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Mount Fuji from above

Posted in from the dark room, photography on September 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Ok, so I didn’t have a map on me, but I’m pretty sure that’s Mount Fuji popping its head up through the clouds – see it about a quarter way into the photo from the left hand border, on the horizon?

Mount Fuji from the sky

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Ice crystals on the window

Posted in from the dark room, photography on September 12, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Looking out of the window of a plane this morning the sun caught these crystals of ice on the glass. Aren’t they beautiful? What a sparkling start to a day!

ice on plane window

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Making a home

Posted in from the dark room, life, photography on August 8, 2012| 3 Comments »

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These are unusual nests, aren’t they? Like low hanging fruit from the trees, or lanterns shining on the lake.
Here’s one in the making….

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You can see why the bird who makes this kind of nest is called a weaver bird.

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Here’s something else unusual about these little homes…

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The entrance is underneath!

Every single one of these nests is unique, because every single one is woven by the bird who is going to live in it. But they don’t want to be completely alone, so several of them build their nests in the same tree. It’s a little village. A small community. Every one of these communities is unique too, each one being in a different tree, each community created by a different group of individual birds.

The Universe has a creative flow.

Everywhere you look you can see differentiation and diversity, and the building of more complex phenomena from simpler parts.
Take a look around you today. Where do you see this creative flow in action? Where do you see diversity, uniqueness and the creation of links and connections?

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Lost in shadows

Posted in from the dark room, perception, photography on August 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »

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This is a shaded garden with a couple of gardeners working away. Can you see them?
I love the complex interplay between the canes, the slatted roof, and the way the shadows interweave.

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Oh isn’t this wonderful?

Posted in from the dark room, perception, photography on August 6, 2012| 2 Comments »

Every day there’s something amazing to see…..if you look, but look at THIS! Exceptional!

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Every day is different

Posted in from the dark room, photography on July 12, 2012| 3 Comments »

I’ve lived in my present home for just over a decade. I look out through the big old arched windows of this 1800s textile mill across the Carse of Stirling to Ben Ledi. I must have looked out on over 3000 different days.
I have never seen the same view twice.
See how it looked last night.

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I’ve never seen it look like this before.

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Beauty lenses

Posted in from the dark room, photography on July 11, 2012| 1 Comment »

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I know it’s easy to think, oh no, another rainy day! But look at the beauty captured in a raindrop.

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Playing with the world. The power of imagination

Posted in from the dark room, perception, photography on July 6, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Look at this

Fungus hovering

What do you see?
Use your imagination. What could it be?
A spacecraft flying over a galaxy?
A sea creature swimming over seaweed on the sea bed?
A fairy dancing over a magical carpet in the forest?
Go on. Use your imagination and play!

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The slug who surfs

Posted in from the dark room, from the living room, life, perception, photography on July 4, 2012| 2 Comments »

Goodness! Look what I saw yesterday, 7am, on my way to work….

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A slug skateboarding!
Or was it a slug snowboarding without the snow?
Seriously, this isn’t a set up. Too early in the day for someone to have put this little guy here!
Made me laugh though, which is a good start to a day!

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Unexpected treats

Posted in from the dark room, from the living room, life, photography on June 30, 2012| Leave a Comment »

wild strawberries

These wild strawberries are tiny, but tasty! The various hedgerow berries will soon be ripe. It’s an extra special bonus on a walk when you stumble upon a little tasty treat.
Any unexpected tasty treats turn up in your life recently?

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