I saw and photographed the reflection …
… before I turned to look over my shoulder and photograph the real thing.
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
and in evening’s light, reflections of nature in glass
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, reflections, trees, windows on January 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Feathers On Ice
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged black and white, colors, feathers, ice, Inspiration, nature, Photography, white, winter on January 16, 2012| 6 Comments »
As coffee brews in the morning, I find myself doing a quick scan of the windows to see the patterns of ice that have formed in the night. Usually my attention is focused just on the windows, the ice crystals and the slow movement of light across the sky.
This morning, my eyes fell upon the white feather, an item I have photographed many times before.
It sits in a shallow dish on the window sill of my writing nook. Today I noticed that its delicate barbs almost touched the nearby pane. If it had, would it have been frozen as well?
Both infused and illuminated by sunlight, and juxtaposed against the growing blue of the sky and the sparkling crystals of the melting ice, well … the color-filled scene was near magical.
Still, after a while, I found myself switching to black and white on the camera. Just to see what would happen. I’m glad I did.
In this morning’s light …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, white, windows on January 15, 2012| 4 Comments »
I’ve been thinking of late, that one day as a parting gift for my landlord, I will have to compile all of the pictures I have taken of sunlight shining through his windows. Meanwhile, here are a few taken this morning. 😉
Ice in the Fells
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged ice, Inspiration, landscape, Middlesex Fells, nature, Photography on January 15, 2012| 1 Comment »
One of my favorite hiking spots in Massachusetts is the Middlesex Fells which you can read more about here. One year I was lucky enough to capture the above image of one of its waterfalls frozen. With recent frigid temps, Steve and I wandered back to the falls to see if it had re-frozen for this winter. Not quite yet, but there was plenty of beautiful ice to be seen.
In the Presence of a Woodpecker
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged birds, Contributing Writer, Inspiration, nature, reflections, spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on January 11, 2012| 7 Comments »
Outside the office where I work today, in the branches of a dead tree, a tiny black and white woodpecker is having an awfully good time. As I watch him inch his way around the trunk, I notice that there are many tiny holes in the brown surface of the tree. It must be a popular stop for woodpeckers on their way from here to there. My little friend is alone so far. No others of the woodpecker tribe do I see. He was runoff for a bit by the blue jays but quickly returned upon their departure. He looked askance at a couple of cardinals but didn’t let their presence stop him from knocking head to wood. There is a part of me that wishes to get up and find my camera but I know that if I do, when I return he may be gone. For a while I felt a bit of chagrin that I was spending time watching this fellow instead of being productive, i.e. doing something that I could put a dollar value towards. But then two experiences came to mind. The first involved a recent conversation with a friend about Thich Nhat Hanh. After I noticed one of his books in her home, she mentioned that she’d read much of his writing with one of her greatest take-aways being a reminder to be present … not just in yoga class but even while washing dishes! The second experience took place yesterday when I chanced upon the blog, Touch2Touch, and the post, “In the Morning, Whatever.” A lovely piece that I hope you read. What I took away, or what came back to me this morning, was this: it is okay to pause in one’s day, to look around one’s self and to simply enjoy the moment.
And now that I’ve done that, I suppose I should get back to work. 😉
One Blackberry
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged blackberry, food, fruit, Inspiration, nature, Photography on January 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Brooks in Blue and Browns
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, trees, water on January 9, 2012| 3 Comments »
This weekend Steve and I were lucky enough to spend a couple of hours in the woods of the Brooks Estate surrounded by blues and browns, sheets of ice and, of course, layered light. We brought along food to entice the squirrels but few did we see this time. Maybe next week. 😉
Kreativ Blogger Award
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged art, Inspiration, nature, Photography, reflection on January 8, 2012| 4 Comments »
While I do not like talking about myself, I have developed quite the propensity for writing about myself. Good thing given the Kreative Blogger Award presented by Christy of the blog Poetic Parfait. An award presented to bloggers by bloggers, the rules of acceptance are:
(1) Thank the blogger who presented me with the award. (2) Post a photo of the award. (3) Share ten things about me that readers don’t know. (4) Choose six people to present this award to. (5) Let the six know that they have been awarded!
Thank you, Christy, for the award and mostly for reading my blog and giving comment. Your feedback is always welcome and helps me view my work in new ways. 😉 Hmmm, ten things many people don’t know about me …
1. In Thailand I rode an elephant and whitewater rafted barefoot.
2. In Costa Rica, I paid to go bungee jumping ( but the trip was cancelled due to heavy rains).
3. The best cup of coffee I have ever had was at Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. And there’s no need to even describe the beignets!
4. When I was less sensitive to cold, I traveled around Montana for work. There I saw my first buffalo near Yellowstone. Such beautiful brown eyes.
5. I once drank a cup of mint tea and had a sudden detailed memory of travels through the Sahara. But I’ve never been to the Sahara …
6. I’m on the lighter side in terms of weight. When I told my dad once how the winds were nearly knocking me down, he said quite calmly, “Put some bricks in your pockets.”
7. My favorite apple is Granny Smith but I will eat them all!
8. Orange and blue are my favorite colors … if I have to choose.
9. I have a mid-level belt in karate.
10. For some odd reason I perceive of myself as much taller than I actually am (probably because of my 6′ and taller brothers), so my friends will often gently remind me that I am only five foot three. 😉
As for sites I recommend there are many, but here are six on my mind at the moment, all very different in terms of content but similar in simple visual beauty.
http://cookinginsens.wordpress.com/
http://www.danielsroka.com/blog/
http://toscanaturid.wordpress.com/
A Random Thought This Night …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged dew, flower, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, reflections on January 5, 2012| 2 Comments »
In sunlight
A drop of dew
Shines
Upon the petal and the leaf
Meaning
It is worth waiting for the sun.
Bright Trees Made on a Gray Morning
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged art, color, Eyvind Earle, Inspiration, nature, paper, Photography, trees on January 5, 2012| 2 Comments »
Words + Images 