Few things are more delicate, fresh, and lovely than raindrops on petals (roses or otherwise). There’s also a depth to the light that emerges after a storm – a softness and subtlety that brings out the richness of colors more than sunshine ever could.
144/365: iris
If I know my kids, this is more than a puddle of dandelion threads in a Tonka truck bed; it’s a magical YELLOW potion in progress. It’s hard to number the things we love most about our children, but I’d have to place their boundless imaginations in the Top 5.
116/365: dandelion potion
This is the kind of abstract image that makes my heart sing. It’s like painting with my camera and a palette of sunshine, water and fresh green foliage.
114/365: trees on the water, early spring
Always one of my favorite spring sights: the show-stopping contrast of the chartreuse sugar maple buds against a clear blue sky. Happy Arbor Day to you and your favorite tree 🙂
112/365: sugar maples with blue sky
Suddenly the forsythia are exploding all over the neighborhood. Like sunshine in flower form they burst forth, spreading warmth and cheer in all directions.
102/365: forsythia
Day Three. Having so much fun scouting for color in the winter landscape.
A perfect expression of the seasonal change in play: this truck is clearly out-of-commission until sledding season ends.
8/365: dump truck, interrupted
Sometimes we all get thirsty. We may think that we want sunshine every day, but there is nothing so refreshing as a cool spring rain.
138/365: yellow flowers after spring rain
Talk about color! Just when we all needed a boost…Mom to the rescue! She brought smiles, snacks, her usual helping hands, and an abundance of sunshine. Oh, and daisies, too! Thanks, Mom, for making everything a little brighter.
51/365: yellow daisies
I think this is my most successful- or at least my favorite – street photograph. It is part of the North of the 45th Parallel annual Upper Midwest juried exhibition at The Devos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. I had this half-baked idea that I could take a road trip to the U.P. for the opening of the show Friday night. It’s not happening but it sure would be a beautiful drive. Maybe later this summer?
Yellow Slicker
North of the 45th Parallel opens Friday, June 15 at The Devos Art Museum. Through August 5th, 2012.
