Header Attribution

The header photo is a wall in the Depot Art District in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Blue


Blue.
Too many cliches
about blue.
Here is a study
in blue.
Lines,
patterns,
textures,
countours,
light,
shadow,
hues and tones.
Dive into blue.

Taken 8 October 2010.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Semaphore Palms


Like giant feathers
dusting the sky...
these palm fronds
are sending messages
to an unknown recipient
using an secret language
of botanical semaphore;
or maybe
they are doing
a tango.
Dip,
turn,
frond-to-frond,
-6-7-8...

Taken in Tampa, Florida, 2 August 2010.

Friday, July 22, 2011

Chair #4


OK.
So it is not
literally
a chair.
On my blog
benches count
as chairs.
There is something
...ah...
emblematic
about an empty
park bench.
Inviting,
but ominous.
Crier
for the benefits of relaxation,
yet Critic
of the idle moment.

Taken 11 July 2010.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Did I say, "Oddball"?


Oddball is as oddball does?
I find the hues and contours
strangely soothing
yet mysterious;
like grey dunes
with worn ruts
marking the passage
of some roving buggy...

This is an accidental snap
taken when I lay my camera
in the passenger seat
of my car.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Back to the Bark


Today marks the close of the first year
since I posted my first entry
on this blog!
A lot can happen in a year, eh?

This picture of a eucalyptus tree
was taken just two days before I created this blog.
I really thought I was going to upload
a long series of "bark" pictures,
but once I got started
the bark-pics
seemed a little,
well,
boring.

However,
this estimable eucalyptus
has its charms;
not the least of which
is that I find it
a fitting enough
bookend to mark
my one year anniversary.

Also,
I did not manage
to create a montage,
and I couldn't pick
a "top ten" group.

Anyway,
thanks to all who
pass this way
for taking a moment
to stop
and smell
the eucalyptus.