Late last evening I stepped outside to let the dog take his final run. It was warm and humid, almost clammy. Sometimes there’d be a breez…
Late last evening I stepped outside to let the dog take his final run. It was warm and humid, almost clammy. Sometimes there’d be a breeze, othertimes all was still. The dark night air was fresh and alive, probably because there’s a forest preserve directly across the street. The aromas of leaves, mold, wild flowers, damp soil and grasses were carried to me within that fragrance. Is this the perfume of nature spirits, deer folk, and fairie folk? Inhaling such air is medicinal, the molocules enter our bloodstream and convey living green essence to every cell. Just one of the many ways we are connected to all that is, for these molocules nourish and build new cells, becomeing part of us. I seek it out whenever I can. After one fitful gust there was a dry, rustling sound issuing from all directions, yet the wind had stopped abruptly. Before I could determine exactly what was happening (other than thinking immidiatly that this wasn’t common and wondering who or what was creating the disturbance) a nearby tree released a shower of narrow, yellow leaves, a curtain of movement. During the next few magical seconds something miraculous occurred. Against the dark background these leaves were all flashing yellow and gold, flickering slivers luminous and silouetted by turns while falling through the glow of a distant street lamp. There wasnt a sound other than leaves landinf softly on grass and brick. What was strange is rather than drift, these little leaves fell, spinning and twirling, directly to earth. In less than a minute it was over as abruptly as it had begun. The night was silent but for crickets and traffic. If I were to define this moment in watercolro pigments, they would be indigo, neutral tint, cadmium yellow light, and yellow ochre with just a touch of sap green. I’m still wondering about the sudden rustling sound just before the release, because the breeze had stopped seconds before. It was the only tree that did this, the rest still have leaves, and green leaves at that. I love when things like this happen, they make my day and I relive them again and again in my heart. Someday this may become a painting, or maybe not. It dosnt matter. I think many of the peoelp here on RB understand this. Text copyright Helnea Nelson Reed, please dont use without written permission.
Ok, a bit of a fluffy title, but I am over the moon because someone bought another card – my ‘Toadsville’ image. To the buyer, a huge …
Ok, a bit of a fluffy title, but I am over the moon because someone bought another card – my ‘Toadsville’ image. To the buyer, a huge thank you. My confidence goes up in leaps and bounds! The feedback I had from my other sale was extremely positive – RedBubble produced a very impressive product and the recipient was delighted. So I am sure that this buyer will be too. :-)
anti gravity / denis darzacq and “I throw myself at men” / “lilly …
anti gravity / denis darzacq and “I throw myself at men” / lilly mcelroy god, this is so inspiring. I wish I d done it myself-it’s not like the thought hadn’t crossed my mind-but the last time I took a photo in a supermarket was 1994… (and they were great! I don’t know if my sister would still still two humungous balls of wool up her top and pretend to dance with them, but I have evidence on film that she once did!) plus, someone who must’ve read my mind as a kid. I was an architect in year 3 and designed houses like this! (of course, much planning, didn’t decide to be one officially in adulthood/do all the study) I went further-the water feature out front came inside and in places there was like glass over the top you could walk on and see them below. Plus a sunken lounge area with a pond feature! here are the designs some made for real
Hi All, I’ve put together a book about my ultimate Sea Change destination. I’d really appreciate some feedback on this, as I’ve got …
Hi All, I’ve put together a book about my ultimate Sea Change destination. I’d really appreciate some feedback on this, as I’ve got a few ideas for others as well. Also, Christmas is just around the corner!! “Merimbula Magic” NOTE: you will be directed to another site. Prices displayed there are in US$
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