Textures

Can you guess what these are?
Do you remember that picture game when you were little, where they show you a zoomed-in detail of a cropped photo, and you have to figure out what the object is?

Blue stripes, pepper flakes (pelicans at Monterey Bay)
Foliage in negative lighting
Green carpet wall (stacked broccoli at grocery store)
So this isn't exactly like the picture game I described above, but the idea is similar. I love photos made to look like textures, especially if I can get the entire frame to be nearly homogeneous. This broccoli wall at my local grocery store just stood out to me, so I whipped out my camera to get a snapshot of it, a split second before an employee told me that I'm not allowed to take photos inside the grocery store.

Pink foliage (magnolia flowers in bloom)
Ruby droplets (grapefruit)
Amethyst wild flowers
13 pounds of olives in the sink
A collection of ladybirds (seen at the Academy of Science)
The greatest inspiration is finding beauty and joy in the simple things that surround us every day. What do you like capturing in your photos or art?

Cinnamon sprinkled on pine nuts (banana bread mix, ready for baking)

Light & Nature

Rainbow- why is the sky much darker to the left of the rainbow?
Last week, nqd featured Keri Smith's work titled "How to be an Explorer of the World." After reading through the preview pages of her book, I thought to myself, I already do some of these things! I constantly admire the world around me, and sometimes try to document what I see with photographs.

I thought that inspirimint readers might be inspired by some of the pictures I have taken over the past few months, so here they are for your enjoyment! These photos make me feel more connected to nature.

I love the way light reflects off of eucalyptus leaves
Sun & clouds, shot from the highway.
Dusk at Golden Gate park.
Dried orchids.
Peach blossoms from the farm (mid-March).
The tender shoots and flowers of pea plants make a delicious stir-fry!
Have you ever noticed that the tips of golden poppy leaves flame?
Last year's grape vine twisted around the wire.
Purple flowers by the lake.
Light filtering through chlorophyll reminds me of stained-glass.
Droplets aggregating on the surface of a freshly-cut honeydew.
The rain forest biosphere at the Academy of Sciences in San Francisco teems with life!
A giant Geneva wheel, a component of the 10,000 year clock's chime generator (displayed at Maker Faire).