Oh my goodness. Most of us have had quite a bit to digest this week, haven’t we? Certainly in the States with our copious Thanksgiving feast (and yes, mine was absolutely the meal I have been dreaming of for five years, thank you, it really was) but also this rocket launch into the holiday season which effects so many of us, one that is nothing short of a doozy. Whew. So it might be fine timing to offer up a mini-post to help digest it all, a palate cleanser.
Nature does it best. I went to see “Life of Pi” (in 3-D no less) last night and I could tell from bits of stifled laughter that the very real animals featured in the opening credits were as unknown as the phenomenally created digitally-animated tiger featured in the rest of the movie. That made me pause a bit, most especially as there is so much exotic beauty all around us, even in small spaces.
I took these photos in the Colorado Provençal and was somehow thinking of some of the design friends that read this blog while I did so (and the bark photos are precisely for the incredibly talented Francine Gardner of Intérieurs, I don’t know why). Lines, contrast, shape, color, form, texture and maybe even a hint of emotion (I know I am pushing it with that last one but if you were there you would have felt it too)–all that plants a seed to become something else, whether literal or figuratively.
We keep growing–ain’t that grand?
Wishing you some rest this weekend wherever you are.
Simply gorgeous, Heather. I love all the texture and richness. It's hard not to be thankful when you take the time to notice the beauty that's all around. I'm so happy that you were able feast on all the glories of the holiday – food, friends, family. XO
Love the way you think, Suze.
No tricks lovely Judith–just awesome nature! 🙂
Thank you so very much Linda!! I really appreciate it!!
Can't think of a better digestivo than this post. Beautiful photos, Heather!
Hi Heather. I love those photos – I love to take bark, lichen photos as well. Now I'll be sure to do a blogpost on them. Cleansing the palate theme – I would never have thought of that one!! Only you!
Yes, If you can identify that last one, I would love to know what it is. Looks like a Christmas decoration!
I linked your blog as one of my beautiful finds this week – because…it is!
Linda
Definitely not a gentle place, but a wild place, with beauty which is just as arresting, possibly more so, than gentle places of beauty. (I analyse that a lot: what this concept of beauty of nature is, but then I am possibly pondering on my own here….ahem.)
So much beauty in the small details, I love that you see it and do not get swept away by the bigger things only. Wonderful that you are having a truly good time. xx
Amazing comparisons, Heather. I know Francine will love your take on the bark. To me it's amazing that the moss can grow in what looks like an impossible place, but then that's mother nature at her best, isn't it? My son, the photographer, sees things no one else sees…as you have done. And, that's amazing too. So happy you're happy!!
xx's
Bark has so much character doesn't it? Your photos are captivating. The scenery is so different from Arles but beautiful in its own way.
Bark has so much character doesn't it? Your photos are captivating. The scenery is so different from Arles but beautiful in its own way.