
At least that’s what I decided to create in GIMP after watching sunlight shine through my water glass.


Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, butterflies, caustics, fun, Inspiration, patterns, Photography, silhouettes, sunlight on January 18, 2018| 2 Comments »

At least that’s what I decided to create in GIMP after watching sunlight shine through my water glass.


Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged abstract, colors, fun, Inspiration, light, Photography, shadows, silhouettes on September 2, 2015| Leave a Comment »

herbs in silhouette against my notebook covers

votives and vases

the sight that sparked the idea

Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, indoor gardening, light, monotype, Photography, shadows, silhouettes on March 19, 2015| 4 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, Inspiration, light, music, nature, Photography, silhouettes, trees on October 20, 2014| 1 Comment »

I just feel like there’s music in this play of light and shadows and hints of color.


Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, blue, colors, gratitude, Inspiration, musings, nature, oak tree, Photography, shadow, silhouettes, urban landscape on September 2, 2014| 3 Comments »

One day, I will move from this house in Somerville with its many windows. I will no longer be able to climb its spiral staircase to the top floor and from there to peer out the old window at the towering oak. I will no longer be able to train my camera up through that tree’s branches into the sky. But that day has not yet come. So on this bright September morn, I am grateful for this window, this oak and the blue of the sky beyond. Have a good day, folks.



Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Branches, colors, Inspiration, light, Massachusetts, nature, nature photography, Photography, rainbows, silhouettes, Somerville, trees on November 21, 2013| 4 Comments »
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.

Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, On the Road, tagged clouds, colors, Inspiration, landscape, nature, nature photography, red, silhouettes, sunset, trees on December 20, 2012| 6 Comments »
Posted in Branches, Nature Notes, tagged color, emotions, Inspiration, light, nature, Photography, reflections, silhouettes on June 25, 2012| 3 Comments »

Well, I won’t lie. I was having a moody morning to be sure. The approaching storm outside my window didn’t help. But instead of denying that fact, I decided to use that darker energy for this post.

I may have had no choice in the matter. You see, as I sorted through images this morning for a project that must be bright and colorful, I found myself drawn toward the darker photos, those with branches and leaves in stark contrast against pale skies.

Like a persnickety child, I suddenly wanted to select only those images, the darkest of my photographs in black and white …

… and those in hues of all the shadowy shades.

Even though I knew I could not submit them for the project.

But selecting the images and spending time in a darker place was like taking a deep breath … or smacking a styrofoam bat against a tree. A bit of release. 😉

Until I could abide the color amidst the shadows and the light leaking through.

Yes, I remain a bit moody and the rains have yet to fall outside my window but I think, just maybe, it might turn into an okay day. We’ll see …
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract beauty, nature, Photography, photos, pictures, shadows, silhouettes, trees, vines on October 10, 2011| 1 Comment »