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Posts Tagged ‘water’
autumn reflections in long pond
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged abstract, autumn, hiking, Inspiration, landscape, light, Long Pond, Middlesex Fells Reservation, nature, outdoors, Photography, reflections, water on October 6, 2014| 7 Comments »
why I don’t mind walking in the rain
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, leaves, nature, Photography, rain, urban landscape, water on September 30, 2014| 3 Comments »
ripples upon the water
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged Charles River, Inspiration, motion, nature, Photography, ripples, urban landscape, water on September 26, 2014| 4 Comments »
only later did I see the single grey feather floating nearby
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beauty, birds, Charles River, colors, Esplanade, feathers, mallard ducks, nature, Photography, urban landscape, water on September 24, 2014| 7 Comments »
shores of light
Posted in Inspiration, tagged faith, family, fathers, Inspiration, light, motivation, Photography, reflection, Shores of Light, Theodore Parker Ferris, water on September 22, 2014| 6 Comments »
I have thought of my father much this weekend, and mostly when I do, I smile. I am sure that he would shake his head and possibly chuckle at the new bucket of potatoes I have growing in the hallway. The stems are thick and the leaves a dark, vibrant green in the morning light. Planting that bucket was a moment of wonderful calm. I will always associate the joys of gardening with my father who found his calm in that way. I think he used to find his calm on the water too. In the garden or on the water, I think one thing he modeled for me was how to take a deep breath and keep moving forward even into the unknown. Maybe that’s why I thought of him as I read a passage from a sermon about Shores of Light.
“There are people even in this troubled and confused world who are continually like plants reaching upward toward the shores of light. When those shores are completely hidden from our sight by mist and fog, when we can see nothing but this present world from which time sweeps us away with almost no consideration at all, we look at them and we say, The shores of light must still be there.” — Theodore P. Ferris
in the mystic
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Inspiration, lilly pads, Mystic River, nature, Photography, reflection, water on September 16, 2014| Leave a Comment »
dirty pond looks
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, Copley Square fountain, imagination, Inspiration, nature, perspective, Photography, reflection, refraction, sunlight, trash, urban landscape, water on September 13, 2014| 8 Comments »
In Copley Square, there is a fountain where I like to sit, eat my hot dog, and then, if I’m lucky, photograph leaves floating on the surface of the water. This week few leaves floated but there was plenty of trash, and the trash was blocking some sort of vent or drain and so the water was swirling erratically. And then a little kid poured in a bottle of bubbles, and somebody’s dog jumped in to chase the pigeons and I thought, quite frankly, “This sucks.” But then you know what happened as it always does? The sun came out … The trash did not disappear but there was a beauty revealed, too, I think. But that’s just my perspective.
an impromptu study of a moth
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, insects, Inspiration, light, moths, nature, Photography, urban landscape, water on September 9, 2014| 9 Comments »
Upon my last great move, I had to get rid of a lot of books. One of the few books I kept was A Pocket Guide to Butterflies & Moths. The illustrations provided colorful, calming inspiration but I was also interested in learning just a bit of the science behind these winged insects that had captured my attention since childhood.
Here in Somerville, in this house with so many windows and so few screens, many a winged creature has made an appearance, from bumblebees and wasps to lady bugs and dragonflies. No butterflies that I can remember, but across all the seasons, many a moth has visited and some have never left. Usually, I find them nestled next to light sources, curled with proverbial charred wings next to light bulbs and candlewicks. The one in this series of images I found on a book shelf. He was dry at the time and near no lamp.
I held him in my hand and wondered what had happened. As I held him close, I could see the beauty of his form and so decided to try to capture what I saw before me.
A bit macabre perhaps but I think I learned some things about form, function, patterns and even color that I continue to muddle through.
a successful return to the koi pond
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged colors, fish, Inspiration, koi, nature, Photography, pond, urban landscape, water on September 8, 2014| 3 Comments »
blue waters
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged abstract, blue, colors, Inspiration, light, Photography, shadow, sparkling water, water on September 7, 2014| 3 Comments »
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