the week of love

February 10, 2020 • 8 Comments

Love is the subject of more writing, musings, and discussion than almost anything except war. With Valentine's Day being celebrated by many this Friday, I started pondering the numerous things I love. My husband, friends and family, walking, exploring, dancing, sharing a good meal, reading and learning all come to mind. I think that rather than defining one's life by the negative, which can happen depending on the mood of the day, love should be given its due from time to time. My photographs evoke the love I feel for Planet Earth and its many wonders.

There is nothing like a beautiful sky at sunset following a stormy summer day,

summer clouds at sunset

or the blazing sun streaming through aspen trees in autumn.

The sound of hummingbird wings amidst the flowers is magic,

hummingbird and purple sage 1

as is the sound or look of water - any water. Although still, Williams Lake is always a feast for the eyes.

Williams Lake

These images and petals in a bowl are my Valentine's gift to all of you.

rose petals in bowl-2

Thanks to Liz, Suz, TTT, Claudia, Christina, Jean and Sam, Char, Paule, Steve, Ingrid, Robert, Lisa, Orlando, and Donna and Dave for your comments last week. Birthdays and anniversaries in February include Sue, Luella, Gigi & JJ, Barbara O., Susie and Bogie, M. Fred, and Diane D.

Tomorrow will be two minutes and three seconds longer than today, so I hope you are able to use the extended daylight in the northern hemisphere to your photographic advantage this week.

until next Monday,

a passion for the image@

Keywords: autumn aspen, blacks crossing photography, clouds, daryl a. black, flowers, nature, new mexico, photography, rose bouquet, rose petals, skyscapes, taos, thunderstorms, Williams Lake

Comments

Ingrid Upton(non-registered)

Thank you, Daryl, for your wonderful gift. Happy Valentine's Day.

Wayne Gesterfield(non-registered)

Yes to all of the above. "Love" them all.

Steve Immel(non-registered)

This post was a lovely way to speak to love and, yes, justice. You have a way of recognizing the things we love and the way we show it to those people and things and to the earth in general. The Twain quote was particularly apt in these times. The image of the clouds at sunset launched this post eloquently and the hummingbird said love "all god's creatures great and small." And that message applies believer or not.

Claudia(non-registered)

I don’t say it often enough, but I so enjoy your commentary and and

TTT(non-registered)

today, your introductory quotes by Twain and West feel so important given current affairs. This week’s photos remind us of the beauty we must work harder to save given currently-ruling buffoons hell bent on destroying it.

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