I was hoping a walk in the woods would help me regain focus for steady, solid writing. I think it is okay that I was inspired to paint instead.
Posts Tagged ‘nature’
a walk in the woods
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged art, autumn, birch trees, Blue Hills Reservation, Inspiration, landscape, nature, outdoors, sense of place, walking, watercolor on November 13, 2012| 4 Comments »
steve’s kitchen in autumn
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, food, food photography, gardening, herbs, home, Inspiration, kitchens, light, nature, plants, relationships, sage on November 12, 2012| 4 Comments »
I have written of Steve’s kitchen quite often and in various ways, from the dishes he prepares to the memories evoked by his simple act of making coffee. This autumn, I have found that even with that cup of coffee in hand, I like to sit in the quiet of his warming kitchen. Like ritual, I watch the remaining leaves on the towering oak tree flutter in a morning breeze, and then … it happens. I look across the table at Steve and I say, “The sun is coming around the corner on its sled.” He says, “Mmmmhmm.”
It does not flood the room, this autumn light. It moves slowly like honey or light maple syrup across a plate. My favorite part? How light pours upon the pot of sage.
It soaks into dusty leaves, alive and dead, and runs along unruly stems.
Truth be told, there are other herbs in the room, on the same little table, buckets of basil, rosemary stalks and more. But my favorite sight in the morning light, this autumn so far anyway, remains the sage …
…even when its leaves are not green.
last harvests
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, farmers market, food, food photography, gardens, Inspiration, lettuce, nature on November 12, 2012| 1 Comment »
unexpected pleasures
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, farmers market, food, food photography, Inspiration, nature, oyster mushrooms, recipe on November 11, 2012| 4 Comments »
As I sorted through these images taken at Friday’s Copley Square Farmer’s Market, I realized that one of the most unexpected pleasures of this year (so far) has been discovering the flavor, texture and just plain visual beauty of the oyster mushroom. Sauteed in olive oil with garlic and black pepper and served on toast …. delicious! Hmmm. I do wonder what the winter holds. 😉
paper scissors glue
Posted in Inspiration, tagged art, collaboration, collage, illustration, Inspiration, nature, paper on November 9, 2012| Leave a Comment »
A bit of paper glued down to another surface. Collage is simply that, and so much more than that, at the same time. I’ve certainly come to appreciate the vision and intricate work involved with collage through my ongoing collaboration with artist Zoe Langosy. More to report soon about our next collaboration for 2013. Meanwhile …
* you can also read more about Zoe’s creative process in this interview.
fish roe
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged asian market, caviar, colors, fish, food, food photography, Inspiration, nature, orange, roe on November 8, 2012| 4 Comments »
No story with these images of flying fish roe. Just a good find at the local Asian market. Delicious sprinkled on smoked salmon or even by themselves on a bit of garlic toast. And on this cold rainy day, I’ve been having fun photographing the warmly colored little bits.
on the bedside table
Posted in Inspiration, tagged digital photography, family, home, Inspiration, light, nature, shells on November 7, 2012| 4 Comments »
Odd items, I suppose, a tiny scrapbook of family pictures, the remains of my first and probably last attempt at eating escargot and a blade of grass picked up on the way home.
like lace upon the ground
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, colors, Inspiration, landscape, leaf, Middlesex Fells, nature, nature photography on November 6, 2012| 5 Comments »
dusk reflected in the waters
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged art, beauty, colors, darkness, Inspiration, landscape, light, Middlesex Fells, nature, nature photography, reflections, trees, water on November 6, 2012| 2 Comments »
the dense blue of early evening
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged beauty, colors, Inspiration, landscape, leaves, light, Middlesex Fells, musings, nature, nature photography, trees, water on November 5, 2012| 8 Comments »
drifting down
covering the mostly naked branches of trees in the Middlesex Fells
mostly naked I say because up high leaves still bathed in the fading light
until even that light disappeared and all that remained was a transient glimmer of gold in the air
and a dusting of dark rose upon the land
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