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It was back in December that I last posted a Words+Images update.  It focused on  end of year inspirations.   Now with spring on the horizon, I thought it time to share new updates.  Let’s see … 😉

Preparing for Somerville Open Studios

Somerville Open Studios 2011 is rapidly approaching and so I am trying to get myself in gear.  I’ve been sorting through images, selecting a set that will be turned into notecards and others that will be matted and framed.  For the first time, I will also have postcards available for sale.  The images will be representative of the changing seasons.  Seasons is the theme of my collaboration with artist Zoe Langosy.

Leading up to show there are many wonderful opportunities to exhibit including the upcoming SOS2010 Volunteer Show.

Sharing Stories

My business cards say “writer/photographer.” A better title would be “storyteller.”  That is what I do whether with words or with images.  With the passing of my Aunt Thelma recently, those fires within have been stoked to listen closely to those around me and to tell their stories well.

Memories

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Family Ties

Finding Perspective

There’s all sorts of things I could say about finding perspective this year.  With my camera, at least, let’s just say I found perspective by getting up close and personal with house plants and cut flowers.

One snowy day, I found a lemon …

And when the sun came out, I spied this bird sitting high in a tree.

I think that’s about it.  More to share in the spring … which is only 8 days away!

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day. 😉

Pink , a little book bursting with color. Check it out.  There’s a full preview available online.

 

 

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A new article is available for viewing online at Creativity Portal on finding inspiration through collaboration.  Enjoy!

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A mad day of rushing about, but every now and then, I could pull out my camera to snap a few abstract shots.  It is bitterly cold up here in New England, but the sun sure is shining beautifully.

Birch branches in a courtyard.

A leaf submerged in a glass.

A dusty memento found.

 

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Pink has been on my mind of late.  It is not a color I normally wear or buy in any form.  But as I perused my photos as part of creating a new photo book, I noticed that in nature, I am drawn toward the color, from rosy clouds in the sky to pink petals, leaves and blossoms on earth.

Oddly enough, as I researched the color, I learned that Pantone has announced its 2011 Color of the Year as a Honeysuckle Pink.  My pink book is still very much a work in progress.  My goal:  to produce a quality product ready in time for spring open studios.  We’ll see!

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As I walked along the Charles River yesterday, I found myself transfixed by the winter grasses and the bared branches of the trees.  In the winter light, they became surreal.

Today, as I write this post, a gentle snow falls in the city.  I’ll be curious to see what the river looks like tomorrow!

 

 

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A Bird came down the walk —

He did not know I saw —

He bit an Angleworm in halves

And ate the fellow, raw, …

In her poem, A Bird came down the walk, Emily Dickinson doesn’t mention what species of bird she saw devouring its wee prey, but I know the bird I saw engaged in a similar act this past Sunday.

I saw him as I talked on the phone with a friend.  I pace as I talk and so I wandered from window to window on the 2nd floor of the house in which I live.  At some point I paused to look out into the morning as people raced by with umbrellas for the coming rains.  I was about to turn away, to resume my pacing.  I almost didn’t look up.  How close I came to missing the hawk atop the light pole, plucking at its prey. As he ate, the people below remained unaware of his presence and seemingly never noticed the few bits of fur and bone at their feet.  The bird noticed them and he noticed me, cocking his head to stare, until he finally finished his meal.  An unbelievable gaze to be sure.  I’ve got some video footage that I may be able to share at some point, but meanwhile, here’s the gaze of another feathered fellow.  He stared me down one day along the Charles River Esplanade.

Do you believe in animal totems?  Well, the hawk would certainly be one of mine!

 

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