It is the end of the season but …
… the roses are still beautiful and …
… still growing.
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
wandering in a rose garden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, color, flowers, gardens, growth, Inspiration, nature, Photography, roses, urban landscape on September 18, 2016| 3 Comments »
chasing the sun
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sky, storytelling, sun, sunset on September 14, 2016| 4 Comments »
At this time of year I chase the sun even if that only means I race up the spiral staircase in my home to the highest window to see how the light changes over time in the distant sky.
And just as I thought I was done and walked back down the stairs to download images and such, I looked out the lower window and saw that the sky had turned from gold to orange.
And then, yes once more, when I thought I was done and had walked back down the stairs to download images and compose this post, I looked up. The sky was a wonderful pinkish-red. I decided to watch the sky grow dark instead of racing back up those stairs.
looking up
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, clouds, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sky, sunset on September 10, 2016| 2 Comments »
I had my head down lost in a book when I remembered to look up at the sky.
And as the sun set further down and I zoomed in with my camera the sky became like a dream of a landscape or a beach with water rolling onto shore.
this sunday september 11th 3 to 5 pm …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography Exhibits, tagged architecture, art, art shows, beauty, Cambridge, exhibits, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography, Riverside Gallery, urban landscape on September 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »
… you will find the works of over a dozen photographers. From night blooming cereus, spring buds and insects draped in pollen to statuary, historic architecture and rooftop views of cities, Eyes On: Nature || the Urban Landscape is an eclectic yet cohesive expression of nature and the urban landscape. Please join the Riverside Arts Group at the Riverside Gallery, hosted at the Cambridge Community Center, in celebrating these unique thematic explorations.
Opening Reception, Sunday September 11, 3:00-5:00 PM
Closing Party, Sunday October 9, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Music and tasty snacks provided at each of these two events. Please drop by, meet the photographers and view these wonderful works. Located at 5 Callendar Street, Cambridge, MA. Co-curated by Derrick Z. Jackson, Carol E. Moses and Cynthia Staples.
on saturdays in september 11 to 3
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged art, beauty, Beebe Estate, exhibits, Inspiration, Middlesex Fells Reservation, nature, Photography on September 8, 2016| Leave a Comment »
The Beebe Estate is a historic house located at 235 W. Foster Street in Melrose, MA. A lovely example of Greek Revival architecture built in 1828 as a home by William Foster, it is now an arts and cultural center. It is my pleasure to have three framed photographs appearing in Nature: Our Most Precious Resources, an arts exhibit hosted at the estate this September by the Friends of the Middlesex Fells. The opening reception was held September 2nd and it was a well attended gathering as you can see in the embedded video. Throughout the three remaining Saturdays in September you have the opportunity to visit and peruse the beautiful works on display. Enjoy. 🙂
Friends of the Fells; Exhibit; Opening Reception; Sept 2, 2016 from Julie Kelleher on Vimeo.
on the same branch
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, Inspiration, landscape, leaves, nature, Photography, trees on September 6, 2016| 1 Comment »
I expect it is the summer season’s lack of rain that produced this startling contrast of colors on the same branch.
tucked under a leaf
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, snails on September 6, 2016| 1 Comment »
near sunset in the arboretum
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Arnold Arboretum, beauty, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography on September 4, 2016| 1 Comment »
golden
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, clouds, colors, Inspiration, nature, Photography, sky, sunset on August 27, 2016| 5 Comments »
Of course I know better than to peer directly into the sun, and so at first I photographed the golden orb through the sheer curtain at a certain window. But then I threw caution to the wind. I knew I could not capture completely what I saw and what I felt but it felt good to pause and spend time with my camera pointed at the sky.
webs
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, friendship, insects, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, observation, Photography, spiders, webs on August 22, 2016| 2 Comments »
Now, I didn’t quite do a physical happy dance but I kind of sort of did mentally. When I was recently with my friend who needs to walk as part of her recuperation, we were slowly walking along a canal, and then I paused. She asked what I was looking at. I remember saying, “I saw just a shimmer … but the thing about spider webs is that you need the right light … wait a minute! Wait a minute! There! Can you see it? There’s the web!”
I kept inching forward despite the fact that swimming is not my greatest skill. The web was right at the water’s edge taut between trees and grape vines. I knew the light would shift soon, and it did. My friend had waited patiently for me as I got as many shots as I could. Eventually we continued on our loop. I became lost in my thoughts and then I heard, “Cynthia!” I looked around. “What?” “Don’t you see it?” She pointed out a spider’s web. And she pointed it out with expectation. With a grin, I pulled out my camera.
She continued to point out spider webs throughout the journey home.
Despite my love for E. B. White’s book Charlotte’s Web and the animated movie, I don’t go out of my way to seek out spiders. But I do have a growing appreciation for the webs. Their embodiment of complicated concepts of connections, nodes, fragility and at the same time great strength and resiliency. I can’t always see the webs around me but when I do I treasure the moment and I am grateful when others point out those webs to me.
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