Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Publication Updates, tagged beauty, creativity, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, patience, photo essay, Photography on January 3, 2015| 3 Comments »
It is an everlasting gift given to me by my parents. An appreciation for gardening. I’m grateful that so far no matter where I have lived I have been able to play with seeds and soil. Along the way, I have always learned something. One of those recent learnings was the genesis of this new photo essay, Practicing Patience, now appearing on Creativity Portal. I hope you enjoy.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abstract, african violet, beauty, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, leaves, light, nature, Photography, seasons, sunlight, winter light on December 29, 2014| 3 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, cress, food, food photography, gardening, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, microgreens, nature, Photography, plants, simplicity on December 29, 2014| 2 Comments »
The instructions say to plant seeds in a shallow dish and move as needed for best light. Instructions I can follow! Not sure how I’m going to serve up this first little harvest. Maybe with slices of avocado and tomatoes on toasted bread rubbed with garlic. Theoretically, this cress is a spicy herb. We shall see. I’m not sure that I grow enough at a time to benefit from the nutritional value, but the simple act of planting a few seeds in a bit of dirt and watching the sprouts rise in the sun, that’s worth the effort alone.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beaches, beauty, calm, Inspiration, nature, ocean, Photography, Revere, Revere Beach, shells, urban landscape, water, winter on December 27, 2014| 2 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, Inspiration, nature, perspective, Photography, views, windows on December 22, 2014| 2 Comments »
when I focus on the wonderfully altered views. Heavy rains are coming with strong winds so I expect future views will change quite a bit.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, Branches, flight, Inspiration, monotype, nature, Photography, reflection, urban landscape on December 18, 2014| 2 Comments »
I was standing by the window waiting for them all to take flight and so I nearly missed the one that did.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged african violets, beauty, colors, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants on December 14, 2014| 4 Comments »
It better be, to crawl around on the kitchen floor, photographing the undersides of African violets. It is certainly a pleasure to look up at what is so rarely seen. There are two plants, both needing to be repotted. A winter task I am looking forward to doing and then I hope to tuck the plants away into a warm winter spot where I won’t mess with them so much. One I’m definitely watering too much but the other has new buds forming. Perhaps it is of hardier stock. We’ll see …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged abstract, autumn, Branches, Brooks Estate, colors, Inspiration, landscape, leaves, light, Medford, nature, Photography, reflection, shadow, walking on December 9, 2014| 1 Comment »
Cliche but that’s what it was. These images were taken in the dying of the light, as we exited the Brooks Estate.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged Brooks Estate, colors, hiking, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, Photography, shadows, silhouette, walking on December 8, 2014| 6 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Music, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, Inspiration, landscape, music, nature, negro spirituals, Photography, sacred music, Wade in the Water, water on December 3, 2014| 3 Comments »
Between fish in the previous post, the rain today and reading a book set in coastal South Carolina, well, I guess there’s plenty of reason why Wade in the Water came to mind as I worked with this image. If you’ve never heard the song, this is a pretty good link. Have a good evening, folks.
