Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 09:13AM 
To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music;
it is one of those things which it is far better to enjoy,
than to attempt to fully understand.
Henry T. Tuckerman
flower, quote, spring | Share Article → Friday, March 24, 2017 at 03:25PM
March. I am beginning
to anticipate a thaw. Early mornings
the earth, old unbeliever, is still crusted with frost
where the moles have nosed up their
cold castings, and the ground cover
in shadow under the cedars hasn’t softened
for months, fogs layering their slow, complicated ice
around foliage and stem
night by night,
but as the light lengthens, preacher
of good news, evangelizing leaves and branches,
his large gestures beckon green
out of gray. Pinpricks of coral bursting
from the cotoneasters. A single bee
finding the white heather. Eager lemon-yellow
aconites glowing, low to the ground like
little uplifted faces. A crocus shooting up
a purple hand here, there, as I stand
on my doorstep, my own face drinking in heat
and light like a bud welcoming resurrection,
and my hand up, too, ready to sign on
for conversion.
Lucy Shaw
Bee, bokeh, flower, spring | Share Article → Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 01:17PM 
Nature does not hurry,
but everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu
As winter fades away I welcome spring. It has been a long time coming. Some winters are not so bad but this one was really, really long for me...I'm yearning for color and warmth.
Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 03:02PM 
I've been taking meditation classes for awhile now...some of you probably already know that my son, Chris, owns his own studio...and he is wonderful at what he does...along with teaching us how to meditate, each week he explains more about the 4 Noble Truths...in a way that we can understand it. It is not always easy but with his words..and gentle coaching I'm starting to get it...this week he explained how the Breath is really the body within the body. I loved the sound of that and when I close my eyes and think on those words...I get it..Simple right.
So Lesson 6 of Be Still, my class with Kim Klassen, also has an emphasis on slowing down, taking time, breathing..all before hitting the shutter button. To set ourselves up for quiet and harmony in our images...this water lily fits both Kim's and Chris's perspective on life right now..in this moment. Insight into ourselves...slowly opening our awareness..strange that they both meet me where I stand with with the same intention... without knowing each other. Karma..perhaps, from two people I very much respect.
"In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness." Mahatma Gandhi
On the image above I processed it a bit in light room and then used Kim's pre-set darkmood. At first I wasn't sure if I liked it because it wasn't bright and brilliant but the more I thought about the theme today...it's the perfect processing for this flower..very moody and thought provoking.
On another note...I have spent two days working on getting an e-mail subscription up and running for those of you who have asked for it...I am so happy to say that finally it is up working, I find new things so challenging but so pleased when it all comes together...So please, if it is easier for you, give the e-mail subscription a try...I would love to hear from you in the comment section...thanks so much for stopping by...you all inspire me to continue doing my best both in my photography and my writing...
Chris, family 2014, flower, meditation | Share Article →