Driving around a few mornings ago, I encountered this oak tree with the leaves backlit by the sun. We don’t get big fall color display here in the Pacific Northwest. Our territory is dominated by evergreens, so we don’t have big clusters of deciduous trees. (Notice all the green foliage in the background here.) Instead, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘leaves’
Willow Moon
Soft, gentle, bendable willows are the perfect companion to the feminine moon. In art, willows connote such feminine traits as dreaming, intuition, and deep emotions. I wanted to combine them with an image of the full moon rising in the deepening blue sky. Prints are available on my print site. I also made it into [...]
Autumn Maple Leaves
I’m jumping the gun a bit with this photo of maple leaves in autumn. Maybe I’m starting to long for cooler, crisper days. Are you? Enjoy! xox PS Prints are available at my print site.
Blue Houseboat
I’ll let you in on a secret longing: I’ve always wanted to live on a houseboat. There’s something intensely romantic about them in my imagination. Not romantic in the “boy-girl, flowers and candy and kisses” way, but in the “exotic places that I’ll probably never see” way. Like Kathmandu. Romantic in the sense that they’re [...]
Impression: Hawthorn Berries and Leaves
Hawthorn shrubs are everywhere in my neighborhood. The berries become bright red in the fall, then slowly darken to black by the end of the year. The robins love them, especially in the winter. There’s nothing I like better than playing around with a picture in my photo editor to emphasize what I see–bold shapes [...]
