the moon lit by the sun
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
and in the heavens
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged astronomy, beauty, Inspiration, lunar, moon, nature, Photography, sky on July 7, 2017| 1 Comment »
on earth …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, water on July 7, 2017| 1 Comment »
butterfly by the mystic
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged butterflies, chipmunks, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, Photography, urban landscape on July 3, 2017| 1 Comment »
in the dying of the light
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, fish, Inspiration, Mystic River Watershed, nature, patterns, Photography, urban landscape on June 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Again, I think it was one of those moments when, if a child had been crossing the bridge, he or she would have asked me, “What are you looking at? What are you taking pictures of over there?” But adults, for the most part, tend to be more polite or simply distant. So, while I think I stood there quite a while in that spot on the bridge that crosses the Mystic, I only received sidelong glances. No one asked me any questions. No one came over to peer over the rail where I focused my camera. What would they have seen? I suppose a dead fish floating in the shallows is not the most enticing sight but I’m telling you … in that sunlight in those moments as its form rose and fell with roll of the water, it was beautiful.
along for the ride
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, lotus, Mystic River, nature, Photography, water on June 27, 2017| 1 Comment »
Not sure why this bloom was floating free in the Mystic. Only later did I see the fly sitting on its petals.
some days …
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged dragonflies, insects, Inspiration, Mystic River, nature, nature photography, Photography, urban landscape on June 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
… you get lucky. There are dragonflies zipping all along the Mystic River right now but only this one paused long enough for me to take its picture. I love its wings.
bewildered but …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Uncategorized, tagged beauty, flowers, Inspiration, musings, nature, Photography, roses on June 22, 2017| 2 Comments »
I think it was the video of Philando Castile’s four-year old daughter comforting her mother, saying I’ll keep you safe, after having just seen her father shot to death in front of her. I think it was that little girl’s voice full of resolve and determination, before she too began to cry, that made me weep hot tears in the night. What child should have to go through that? Those were the kinds of questions I used to ask God when I was little, especially after watching the evening news with my parents, about why did people harm other people. I used to ask a lot of why questions of the people around me. Not so much anymore. Now I try to find the answers for myself. And sometimes I learn there is no single answer or any answer at all. The world is a very bewildering place at the moment but there is still much beauty there though sometimes it is hidden.
I took these photos in the Southwest Corridor Park near Back Bay Station. I don’t think the tourists know what they are missing as they walk past what looks a bit like a concrete jungle. A hidden treasure.
by the sidewalk
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, flowes, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on June 17, 2017| Leave a Comment »
in a harvard yard
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, Inspiration, nature, Photography, urban landscape on June 15, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Today I wear a sweater and have a shawl and knit cap in my bag for later. But only a few days ago it was near 100 degrees and high humidity. Of course, I picked that day to journey into Harvard Square on my way to the Charles River. I never quite made it to the river. Too hot and common sense won out. With a cold bottle of water, I sat beneath the shade of a tree and in the end decided to see what I could capture from that stationery vantage point.
And then I lay back and pointed the camera up.
bright shades at the flower market
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography on June 12, 2017| 2 Comments »
Words + Images 