Posted in from the dark room, photography on December 17, 2009| 1 Comment »
I love when I see something like this. These rhododendrons in Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh have the most beautiful flowers when in full bloom. In winter, not only are the flowers long gone, but even the rich, dark green leaves have gone too, but as the weeks pass this amazing light green lichen spreads over the bare stems like a cosy, winter coat.
Posted in from the viewing room, photography on November 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I walked into my living room, and there on the TV was this display –
I couldn’t resist it……..Groundhog Day???
Posted in creativity, from the dark room, photography on November 15, 2009| 1 Comment »
Posted in from the dark room, from the living room, photography, tagged nature on November 10, 2009| 1 Comment »
This isn’t a quiz….well, at least, not in the sense that I know the answer! I came across these strange marks on fallen trees in a forest recently. Have you any idea what makes this happen? Is it a fungus? An insect? A worm?? Look at the variety, it’s quite astonishing!
Posted in from the dark room, photography on November 9, 2009| 1 Comment »
….under the forest floor, in a small earthy cave, this sparkling jewel of a web was woven……
come closer, for a better look…..
come closer, still….
see the colours of the forest reflected here?
now let your eyes just relax out of focus and see what appears….
Posted in from the dark room, photography on November 8, 2009| 3 Comments »
Posted in from the dark room, photography on November 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
One of the good things about a really early morning flight is that you have the chance to see the dawn from above the clouds. It’s beautiful to see them blushing pink as the sun rises over the horizon.
This reminds me, please go and look at this. It’s a movie by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. He takes the most amazing photographs of the world from the air. Now he has made this beautiful, awe-inspiring film about the Earth and the impact made by Homo Sapiens.
Posted in from the dark room, photography on November 6, 2009| 1 Comment »
Posted in from the dark room, from the living room, life, personal growth, photography on November 5, 2009| 4 Comments »
How does your day begin?
I took this photo of the sun rising behind the old factories on the other side of Stirling station yesterday, and it got me thinking about the start of the day. Every day the sun comes up (but we don’t always notice it). In some cultures and traditions this simple, daily event was/is marked with some kind of ritual or acknowledgment – some “salute to the sun”, or some contemplation or prayer. I guess it’s no surprise in a country like Scotland where its not likely you can actually see the sun every morning that we don’t have that kind of start to our day.
But how DO you start your day?
Do you start on auto-pilot? Some combination of washed/dressed/breakfast/out the door? If so, is there a point where you take over from the auto-pilot? At what point in the day do start to live more consciously?
Or do you start your day with some personal ritual of waking or beginning? Feel free to share if you’d like.
Posted in from the dark room, photography on November 4, 2009| Leave a Comment »
This caught my eye as I walked to pick up my car in Stirling Station car park last night……it’s the full moon through the spars of the new bridge. Snapped it with my camera phone.
I like it!
Heroes Not Zombies 