Posts Tagged ‘nature’
The Beauty of Rain
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, rain on September 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Dragonfly Dreams
Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, dragonfly, family, insect, Inspiration, nature, Photography, photos, picture on September 19, 2011| 1 Comment »
Such beauty to be found in a Brooklyn backyard. This stunning photo by guest contributor, Lorraine.
I have written often of family on this blog and how family, past and present, influence and inspire me. Well, in this present, there are few people who inspire my photography more than my cousin with her eye for the subtle beauty to be found in a small urban space. I am thankful she has allowed me to post some of her photos on this site over the years. See for yourself …
Unfurling
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flora, flowers, morning glory, nature, Photography, photos, Southwest Corridor on September 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Purple Calla
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged botanicals, Calla Lilly, flowers, Imogen Cunningham, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, purple, Robert Mapplethorpe on September 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The grocery store in my neighborhood has started selling Calla Lillies in every shade but white. Mostly purples and golds, so far.
Aside from a purple silk dress I had in high school, I’ve never been a huge fan of the color. But that day in the grocery store, the dark hued plant caught my attention more so than its lemony neighbor. Now it sits in the kitchen window catching light.
A friend has been encouraging me to photograph this plant for a while. In a guest post, he raised my awareness of the Calla photographs taken by both Robert Mapplethorpe and Imogen Cunningham.
They chose white blossoms. For now, I think I will experiment with color. I’ll let you know how it goes. 😉
Lovely Fungi
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged fungi, mushrooms, nature, Newburyport, Photography, photos, pictures, wild mushrooms on September 13, 2011| 1 Comment »
While I only occasionally consume a mushroom, I do love to photograph them. These I recently photographed in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Bugs on a Rose
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beetles, insects, June Bugs, nature, Photography, photos, pictures on September 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Rainy Day Blues …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged nature, Photography, photos, pictures, rain, trees, weather on September 8, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Scenes Along My Riverwalk
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Charles River, color, images, leaves, nature, outdoors, Photography, photos, pictures, walking on September 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Irene’s Impact (So Far)
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Irene, leaves, Massachusetts, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, Somerville, water, winds on August 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
So far, thankfully, Irene has had less impact than expected where I am. During a quick jaunt outside between bands of rain, I found broken branches, pools of water and a few people standing with faces to the air feeling the lingering breeze. I found myself looking down and this is what I saw:
Patterns as Inspiration
Posted in Books I Love, Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged cloth, Inspiration, Japan, Japanese maple, nature, Noh robes, patterns, Photography, photos, pictures, sunlight, trees on August 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Here are a few of the things inspiring me of late:
Sunlight shining through Japanese Maple leaves.
Japanese Noh robes as described in the book, Patterns and Poetry.
And always, always, always, trees – their green leaves, bare branches and beautiful barks.
Words + Images 