Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged african violet, artificial light, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants on January 6, 2014| 6 Comments »
I have been photographing this African Violet since at least 2010. This past year, the plant grew spectacularly well. Mostly because I tucked it into a corner and let it be. Now at the start of this first full week of 2014, I photograph the plant again. It is an overcast day which is all the inspiration needed to pull out flashlights and let the artificial light play upon iridescent petals and leaves.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, snow, winter on January 3, 2014| 6 Comments »
Just a few images from around the house this morning.
As soon as I pull together all of the various layers — and there will be many — out into the snow I will go.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Belle Isle Marsh, Happy New Year, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, nature photography, Photography, Revere on December 31, 2013| 8 Comments »
Thanks for viewing this blog and all of your wonderful comments. Best wishes to you and yours this day, and may you have a Happy New Year filled with brightness.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Belle Isle Marsh, ice, Inspiration, landscape, light, nature, Photography, Revere, water on December 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »
As I post this picture taken yesterday of ice on a Belle Isle trail, I look out the kitchen window and view light dancing upon water. Not river or pond water but water pooling upon asphalt. Heavy rains in New England at the moment, and the light that shines down is street and car lights. Red, gold, green. In this photo, the sun was setting and illuminating wonderful patterns at my feet of water cradling rocks and broken glass and bits of grass.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, Belle Isle Marsh, birds, Inspiration, kindness, nature, nature photography, owls, Photography, Revere, snowy owls on December 28, 2013| 16 Comments »
It was to be a short walk in the Belle Isle Marsh. I expected to capture sunlight on branches. The snowy owl in a tree was quite the surprise. Thanks to a kind stranger who pointed out the white spot and even let people borrow his binoculars for a better look.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beach, Christmas, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, Revere Beach, walking, winter on December 26, 2013| 4 Comments »
After eating all of that bread mentioned in the previous post, let alone all of the other holiday goodies, a walk was necessary. We chose a favorite spot, Revere Beach. No snow upon the ground, but it was cold as evidenced by the water frozen in shells upon the shore. A bright sun illuminated everything even if it did not warm.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Inspiration, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, music, nature, Photography, rain, Rain Rain Beautiful Rain, song, water on December 23, 2013| 3 Comments »
At the bottom of this post is a video of Ladysmith Black Mambazo singing Rain Rain Beautiful Rain. A friend shared the song with me and I promised her when it next rained that I would share the song with others.
Well today is a very, very rainy and gray day in the Boston area.
Rainy and gray …
and still beautiful.
Posted in Guest Contributor, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Angie Pickman, animation, art, beauty, creativity, cut paper, Inspiration, nature, Rural Pearl, winter, winter solstice on December 21, 2013| 3 Comments »
Simply beautiful in my humble opinion. Enjoy this just over 1 minute video from artist Angie Pickman. A tribute to the winter solstice. 😉
The Longest Night from Angie Pickman on Vimeo.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged decay, Inspiration, leaves, light, nature, Photography on December 20, 2013| 3 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, essays, ice, light, nature, Photography, seasons, Talking Writing, water, winter, winter's light on December 17, 2013| 7 Comments »
It has been almost two years since my photo essay Winter’s Light appeared in Talking Writing.
Of course I still love the light of this approaching season.
With that winter’s light in 2011, I focused on the illumination of “ordinary objects,” from condensation to old postcards hung on a wall.
With this morning’s near-winter light, I was struck by the illumination of branching fingers of ice.
To view such scenes at the start of the day feels magical. Feels cold, too, but still magical. 😉
Words + Images 