I See Dead Things

by | Nov 25, 2013 | Everyday Ordinary, Life, Photography | 9 comments

Holy crap, yes. And they’re achingly beautiful.

All That Remains

All That Remains

I LOVE this time of year, when summer’s lush bounty is g.o.n.e. Dried up like so many flowers past their bloom.

Once They Were Sunflowers

Once They Were Sunflowers

When the gaudy colors of fall have fallen and faded.

Hidey Hole

Hidey Hole

And a few hardy new shoots live on underneath the decay.

Morning Shadows

Morning Shadows

When everything is stripped away and it’s the sheer simplicity of light and shadow and frost on the meadow 

Baby Ponderosa

Baby Ponderosa

causes the breath to catch in wonder at the sight of a single tree.

I am so grateful for the beauty all around me. And for that I give thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! And if you live where this is not a holiday for you, I am more than happy to eat some pie in your name. Because I will do anything for my best best BEST beloved readers (smiley face emoticon here)

xoxoxo

Susan

Technical infor: Camera, iphone 5c. Photos edited in Snapseed app. Not rocket science, just arty fun.

 

9 Comments

  1. Jennifer Richardson on November 25, 2013 at 5:41 PM

    I sure like the way you see!
    There is something wonderful that happens
    once the life leaks out, isn’t there….kind of
    like they become sculptures,
    another kind of beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing and making me smile:)
    -Jennifer
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  2. Susan on November 25, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    “…another kind of beautiful…”
    I sure like the way you paint with words, Jennifer!
    xo

  3. Michelle Amdres on November 25, 2013 at 10:13 PM

    Soooo beautiful! I love things in states of arrested decay…your photos capture their beauty perfectly.

    • Susan on November 25, 2013 at 10:16 PM

      Thank you, Michelle. 🙂

  4. Judy Shreve on November 26, 2013 at 3:45 AM

    Beautiful-arty photos. I love this time of year too! Have a happy happy thanksgiving!
    xxoo
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    • Susan on November 26, 2013 at 9:50 PM

      Thanks, Judy! I think the stripped down beauty of late autumn strikes the same chord in me that the desert does, it makes me reach inside for the basics. I love it.

      Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

      xoxo

  5. Bonnie Perry on November 26, 2013 at 4:46 AM

    I love an eye that can see overlooked beauty! Have a wonderful, beauty-filled Thanksgiving!

    • Susan on November 26, 2013 at 9:53 PM

      I was thinking about this today, Bonnie, and I came to the realization that Andrew Wyeth was a big influence on me even when I was a kid. I was always drawn to the bare basics of his landscapes. My work is nothing like his but my eye came to see beauty in the most ordinary things.

      Happy Thanksgiving back atcha! xo

      • Bonnie Perry on November 28, 2013 at 9:10 AM

        I can see that……..especially with these photos here! 🙂