a photo taken in the midst of summer
yet the colors seem a harbinger of autumn
I would not mind if time slowed just a bit 😉
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
in copley square, a leaf
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, beauty, Boston, colors, Copley Square, fountain, Inspiration, leaf, nature, Photography, water on August 5, 2013| 3 Comments »
a clarendon street rose
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abstract, Boston Back Bay, flowers, gardens, Inspiration, nature, Photography, red, roses. colors on August 3, 2013| 12 Comments »
monday fun … rain, rose clouds and rainbows in the sky
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Frazz Comic Strip, fun, light, nature, Photography, rainbows, red clouds, refraction, science, water on July 29, 2013| 4 Comments »
I’m no illustrator but I do enjoying pressing colored pens to paper, and the weather this weekend provided a good excuse. You see, after a heavy rainfall late Friday, the sun came back out. There was that magical moment of rose red clouds appearing. I stood at one window watching the clouds form, but then by chance, I glanced over my shoulder through another window. A double rainbow graced the sky. Later I tried to explain to that science guy of mine the beauty that I’d seen of rose clouds in front of me and being surprised by the rainbows behind me. His response? “Of course. Your shadow points toward the rainbow.” Hunh?!
I grilled him all weekend and finally he was able to break it down to me in a way that I understood though it helped me to draw it out, too.
“If you’re looking at rosy colored clouds, you’re probably looking toward the sun with the sun lighting the clouds from below. The sun’s white light — and remember that white light is really all the colors combined — is being filtered through the earth’s atmosphere. Blue light is scattered leaving behind the reds.”
“If you’re looking at the rainbow, the sun must be behind you. Why? Because the rainbow is formed by white light hitting water droplets in the air. Again, white light is refracted. Different colors are scattered. The angle at which the light strikes the water droplets produces the spectrum of colors you see.”
He had more to say about angles but by then I just wanted to play with the markers.
This morning he shared the following “timely comic: with me. Enjoy: Frazz Comic Strip, July 28, 2013
the oak tree
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, Inspiration, light, musings, nature, outdoors, Photography, shadows, silhouettes, trees on July 24, 2013| 4 Comments »
I suppose I would have found more calm and focus sitting quietly at the base of the tree but …
it was more fun to race around peering deep into its canopy …
and, in the shifting light, not to worry about focus at all.
the sun was shining as the rain fell
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, outdoors, Photography, rain, sunlight, water, weather on July 22, 2013| 8 Comments »
As soon as we returned home from the beach, the rains began but the sun was still shining so bright. It made each drop sparkle like the proverbial diamond. With no expectation of outcomes, it was fun to lean out the window and photograph the falling water.
two figures entwined
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged art, arts, figures, human form, Inspiration, nature, outdoors, Photography, Revere Beach, sand sculpting on July 22, 2013| 8 Comments »
As a child I made mud pies dusted with dry sand as if it were confectionery sugar, but sculpting sand into delicate forms? Never learned that magic art.
This particular sculpture, Imprinted, was one of several featured at this weekend’s Revere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival and was created by artist Sue McGrew from Tacoma, Washington.
in Spirituality&Health Practice
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, Photography, Publication Updates, tagged health, magazines, meditation, nature, Photography, reflection, spirituality on July 21, 2013| 5 Comments »
It’s an honor to have two of my photos appearing in an upcoming issue of Spirituality&Health magazine. It is a special issue on Practice. A beautiful publication with articles that especially resonate for me right now, on topics ranging from clearing mental clutter to the spiritual practice of silence. You can learn more about this publication and other resources here.
not quite a pearl
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, crystals, Inspiration, nature, Photography, quartz, shells on July 18, 2013| 4 Comments »
still flying with a torn wing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blue, colors, dragonfly, insects, Inspiration, Middlesex Fells Reservation, nature, Photography, Spot Pond on July 10, 2013| 5 Comments »
fishing at spot pond
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged dragonfly, fish, fishing, Inspiration, landscape, Middlesex Fells, nature, Photography, Spot Pond, sunlight, water on July 7, 2013| 5 Comments »
As we rested with feet in the pond, Steve kept trying to identify the fish swimming in the shallows so that we could return with the proper lures. We had not come prepared to fish, only to scout a new possible location. I snapped a few fishy photos for him but then I got distracted by sunlight on water and other creatures by the shore.
You can read more about Spot Pond and other features of the Middlesex Fells here. I’m not sure if he and I will return to fish. You see, he actually likes to catch fish. I am more into the zen of fishing. We’ll see … 😉
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