Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, Branches, colors, home, Inspiration, landscape, nature, Photography, plants, trees, trees and shrubs on April 25, 2013| 4 Comments »
… a beautiful light falls upon the landlord’s trees and shrubs. I have said it once and I’ll say it again, one day I will have to make him a book of all the beauty I’ve seen out of his windows over the years. 😉 And now I am off into the day for a walk. Have a good day, folks.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nasturtium, nature, Photography, plants, poem, poetry on April 25, 2013| 3 Comments »
No poetic words stirred by the nasturtium so far, but it is a delight to photograph its many parts. If you write a poem, please share. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged flowers, Inspiration, nature, orchid, photo prompt, Photography, plants, poem, poetry, writing prompt on April 24, 2013| 8 Comments »
This orchid was the inspiration for a poem that will be published next month. Stay tuned. Meanwhile, I have in my sights a lovely orange nasturtium blossom. We’ll see if any words are sparked by its beauty. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flower market, flowers, gardens, herbs, Inspiration, nature, Photography, plants, Ricky's Flower Market, Somerville, walking on April 20, 2013| 12 Comments »
Ricky’s Flower Market is a lovely shop in the heart of Union Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. When his door opens April-ish, then you know spring has arrived even if there’s still snow on the ground. When I need a visual respite, I like to wander through his indoor/outdoor space that’s filled with annuals, perennials, herbs, clay pots and everything and anything else needed for gardening. When the sun finally popped out this morning, I decided to make my way over there, and I am glad I did.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, Inspiration, light, Photography, plants, tulips on April 7, 2013| 7 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, creativity, flowers, Inspiration, light, nature, petals, Photography, plants, tulips on April 4, 2013| 5 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged arts, colors, flowers, Georgia O'Keeffe, Imogen Cunningham, influences, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, plants, tulips on April 3, 2013| 7 Comments »
… pink and glowing with sunlight, of course. A long-stemmed bouquet sitting in a vase not far from my desk. I yearned to photograph them but hesitated. The camera enables and empowers me to procrastinate wonderfully when I should be completing writing projects. But the light grew so intense in those petals that I did rise with camera in-hand and began to snap photos. But as you can tell from this post, it was not the petals that held my attention, it was the stems and leaves, their lines and curves and those beautiful shadows.
As I viewed the images, I could not help but see the many influences continually shaping the creative me. From Imogen Cunningham and Georgia O’Keeffee to the many wonderful photographers and other artists whose blogs I follow on wordpress and via other venues. Thank you for the beauty — and lessons learned — you choose to share.
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Easter, flowers, Inspiration, Photography, plants on March 31, 2013| 5 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged bamboo, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, plants on March 28, 2013| 4 Comments »
This bamboo stalk sits in an old fashioned glass milk bottle in the kitchen. It has done so for years after an impromptu pickup in the plant aisle at my local grocery store. Every now and then I change the bottle’s water, always experiencing a twinge of guilt because I feel like I should have found it a better container by now. I’ve photographed its lengthening roots and widening leaves and considered posting them on this blog but the right rooty or leafy image has yet to jump out. I’ve been focusing on the parts so much that I think there are times when I forget to see the whole structure. Luckily, I am reminded.
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Inspiration, leaves, nature, new growth, Photography, plants, poinsettia on March 24, 2013| 4 Comments »
I do not have the greenest thumb in the world so I was happy to see new growth on the poinsettia plant after I had repotted it.
The plant looked like this three months ago.
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