Outdoor Photography

“A small bird twitters on a leafless spray, Across the snow-waste breaks a gleam of gold: What token can I give my friend to-day But February blossoms, pure and cold? …

“Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt.” ~ William Allingham

“Art is never finished, only abandoned.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci This Thursday I woke up to a beautiful sunny autumnal day. Having not been out with my camera for a …

“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” ~ Joyce Carol Oates If you are curious about the book …

“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.” ~ Junichiro Tanizaki This is the second …

“All across the meadows, many poppies blossomed, and that were so hypnotic and brilliant in color they nearly dazzled Dorothy’s eyes. “Aren’t they beautiful?” the girl asked her companions, as …

Last night when chatting with Michael I told him that my mind was completely blank on this weeks Masturbation prompt which was a bit of bugger because it was one …

“Rippling through thy branches goes the sunshine, Among thy leaves that palpitate forever, And in thee, a pining nymph had prisoned The soul, once of some tremulous inland river” ~ …

“The buttercups, bright-eyed and bold, Held up their chalices of gold To catch the sunshine and the dew.” ~ Julia Caroline Dorr Continuing on with the outdoor theme for June …

“That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees, In some melodious plot Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, Singest of summer in full-throated ease.” John Keats As the prompt last week …

“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across …

I am a city girl at heart. I love the buzz and the people and the lights and the noise. I like the atmosphere and the impersonal aspect of it. …

Sometimes a hat is all you need… You give me reason to live. You give me reason to live. You give me reason to live. You can leave your hat …

Some things about this image… Yes it is a self-portrait. If you look closely you can actually see my camera on its tripod with in the middle of the bauble. …

“I’m no angel, but I’ve spread my wings a bit.” ~ Mae West