One Observing

A Curious Person's Photographic Notebook

Tag: Still Life

Quiet Moments

“Our greatest experiences are our quiet moments.” – Nietzsche

Warm Wishes

Thank you to all who have stopped by this tiny space in the vast expanse of the worldwide web. Your visits, comments, and likes have warmed my spirit, and, I, in turn, send you warm holiday wishes. Peace and Prosperity.

A Friend

“In joy or sadness, flowers are our constant friends.” – Okakura Kakuzo

All Books Spellbooks

A reader begins innocently. Unaware that just one rustle of page, rhythm of line, or run of letters will release the spell that alters a life forever.

Small Stillness #3

If only for this moment, let light still the sorrow.

Small Stillness #2

May light grace you. Be present.

Small Stillness in Strange Times

Stay still. Stay strong. Stay safe.

Happy Winter Solstice

On the shortest, darkest day, unseen, benevolent forces are working silently to bring light, and hope, back.

Changing of the Light

One evening, a fading flower the light illumines

Even now, still in the midst of summer, the light is changing, preparing for transition: the days ever so slightly shorter, the rising sun a few minutes delayed. Here, the last light of a warm evening illumines a fading flower.

Country Still-Life

Rustic Still-Life I

The simplicity, roughness, and modesty of this casual display of household artifacts in a historic country cottage demonstrates the wabi-sabi aesthetic.

Rustic still Life II