Tissue

Tissue © Lynn Wiles 2019
A week without photo walks due to the weather and darkness.

Twists and Turns

Twists and Turns © Lynn Wiles 2018
Once the leaves are gone one gets to see what nature does when meeting a fence.

Grayscale Smoke

Grayscale Smoke © Lynn Wiles 2018
The smoke of a smoke tree come late fall.

October Greens II

October Greens II © Lynn Wiles 2017
Or a black and white dream?

Getting Ready

Getting Ready © Lynn Wiles 2017
I have been admiring nature journals for a long time and decided to give it a try starting today. Here are some components of an abundant fern in my yard that will be the models for my first attempt. I have a few other things lined up, but since there’s no way I’m going to sit on the ground out in public drawing, painting, and writing for a few hours, I’m wondering if any of you take things such as wildflowers from public spaces or do you draw from photos?

Monotone Park

Monotone Park © Lynn Wiles 2016
A way around the dull colors is to convert to black & white.

Cloudy Day in the USA

Cloudy Day in the USA © Lynn Wiles 2016
Today is the election day. May the sane one win.

My favorite article about the election from The Guardian
Forget fear and loathing. The US election inspires projectile vomiting
Here’s an excerpt
Back when America was “great” – say, in the 1970s – the most unpleasant emotions a presidential race might inspire were “fear and loathing”. We expected our political process to provoke antagonism and ennui. We did not expect it to trigger projectile vomiting.

But this year is different, with psychotherapists reporting widespread depression, insomnia and digestive problems among the electorate. Record numbers are voting early, by mail, as if to purge themselves of all connection to the proceedings.

Add in the realization that the whole world is watching this spectacle and the sensitive American is likely to feel something akin to physical shame – as if someone had walked in and found them deflowering a close relative or a pet.

Another Tree

Another Tree © Lynn Wiles 2015
This one looks downright spooky compared to yesterday’s weeping willow.

Ten Weekends

Ten Weekends © Lynn Wiles 2015
It’s snowing. Again. Ten weekends in a row. It shouldn’t stick or stay for too long this time around.

Day 5 – 5 Day B&W Challenge

Day 5 – 5 Day B&W Challenge © Lynn Wiles 2015
This is the last day of my first and last challenge. It has distracted me from the snow and bitter cold. Maybe my world will soon change from black and white to color.

There are only two rules for this challenge:
1. On 5 consecutive days, create a post using either a past or recent photo in B&W.
2. Each day invite another blog friend to join in the fun.

For my last day, I would like to invite Ben Rowe, at Aperture64. He is a Polish photographer who has done this challenge before and he did a great job. He said he would do it again. Go check out his work.

For those I have not invited, it has been for one simply selfish reason. I have been enjoying your images of early spring and/or late summer in full beautiful color.