[View the hugeous version.] If forced to pick, I suppose I would choose Japanese maples as my favorite tree. They come in so many varieties. Their elegance is unmatched. And they change so brilliantly with the seasons. A black-and-white representation, then, is a counter-intuitive choice. The original photo is a symphony of new greens, and…
Tag Archive: leaves
Tangle
At the image sizes I use on this site, this picture appears almost abstract. There’s a Pollock-like alloverness to it. The eye keeps traveling the surface. There’s a super-abundance of detail. Yet, despite the frenzy of twig and leaf and bark, to stand here in the woods is to be at rest. The business of…
Bamboo Spring
Like this tuning-fork of a tree, I’m vibrating to the green impulse of Spring. Today featured the building crisis-du-jour: DOORS. After three months of silence on the subject, all of a sudden I had to provide doors tomorrow or siding could not proceed and then god knows when the crew would be available again. FFS….
Sheaf
It’s cold and gray and in Asheville we are expecting the dreaded wintry mix. Bob is on his way today to Salt Lake City. The visit, planned long ago, was to be a family celebration of his father’s 90th birthday. Last night, his mother died. Although not entirely unexpected, the timing will certainly change the…
The Lesson
The world is constantly offering up items for our edification. “See? Notice this thing.” The textbooks are made of humble materials. But beware: as I’ve heard tell and do believe, lessons will be repeated until learned. Two Years Ago: Oyster Make the world yours… [read more]
Getting Through (Palette)
Things are a little bit harder than I would prefer. My short-term rental period has turned out to be both longer and shorter than I expected. That is to say: the house-building is going more slowly than I’d hoped so I’ll be renting longer, and my current landlord has changed his mind about me extending…
Advance (Palette)
This creeping branch is another indication that the Vegetable Kingdom is not waiting for warm weather to begin new enterprises. Even during the darkest days it is putting forward shiny new leaves and reaching for the light. The palette I’ve pulled from this image combines neutrals and tropical brights. It would make a lovely color…
Premonition
Half full or half empty? Is this dried clump of hydrangea a presage of withered old age or a harbinger of spring to come? Or is it simply something that is beautiful right here, right now, as it is today? I have been reunited with my marvelous, magical Lumix/Leica 45mm macro. I cannot overstate how…
Moon Vine Wire Fence
Always aspire. A Year Ago: Gratitude I had a slightly irreverent post about the Key West cemetery queued up… [read more]
Purpleness
Straight out of the camera (iPhone, no less), this eye-bending Pop Art juxtaposition of purple and green needs no manipulation. Get your berry on, son! A Year Ago: Sunstruck No wonder I felt so wonderful there.… [read more]