Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Arnold Arboretum, autumn, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos on December 19, 2011| 3 Comments »
Apparently each year I have to relearn that I am sensitive to cold. So, out and about on a late afternoon hike at the Arboretum, I didn’t last long before there was concern I might lose some fingers and toes. But before packing up and heading home for tea, there were some glorious sights to be seen. It is truly amazing the vivid colors present throughout the park with winter just days away.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, rose on December 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures on December 14, 2011| 3 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged black and white, Charles River, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, photos, pictures on December 13, 2011| 4 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Postcards, Publication Updates, tagged Inspiration, magazine, nature, Photography, Postcards, visual art on December 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Just a couple of quick updates. First, you may remember the series of posts late last month about storytelling through paper crafts and collage. Well I turned some of the artwork into postcards. Printed on high quality paper, they are bright and beautiful and I hope images that will make people smile as they pull them out of their mailboxes. If you’re interested in purchase, just send me a note and I’ll let you know how you can obtain them.
Second, you may remember previous posts about my continuing adventures with a very young friend about colors. Our most recent discourse revolved around the color white. She may just be four years old and I … considerably older … but she does gently nudge me to push at colorful boundaries in unexpected ways. As I wrote about in this post, for her I’ve tried to pull together a sampling of my favorite “white” images.
I’m quite pleased with the result. I hope she will be too. If you have an interest in this little magazine, it is available here as a print copy or for download. Ah, technology. 😉
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, reflections on December 12, 2011| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bears, friends, humor, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures on December 6, 2011| 3 Comments »
For my friend Melissa, I trek through bogs to photograph frogs, all the while hoping they don’t hop down my shirt. For Emily, I keep an eye out for owls in the wild though mostly right now I just buy her owl stationery. There’s a young woman in NY who loves squirrels and for her I have even roped Steve into carrying around nuts so we can thank the squirrels for their time in front of my camera. And for Yves, I find bears, not yet in the wild, though I did come across bear tracks while blueberry picking in Maine.
This fellow I found in the bottom of a bargain bin soon to be tossed out for trash. Somehow a light sparkled in his eye so that I grabbed him with a triumphant shout. For seventy-five cents I carried him out the door and one day I’m sure he’ll make his way to his new home. If I don’t forget to send him on his way. You see, sometimes I do. If you were to visit my place, in nooks and crannies and especially on the window sills, you’ll find caches of ceramic frogs, paper owls and bears in so many different forms.
These fellows, comprising a 2011 calendar, I found in a shop in Japan late last year. It was a joy to find them once again, just in time, to send my dear friend the months still valid … ahem, just December. As for the bear in the boat at the opening of this post?
Well he and his friends I found at a fair, made of cedar I think and meant to tuck into drawers. Now I’m sure my young friend has many a drawer and I sure should have sent these to him by now. And I will. One day. Meanwhile I hope that he likes these few photos until he can hold these wee bears for himself.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Arnold Arboretum, Boston, colors, hikes, Inspiration, nature, Parks, Photography, photos, pictures on December 5, 2011| 2 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, reflection, sunlight on December 1, 2011| 3 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, sunsets on November 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
With today’s sunset, I focused less on the sky and more on the sunlit branches cast in silhouette.
Words + Images 