OK - so I have tried to combine a whole heap of disparate subjects into the one post using 'M' words - but then again that what today has been about.
Fiona headed off in the dark to go exercising with her group - but I decided to stay in the warmth of the bed and get up and go for a stroll when the sun was up. I have 'strolled' on a few mornings with Fiona so I knew what I could do. I was rewarded with this beautiful pre-sunrise dawn sky - just magic.
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| ©2012 Barry Smith - Soft dawn light to the west |
On my Treehaven Way walk the birds were out sitting on the wires doing their morning chorus. The iPhone telephoto lens is not great for bird shots but I like the photo of the Magpie on the wire in the early morning sun and clear blue sky.
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| ©2012 Barry Smith - Magpie on the wire |
The walk was very peaceful and a bit like a mobile meditation. Which leads me to Brian Sylvester's mandala cards which arrived in the mail a couple of days ago; and were accompanied by an inspired little book from
Gabriella. The cards are excellent quality and I think not only make a great gift but can be used as a portable aid to meditation. You can
check Brian's art cards out here.
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| ©2012 Barry Smith - Selection of Brian's mandala cards |
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| ©2012 Barry Smith - Healing vibes from Gabriella |
And it must be the middle of winter as the morning sun is very much to the north and low on the horizon so we are once again having a flood of rainbows throughout the house.
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| ©2012 Barry Smith - Rainbow on the kitchen bench |
Life is good. All photos taken with the iPhone and surprise - unaltered.
Wonderful compositions, I like the lights and colors in the sky of the first. A hug.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the mention, Barry! I know my little book is a poor cousin to Fiona's magnificent creations, but I have been holding on to those papers for a long time waiting for their purpose and destination and when it was announced, I obeyed. Did you guys "get" that the inspiration was that photographic triptych F and I lingered over at the Arts Center in Manchester VT when you visited us?
ReplyDeleteFunny you mention rainbows. We had a wonderful spectrum appear in the sky Saturday such as I've never seen - not so much a rainbow as a big smear of colors - a deconstructed rainbow as it were! So - though far away we seem to be linked in more ways than one. All the best to you and F!
We're in for a day of intense heat.. Summer Solstice! happy WInter Solstice. That top photo could be an older painting of mine from when I painted in Greece - sea and sky, horizons.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're feeling up for walks and shooting photos,
have a warma and cozy day.
sounds like a perfectly lovely morning. rainbows, mandalas and lovely stroll.
ReplyDeleteIt must be great to have rainbows everywhere... hope you soon find the pot of gold.
ReplyDeleteWhat a rainbow colored life you lead.. meditations on sky, bird and individual blessings and moments.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you can go out to stroll. The rainbow is pure magic - what a wonderful visual - a house full of rainbows...
ReplyDeleteL, TT, VA, JM, TL, D & S/R - always good when one can share the beauty of place with those who are experiencing their own place - and they can be so different - another of those things I love about the blog community. L - morning are so gentle here and so soft pastel. TT - yes we did get the reference and what a beautiful reminder - a return to Vermont is on the list of to dos. VA - you guys seem to be having heaps of high heat - very trying - I'm staying cozy and getting stronger. JM - the pot of gold is each rainbow. TL - thanks. D- there are so many moments when I feel such a gift has been given. S/R - so uplifting to wander the house and discover yet another rainbow. Go well all and may your days be filled with light and rainbows. B
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to have those rainbows in the house. And didn't the iPhone perform well!
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