Traveling through the picturesque hillsides of Asturias, Spain, you might stumble upon the breathtaking “Our Lady of Covadonga” shrine and basilica. Nestled within the Picos de Europa National Park, it’s a testament to…
https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2021/05/EBM-20210524112301.jpg Garden petunia (Petunia atkinsiana) This past Monday morning, the weather was nice, and I was feeling an urge to make some photos, which I haven’t felt in a while. Bonnie used our car for most of the day, so my choices of what to photograph were limited by how far I was willing to…
“A walk in nature, walks the soul back home.” – Mary Davis https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/10/EBM-20201008115522.jpg It’s been a while since I was able to take a walk among nature without driving for a distance. Now, there’s a small river near us with a trail running beside it. I was hoping to see some early autumn colors among…
“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/06/EBM-20200606133529.jpg Gladiolus Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword) is a genus of perennial cormous flowering plants in the iris family (Iridaceae). …
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” ― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays 2, 1926-29 https://meanderingpassage.com//wp-content/uploads/images/2020/05/EBM-20120507151701-1-1200×675.jpg Color is a large part of a flower or bloom’s presence. Remove color and you become aware of things not noticed before. When the image above was converted to black and white I became very aware the center…
I’ve dappled in digital art before but recently have become more engaged with it. I’ll be the first to acknowledge my…