The Look
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ Eleanor Roosevelt
Project 365/317 – Lions and Bears
One cannot be at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and not enjoy the Lions and Bears as well. Next to the Tiger pit were the two sister lions – Shera and Nababiep. These elegant cats enjoying the warm morning sun. The morning sun was also putting the Sloth […]
Project 365/281 – Picking Apples
A wonderful way to spend the afternoon with friends and little ones. The fields of Pick Your Own at Larriland Farms are expansive and varied. With a wide variety of apples that are ready for picking encourages yummy things like Apple Pie. Apple Pie a la mode you are calling […]
Project 365/240 – Tile Mosaic
A true tiled mosaic consisting of tiles from the Art-Deco period of the 1920’s. Also known as Art Nouveau, each tile was hand-made with special designs. A few of these tiles came from Buenos Aires, Argentina where art-deco was quite popular. But the new wave of modern design […]
Project 365/239 – Barn Scenes
“Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy, Or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle And strength by gentleness confined He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. […]
Project 365/235 – Silver and Lace
Yesterday’s post of the Leather Repair shop made me think of Leather and Lace. Tucked around the manor are some lovely treasures that are worthy of showing. Delicate etchings placed in sterling created by unknown artists. The craftsmanship and art work created in these pieces are only appreciated […]
Project 365/219 – Backyard Bird Stalking
Having to wait for a delivery today, I had to entertain myself at home. Luckily there is a small family of House Wrens that I wanted to capture, so heading outside I went below the Magnolia tree where their home is. Making a racket, quite displeased that I […]
Project 365/176 – Wind in My Sails
I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of earth, subtleties of major and minor chord that the wind strikes upon the tree branches. Have you ever heard the earth breathe? Kate […]
Project 365/165 – Fair Skies to Beautiful Sunset
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. Rabindranath Tagore
Project 365/126 – Lily Pond
We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view. Mao Zedong
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 