With today’s sunset, I focused less on the sky and more on the sunlit branches cast in silhouette.
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
Layered Light and Branches
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, sunsets on November 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Today’s Sunset
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, reflections, sky, sunset on November 28, 2011| 2 Comments »
Well, after a long day at the computer that left me with eyes sore and lower back aching, plus the host of other things that happened, I was starting to get a little grumpy. Not seriously so, just enough to make me feel a bit sorry for myself as the work day ended. I leaned back in my chair with head thrown back wondering all sorts of thoughts. That’s when it happened.
I turned my head just a fraction of an inch and out of the corner of my eye I saw color. As if someone had taken a paint brush dipped in orange and blue and browns and pinks and just a hint of gold and raked the dripping bristles across the sky.
Even as red gave way to indigo and soon to darkest night, I felt my day lighten. No matter the few aches and pains and issues I might have, I was reminded in a relatively few minutes, how lucky I am in this life.
Belle Isle Marsh
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blue, colors, Inspiration, juniper, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, travel on November 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in East Boston, Massachusetts is Boston’s last remaining salt marsh. It is a family-friendly, dog-friendly (i.e. watch your step!), easy to traverse recreation spot. Because it is near the airport, there is often the interesting juxtaposition of a plane flying over as a white heron or mallard duck or any number of other seabirds look up at a fellow winged beast.
It is a regular hiking spot for Steve and I. I enjoy photographing the foliage in silhouette against the sky …
… and the end of season seeds and berries about to hit the ground.
He enjoys collecting juniper berries for one of his special sauces. 😉
You can read more about Belle Isle here. And, you may read more about Steve’s Juniper Berry Sauce in the near future. Yum. Meanwhile, have a good Monday, folks.
In Morning Light …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, feather, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, white on November 27, 2011| 1 Comment »
Long ago, I found two white feathers in the deep dark woods beneath a towering tree. At least that’s the story I told a little girl in need of a fairy tale. In fact, I found these lovely wisps in an art store. I tucked them into a blue vase. Awaiting inspiration, I guess. Well, this Sunday, inspiration flooded through the windows as sunlight … as always, illuminating life’s simple beauty.
Halo
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, shadow, trees on November 23, 2011| 1 Comment »
Like a Web of Stars
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, dandelion, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures on November 22, 2011| 1 Comment »
Shapely Colors in the Public Garden
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Boston Public Garden, colors, Inspiration, leaves, nature, Photography, photos, pictures on November 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A Rosy Evening in Boston’s Public Garden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Boston Public Garden, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, roses on November 20, 2011| 1 Comment »
Early Morning Sights
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged autumn, Inspiration, morning, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, reflections, shadows, trees, windows on November 18, 2011| 3 Comments »
Paper … Flowers
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Postcards, tagged art, color, Inspiration, mixed media, nature, paper crafts, Photography, photos, pictures on November 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
There’s no comparison to nature’s beauty but I did have fun making these paper flowers quickly one night using a combination of old photos, magazine scraps, construction paper and a black marker on white paper. I’ll likely turn them into fun postcards that can be sent to brighten someone’s mail box. 😉
