone have a pretty smile?”
Ever since that moment, when our paths cross in the Common, which is not very often, he will change his song for me.
“Oh there’s that pretty smile. There’s that pretty smile.”
I know I can’t be the only one he does this for. I have yet to place coins in his cup, but he sure does make me feel like I brighten his day. At some point, I shall have to tell him that the sound of his voice brightens mine.
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Footnote 1: Checkout the blog Lust & Rum by photographer Anton Brookes. There, he shares pictures that are heartbreaking and deeply moving of the homeless on the streets of NYC. Following his photographic journey helps remind me to keep my eyes open to those sights I might like to ignore.
Footnote 2: If you’ve not heard the voice of Paul Robeson, you can hear a sample via the following 1 minute and 22 second clip. Enjoy.
the oak tree
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Inspiration, light, musings, nature, outdoors, Photography, shadows, silhouettes, trees on July 24, 2013| 4 Comments »
I suppose I would have found more calm and focus sitting quietly at the base of the tree but …
it was more fun to race around peering deep into its canopy …
and, in the shifting light, not to worry about focus at all.
the sun was shining as the rain fell
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, outdoors, Photography, rain, sunlight, water, weather on July 22, 2013| 8 Comments »
As soon as we returned home from the beach, the rains began but the sun was still shining so bright. It made each drop sparkle like the proverbial diamond. With no expectation of outcomes, it was fun to lean out the window and photograph the falling water.
two figures entwined
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged art, arts, figures, human form, Inspiration, nature, outdoors, Photography, Revere Beach, sand sculpting on July 22, 2013| 8 Comments »
As a child I made mud pies dusted with dry sand as if it were confectionery sugar, but sculpting sand into delicate forms? Never learned that magic art.
This particular sculpture, Imprinted, was one of several featured at this weekend’s Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival and was created by artist Sue McGrew from Tacoma, Washington.
not quite a pearl
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, crystals, Inspiration, nature, Photography, quartz, shells on July 18, 2013| 4 Comments »
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