I See Dead Things

by | 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.

 

Pony Dreams

by | Cool Apps, Photography, Ponies in the Morning | 4 comments

A lazy afternoon. Da Boy was hangin’ out in the barn-which-is-a-shed, hiding from the bugs and the sun. He was dozing but I woke him up. Said, hey, let’s take some pictures.

He was all droopy eyed and sleepy. Between that and the lighting (dim interior contrasted with bright outdoors) I figured we were in for an arty good time. Arty meaning out of focus, blurry, light leaking PERFECT for day dreamy shots.

ponies in the morning

  

ponies in the morning

 

ponies in the morning

 

ponies in the morning

 

ponies in the morning

 

ponies in the morning

Sigh…these all make me very happy. There’s a time and a place for focus…and this was not one of them.

Technical info: These were taken with an iPhone 4. They were arted-up and edited in Aquarella and Photoshop. They look even better if you leave a comment down below. Really, they do. Has something to do with light bending quantum physics blogging. I read all about that on the interwebs so you know it has to be true.