While ‘playing’ around with this image, I quickly realized how much of its identity was enclosed in its color and surrounding forms. They are still clearly leaves, but narrowing them down to a specific period in their life span is near impossible. This sent my mind swirling off, considering what clues we use to identify…
There’s a story behind this ivy. In the fall of two years ago, I took one of Bonnie’s planters from the front yard that she was repurposing and emptied the soil in the woods behind our house. This small ivy plant clinging to life in the pot survived for two years and has now spread…
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.”– Aristotle One of the premises of a mystery story I recently read suggested that a person can become invisible or unnoticed by others if they adopt a low-key demeanor and embody what others prefer not to see. How many people do we truly notice…
Initially, I graded this photo low and thought it was a candidate for later deletion. However, I kept returning to it for reasons still not completely understood. I’ve learned that one should often listen to one’s gut reactions, although there have been times when they were wrong, or perhaps I just misinterpreted them. In…
As we approach the end of the vibrant autumn leaf season, I find great photographic interest in the imperfections of the final leaves as they turn spotted and brown. Aren’t the imperfections often the most interesting features of anything or anybody; even ourselves? In any case, I’m nearing the end of this season’s leaf photos.
“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.” Aristotle This photo seems to contain nearly every stage of leaf coloration, from fully green to yellow, orange, red and finally brown. But the “Bang” comes from the contrast with the rich blue sky background. It…