BeckyB JulySquares: Perspectives
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Looking up has many advantages.
On this particular day…more than usual.
After all…it is still a Wonderful World…
Tag: Julysquares
Wordless Wednesday
Macro Monday: Leaf Window
BeckyB JulySquares: Perspectives
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Look what I found…
A leaf with a window or two or three. For peaking! Those were my first thoughts when capturing this image.
However, on closer inspection…maybe it’s a one-eyed leaf with a lot to say?
But from another perspective…
…an appearance of thoughtful quiet.
I think I’ll stick with that.
High Tide
BeckyB JulySquares: Perspectives
Ocean boulders played hide and seek during high tide at Hampton Beach recently…during my first visit back to the sand since March 9th.
I spied with my little eye…
BeckyB JulySquares: Perspectives
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I almost missed witnessing a clandestine dewdrop convention during a walk last week. Fortunately a glint of sun caught my eye…stopping me in my tracks.
What is that?
I carefully trespassed a few yards onto an expanse of lawn to investigate. Nobody was out and about…so I was safe to proceed.
First look:
How the heck were those drops hanging there? No signs of a cobweb that I could see.
Gotta get closer.
Second look:
Maybe…it really was magic.
Third look:
Yup. Magic. That explains it.
Wordless Wednesday
Peace Blues
This post inspired by Becky’s Blue July Squares
Back in “The Day” – my teenage years – I covered my bedroom wall with posters. Of all shapes and sizes. Random subject matter. Raggedy Ann & Andy. Laurel & Hardy. Don Quixote plodding along under an orange moon. Psychedelic quotes. “LifeIsAGas” swirled in green and pink was one. “WarIsNotHealthyForChildren…” was another.
However, one poster was just a simple black square…with a green peace sign filling the space. No text.
A small symbol of protest.
Along with peace necklaces. Buttons. Pins. Rings. Denim patches. To end the war we saw raging on the evening news. A war which continued until I was in college…and heard shouts down the hall of my dormitory one night…The War Is Over!! The War Is Over!!
In our youth and naïveté, perhaps my friends and I somehow believed these small symbols made a difference.
Several years ago, I noticed this pin for sale at a local novelty store. The kind of place that sells off color bumper stickers, fart joke books and notepads with the F word in their titles.
It gave me pause.
Way past time to start my collection again.
2017
Low Tide Blues
Inspired by Becky’s Blue July Squares
One cold November afternoon…
Low tide rocks appeared…
Warmed in the sun…
Under the sky…
…with its many shades of blue.
Tree of Blue
Inspired by Becky’s Blue July Squares
This blue tree is part of an art installation at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH (USA).
“The Blue Trees is an environmental community art installation by Konstantin Dimopoulos in which trees have been temporarily transformed with environmentally safe blue pigment to stimulate awareness and discussion of global deforestation, while engaging the community in art activity and dialogue.”
A fascinating sight to see at the entrance to this popular museum. Definitely an important (!) conversation starter.
Blue in Bloom
Inspired by Becky’s Blue July Squares
I couldn’t resist taking advantage of the early evening light…as it settled over these blue Hydrangeas. To try out my new camera…with its macro lens.
Fortunately the muggy summer air held the delicate petals still…as I experimented with different settings.
I have much to learn, but for the first few attempts…
What do you think?
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