nurturing nature

today was beautiful.  a perfect day for wandering.  after filling my gas tank i drove around town with a specific playlist of affective music wrapping around me and floating through the open window.  i used to drive around a lot, making random turns to see if i could get myself lost.  today i roamed with purpose.  after a while i stopped driving, abandoned my car in the garage and continued my wanders on foot.  the art i experienced today was painted by nature.  the stormy shifting clouds, the leaves and branches waving in the breeze, flowers of various sizes reaching toward the sun. colors bold and vibrant and diverse.  Heavenly artists at their best today!  the photos don't do justice, they don't allow the full sensory experience, but they can give an idea.

let the sun shine!

i love the trees

how cool is this

love these

i just love the clouds, the motion, streaks of rain

Nature's Way

By Heidi Campbell

Upon a nice mid-spring day,
Let's take a look at Nature's way,
Breathe the scent of nice fresh air,
Feel the breeze within your hair.
The grass will poke between your toes,
Smell the flowers with your nose,
Clouds form shapes within the skies,
And light will glisten from your eyes.
Hear the buzzing of the bees,
Climb the tallest willow trees,
Look across the meadow way,
And you shall see a young deer play.
Pick the daisies as they grow,
Watch a gentle cold stream flow,
Know the sounds of water splash,
Catch its glimmer in a flash.
When altogether all seems sound,
Lay yourself upon the ground,
Take a moment to inhale,
And listen to Nature tell her tale...

 

beautiful

green

so green!

beautiful contrast, light blue peeking through the darkness

weeping willow, do not cry for me today

let the sun shine through your tears

i love this, the red is such a vibrant contrast to the gray sky

lilacs are my absolute favorite flowers!

everything in nature is connected.  if this were a science blog i'd go into the chemistry and biology and whatnot to explain, but this is an art blog, so i'll let the words of the poets express how nature connects us with the rest of the world.

Love’s Philosophy

By Percy Bysshe Shelley

The fountains mingle with the river

And rivers with the Ocean,

The winds of Heaven mix for ever

With a sweet emotion;

Nothing in the world is single;

All things by a law divine

In one spirit meet and mingle.

Why not I with thine? –

See the mountains kiss high Heaven

And the waves clasp one another;

No sister-flower would be forgiven

If it disdained its brother;

And the sunlight clasps the earth

And the moonbeams kiss the sea:

What is all this sweet work worth

If thou kiss not me?

 go wander in nature for a while; be nurtured, connect, feel alive.