Thursday, 5 March 2009

twice blessed by gentle rain from heaven



 after months of dust the rain has been sheer bliss even if somewhat tempered by wild winds.


this windfall gatherer is much blessed as trees shed themselves of nicely presoaked bark [perfect for the dyepot] to reveal hidden 'landscapes' beneath



the colour below indicative of the marks to be had on cloth...


finger-painting on the wall by at
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14 comments:

  1. MiM5 March 2009 at 10:37

    stunning pictures, lovely juicy red bark :)

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  2. Arija5 March 2009 at 11:11

    Love the reflections in the puddles and that last shot of bark is to dye for!
    Though not nearly enough fell, at least we can do the dishes again!

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  3. Pamela Terry and Edward5 March 2009 at 14:48

    The photographs look like paintings. Lovely.

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  4. Martine5 March 2009 at 19:34

    You truly got the eye of an artist, even your rainpuddles are beautiful.
    XXXm

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  5. Mai-Britt Axelsen 6 March 2009 at 04:52

    Simply beautyful. Thanks for sharing.

    Isn't it funny how most people just don't notice and even give you "the look" when you take pictures like that in public ;O)

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  6. india flint6 March 2009 at 07:29

    thank you everybody - i just take the pictures, it's Mother Nature doing the hard stuff...
    and yes, Mai-Britt, the "look" is frequently awarded and especially when i'm out collecting windfalls in urban areas.
    as a seventeenyear-old i wondered about the woman i saw in San Francisco carefully scraping fragments of brickdust from the walls and storing them in her pocket.
    now i know...she's a sister!

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  7. jo horswill6 March 2009 at 08:07

    Simple beautiful images India, the colours are so rich, and yes we have definately been blessed by the rains.

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  8. twisted sister6 March 2009 at 11:24

    What are those deep blue squares and triangles in the second picture down?
    I can only imagagine...

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  9. india flint6 March 2009 at 18:19

    dear twisted...they're actually blue tile shards embedded in a path. i have a thing for blue fragments [as you'll find if you hit the keyword poetry and discover 'the blue booby'...

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  10. rivergardenstudio8 March 2009 at 04:02

    Your blog is beautiful! Thank you for your lovely comments on mine. What I love here is not just the way you photograph but your thoughtful words... have a beautiful day! Roxanne

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  11. india flint8 March 2009 at 22:31

    thanks Roxanne, bouquets received with great pleasure....

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  12. Gwen Buchanan8 March 2009 at 23:42

    manna from heaven and from the trees..

    and The bark has a wonderful rich color...

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  13. RosieK10 March 2009 at 07:46

    Really wonderful and inspiring images India - thank you for sharing them! A beautiful post

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  14. t10 March 2009 at 12:05

    MMMmm rain at last, great photos, isnt nature wonderful. Thanks for sharing your rain we had a very light sprinkle and everything came to life for a brief moment. It was beautiful.

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