the book of job
twelve inches of snow on april 3 is the part where after job learns that his livestock, his servants and his ten children have all died, he is visited with boils. ok, jehovah. point made. time to lay off now.
raspberry canes in winter
the opposite of spring
not to belabor a point but snow is falling outside my window again right now, on april 3. i feel these hydrangea blossoms, displaying the opposite of their bright summer color, are the appropriate symbol for this snowy april day, which is proving to be whatever the opposite is of spring.
dried hydrangea blossoms
a colorful winter palette
yes, i am still posting winter photos out of a grim sort of devotion to seasonality. after several days of springlike temps, we got blanketed with six inches of snow overnight. this is something you get used to when you live in this state, but it’s not something you have to like. i would much rather be posting colorful spring buds right now, but that’s not what i’m surrounded by, so you get colorful winter branches and stems instead.
collection of winter branches and stems
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Beautiful colors, textures and arrangement.
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easter in america
one of my husband’s clients came in today and told a story. he was walking home with a five pound pack of matzos under his arm for passover. his neighbor looked cursorily at the package, and then said, “happy easter.” america. land of the clued in, and the clueless, and we all live next door to each other.
cactus flower
capillaries
i love how the tiny veins at the tips of these dried petals are both the practical carriers of water that they were in life, and the lacy patterns that now emphasize how delicate and thin the petals are in death. form and function. the beauty of the golden gate bridge that is both aesthetic marvel, and a reliable way to get across the bay on the way in to work.
dried carnation
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I love this photo…the best of 2018 (so far!) I do miss your photos on the black field, but this one has a similar feel.
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