“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” –John Muir Shot on a quiet, albeit cold and very icy, walk through the St. Francis Seminary Woods in St. Francis, Wisconsin, just south of Milwaukee along the shore of Lake Michigan. Day 97 of my 365 photo-a-day project.
Tag: Topaz Impression
Two Trees in the Snow
These two trees seem to be embracing or at least leaning on each other – like two old friends enjoying each other’s company. Shot in Lake Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Day 94 of my 365 Photo-a-day Project.
64 Colors
Peach. Lavender. Thistle. Orange-Yellow. Or was it Yellow-Orange? Some very obvious names and some that made you scratch your head. I think it would have been great fun to be paid to name the colors of each crayon. Which was/is your favorite color? This shot came about after I spent the better part of the…… Continue reading 64 Colors
Cafe Winter Solstice
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire.” -Edith Sitwell Cafe Hollander, a fantastic grand cafe in the style of those found in the “Benelux” region of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, on the Winter Solstice. Located on…… Continue reading Cafe Winter Solstice
Stockings Hung By the Chimney
’twasn’t quite the night before Christmas, but it was at night and the stockings were hung by the chimney with care. The only thing I wish was different – outside of it not being the night before Christmas and there was no St. Nick – is that we had a real wood-burning fireplace. Oh well,…… Continue reading Stockings Hung By the Chimney
The Tie That Binds
“We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.” –from “Blest Be the Tie That Binds” by John Fawcett Day 74 of my 365 photo a day project. A rope fence along a path in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum along the Milwaukee River on the…… Continue reading The Tie That Binds
Native Grass
Native grass from a walk in the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum in Riverside Park. The park is located on the East Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, along the Milwaukee River. Day 69 of my 365 photo a day project.
Footprints
“Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.” –Henry David Thoreau Coming and going. Up and down and the sidewalk. Who are they? Where are they going? They continue…… Continue reading Footprints