…by the sea shore!
Summer is closing in… (photo by me)
Do you have any tickling stories that begin with : “In the summer of 2012…”? Feel free to share! The Olympic opening and closing ceremonies were a highlight for me!
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Simple Black and White
I love black and white photos. It’s simple, but gives an aura of professionalism and cleanliness. Contrast. It makes you wonder about the colours that have been removed. It enhances one object while cleverly hides an unwanted one.
Here a couple of my favourite B&W photos, taken over the last year while exploring Nova Scotia. Hope you like them!
Can you hear last year’s dead leaves rustle through the headstones?
Salute, soldiers! (taken at the Halifax waterfront, in case you were wondering.)
Waterfalls are beautiful.
I highly suggest you listen to the song ‘Wintering’ by Chloe March, unless you’re trying to shun all thoughts of winter.
A step back in time. Probably one of my favourite photos.
It’s a Strange World Out There
Ordinary things through a camera lens sometimes appear to be out of this world. A flower becomes a sea monster. A wreath of branches becomes the door to a new world. Blueberry blossoms become the decorations for the celebration of coming summer.
I’m shocked at myself that I haven’t started posting my feeble attempts at photography earlier, especially if it has the potential to inspire.
I’m often inspired after viewing a beautiful picture, or one that makes me think. I might write about it, include it in an already started project, or simply stare it, pretending that it is from another world. Narnia? Middle-Earth? Terebithia?
Anyway, I hope some of these make you wonder, and who knows? Maybe they’ll make you think of something you haven’t thought about in a while.
A sign of summer!
Is it just me, or does this budding blossom appear to be the malformed jaws of some untold sea creature?
It’s a little blurry, but…A DRAGON! Or rather, its non-magical cousin.
And the green grass grows all around…(Actually, this reminds me of the farmlands surrounding the capital of North Ferin in my fictional world.)
Can you hear them ring? Blueberry pie all around!
“Hi!” says my reflection.
A Little Bit of Faerie
Are there fairies at the bottom of your garden? Have you ever gone looking?
Today I did some poking around, wary of disturbing any territorial squirrels, and inspected and enjoyed a great deal of the early summer foliage that has been popping up. I didn’t find any fairies, but plenty of mosquitoes!
The Painted Trillium, my favourite flower.
Nope, no fairies here either…
AHH! IS THAT — oh no, nevermind. Just a mosquito.
Wouldn’t this be great hiding place?
Anyone in there?
Such a gorgeous purple…It would make a lovely dress.
I know I can’t see you, but I bet you’re watching me.
In my opinion, fairies (along with dwarves and unicorns) have gotten the tail end of the fantasy spectrum. They are portrayed in one of two ways: mischievous, fun-loving, thimble-sized folk who drink nectar and wear spider silk (e.g., Peter Pan, Fern Gully, A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream) OR are human-sized, seductive, dark, emotion-sucking demonic sex symbols (e.g., Wicked Lovely, Lost Girl). Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy both Fern Gully and the Wicked Lovely novels — but which are real? Who knows. But there are people who still believe, and for that we should be grateful.
A post on the fairies of Cottingley later this week.
Do you believe in fairies?
