Category: Just caught my eye

  • Life, joy and beauty, Sometimes where least expected, Always surround us. The busy lives we lead do not always leave much room for appreciating what lies all around us.  It becomes doubly hard when, in addition to being busy, we are tired, stressed and always feeling like we are three steps behind where we think…

  • Icy winter’s beast, Facing unstoppable change, Embraces new life. A last remnant of Winter, facing the warming of the Spring’s sun and change that cannot be stopped.  Some change we look forward to, like the coming of spring after a long winter or the birth of much wanted child.  And some change confuses and scares us, like the…

  • Stripped of all clothing, Beautiful simplicity, Nothing more needed. Another one of my forest preserve finds this winter.  I just found something beautiful in this homely little plant.  Completely stripped of its leaves, blooms, anything decorative…yet it stunned me with its simplistic elegance.  By removing everything else, symmetry and balance become things of beauty.  This simplicity…

  • Tiny russet beauty, Posing on winter’s blanket, Demanding our eye. This spent bloom was just too pretty not to shoot.  This winter has taught me so much about enjoying everything a season brings with it.  I have spent the past few winters bemoaning the fact that we do not live in a climate that is…