Poinsettia
Burgundy Swirl Dahlia
Appalachian Hillside Summer
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
New Photographs Available
Our summer trip to Virginia was amazing! Making my way through the 300 frames (slowly) now, and have just added three new photographs to the gallery collection. Enjoy!
Poinsettia
Burgundy Swirl Dahlia
Appalachian Hillside Summer
Poinsettia
Burgundy Swirl Dahlia
Appalachian Hillside Summer
Monday, September 21, 2009
Nature Quote - September 21, 2009
The return of sunshine after days of rain is a better than winning the lottery!
"The sun is the epitome of benevolence - it is lifegiving and warmthgiving and happinessgiving, and to it we owe our thanksgiving." -Jessi Lane Adams
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
"The sun is the epitome of benevolence - it is lifegiving and warmthgiving and happinessgiving, and to it we owe our thanksgiving." -Jessi Lane Adams
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Nature Quote - September 16, 2009
“Nature is an infinite sphere whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere” - Blaise Pascal
This quote reminds me of one of my mother's many wisdoms:
In discussing the photography that we both enjoy (why she doesn't sell hers, I don't know) she remarked at the infinite possibilities for shots. One subject could be shot from an infinite sphere of angles and distances, and each position could be shot infinite times because the light (and wind, and interaction with the universe) change every second of every day.
So, now I both blame her and credit her for the fact that during our recent visit to Virginia, I shot over 300 frames and am now sifting through them all to pick the very best.
Three. . .hundred. . .frames.
Thanks, Ma!
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
This quote reminds me of one of my mother's many wisdoms:
In discussing the photography that we both enjoy (why she doesn't sell hers, I don't know) she remarked at the infinite possibilities for shots. One subject could be shot from an infinite sphere of angles and distances, and each position could be shot infinite times because the light (and wind, and interaction with the universe) change every second of every day.
So, now I both blame her and credit her for the fact that during our recent visit to Virginia, I shot over 300 frames and am now sifting through them all to pick the very best.
Three. . .hundred. . .frames.
Thanks, Ma!
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Nature Quote - September 15, 2009
A little ego boost from the Universe, itself:
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and
the stars; you have a right to be here.
- Desiderata
Of course, this also means that the trees and stars and ants and birds have just the same right, too. And aren't we lucky that they do?
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and
the stars; you have a right to be here.
- Desiderata
Of course, this also means that the trees and stars and ants and birds have just the same right, too. And aren't we lucky that they do?
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
Monday, September 14, 2009
Nature Quote - September 14, 2009
It's raining again today.
It rained all weekend.
It's going to rain all week.
Rather than looking at this as the depressing, housebound, cabin-fever occasion that it surely is, I've decided to look at it as the opportunity that, surely, it also is.
So, ten positive thoughts about rain:
1. It's watering in all of the plants I put in last week without raising my city water bill.
2. It's washing ragweed pollen out of the air.
3. It's making lots of pools and puddles from which beautiful wildlife can drink.
4. It's not flooding.
5. It's not drought.
6. It gives my daughter an opportunity to splash in puddles, which gives me the opportunity to splash with her and/or film her splashing - both of which are highly joyous.
7. It gives me the opportunity to go out in the rain and get wet so as to experience the bliss of coming in to get dry.
8. As my mother's Nana used to say: "All sunshine makes a desert."
9. It's great book reading and napping weather.
10. This last one is our quote of the day, courtesy of Ms. Dolly Parton: "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
So now I'm going out for a walk in the drizzle. And I'm going to look for rainbows.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
It rained all weekend.
It's going to rain all week.
Rather than looking at this as the depressing, housebound, cabin-fever occasion that it surely is, I've decided to look at it as the opportunity that, surely, it also is.
So, ten positive thoughts about rain:
1. It's watering in all of the plants I put in last week without raising my city water bill.
2. It's washing ragweed pollen out of the air.
3. It's making lots of pools and puddles from which beautiful wildlife can drink.
4. It's not flooding.
5. It's not drought.
6. It gives my daughter an opportunity to splash in puddles, which gives me the opportunity to splash with her and/or film her splashing - both of which are highly joyous.
7. It gives me the opportunity to go out in the rain and get wet so as to experience the bliss of coming in to get dry.
8. As my mother's Nana used to say: "All sunshine makes a desert."
9. It's great book reading and napping weather.
10. This last one is our quote of the day, courtesy of Ms. Dolly Parton: "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."
So now I'm going out for a walk in the drizzle. And I'm going to look for rainbows.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
Friday, September 11, 2009
Nature Quote - September 11, 2009
Even eight years later, when I hear the stories of those lost on this day, my eyes still well up with tears.
Though I was lucky enough not to lose anyone on this tragic day, I remember the grief of our nation and feel it still like a hole going straight through my chest and out my back. An emptiness in my heart and between my shoulder blades.
There is no quote that can soften the sadness of this day with the healing power of nature - though time in nature is perhaps one of the most healing things there is, for me, at least.
What I have found are these; words that help me to take a deep breath, and then to take another.
To recognize that we owe those who have left this life too soon our full attention to enjoying the planet while we're still here.
"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal." ~From a headstone in Ireland
"As long as I can I will look at this world for both of us. As long as I can I will laugh with the birds, I will sing with the flowers, I will pray to the stars, for both of us." ~Sascha, as posted on motivateus.com
Though I was lucky enough not to lose anyone on this tragic day, I remember the grief of our nation and feel it still like a hole going straight through my chest and out my back. An emptiness in my heart and between my shoulder blades.
There is no quote that can soften the sadness of this day with the healing power of nature - though time in nature is perhaps one of the most healing things there is, for me, at least.
What I have found are these; words that help me to take a deep breath, and then to take another.
To recognize that we owe those who have left this life too soon our full attention to enjoying the planet while we're still here.
"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal." ~From a headstone in Ireland
"As long as I can I will look at this world for both of us. As long as I can I will laugh with the birds, I will sing with the flowers, I will pray to the stars, for both of us." ~Sascha, as posted on motivateus.com
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Nature Quote - September 10, 2009
“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they're still beautiful.”
- Alice Walker
Alice Walker says here exactly what I've always believed: imperfection is perfect and perfection is, well, boring.
It's not always easy to remember, as we strive for excellence, strive to be better, but it is our imperfections that make us the most interesting!
The same goes for photography. You'll find in my collection of photographs that none of the specimens are perfect - always a bug here or a burnt spot there. Symmetry just slightly askew. (If that isn't a metaphor for life, I don't know what is.)
Rather than focusing solely on a subject's flaw(s), I try to consider it an interesting part of the flower's "face" - a mark of being real, living and growing in an imperfect world.
And then they become even more beautiful.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
- Alice Walker
Alice Walker says here exactly what I've always believed: imperfection is perfect and perfection is, well, boring.
It's not always easy to remember, as we strive for excellence, strive to be better, but it is our imperfections that make us the most interesting!
The same goes for photography. You'll find in my collection of photographs that none of the specimens are perfect - always a bug here or a burnt spot there. Symmetry just slightly askew. (If that isn't a metaphor for life, I don't know what is.)
Rather than focusing solely on a subject's flaw(s), I try to consider it an interesting part of the flower's "face" - a mark of being real, living and growing in an imperfect world.
And then they become even more beautiful.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Nature Quote - September 9, 2009
"There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story." - Linda Hogan
Today I plan to spend a lot of time outside. It's time to fertilize the garden here in Florida and I bought an organic fertilizer that I'll dissolve in the water from my rain barrel.
It will be a slow process of filling watering cans and watering each plant with the mixture - but that's what I want.
I want the time to look around. To think. To not think too much. To listen and absorb without fast forwarding to what's next.
I'll keep you posted on how the "story" unfolds.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
Today I plan to spend a lot of time outside. It's time to fertilize the garden here in Florida and I bought an organic fertilizer that I'll dissolve in the water from my rain barrel.
It will be a slow process of filling watering cans and watering each plant with the mixture - but that's what I want.
I want the time to look around. To think. To not think too much. To listen and absorb without fast forwarding to what's next.
I'll keep you posted on how the "story" unfolds.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Nature Quote - September 8, 2009
Something appropriate for the first day of school:
"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." - Frank Lloyd Wright
The lessons in nature are too many to count, the peace there too great to measure. Both are good for students of all ages.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you." - Frank Lloyd Wright
The lessons in nature are too many to count, the peace there too great to measure. Both are good for students of all ages.
http://www.worldofcolorgallery.com
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