Photos: Suzanne and John’s Mom.
I went out to the deck early one morning and caught my breath. I knew I had to take a photo of the scene above even though all I use is a cellphone. The aperature was open a long time and my unsteady hand distorted the image a bit. My husband noticed that it created extra levels to the deck.
The next photo shows how much I admire Nature creating her own kind of art, often using shadows. Then for manmade art, I love visiting the late Ben Wohlberg‘s open houses. Part of the delight is to see his gardens and creatively decorated home.
As Catherine Wohlberg told me, her husband was able to support himself with art his whole life, from magazine illustration to portraiture to abstract. He focused on abstract work in his last years, and I include one of the quotes she posted for the 2024 show. Ben’s obituary is here.
Sandra M Kelly took the next photo, the best we got from the lotus pond this year. Such an amazing flower, but one that can take over if not confined in a small space.
The next few photos are also from New Shoreham, including the one of my granddaughter helping her mom make fresh spaghetti. (It tasted wonderful!)
The final two pictures were taken back in Massachusetts, where we’re heading into September and harvest season.
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Those pictures sure made me smile, especially the picture of the monarch catapillar. Oh, that spaghetti! I bet it was utterly delicious. And that top photo is exquisite.
Thank you, Laurie. I appreciate kind words from a photographer like you.
Awesome pictures!
Awesome picture subjects, I’d say.
Love your photos, especially the first one. The unintentional deck levels are fascinating!
I share your unsteady hand and work on control drawing the phases of the moon and writing daily in my journals.
So nice that our imperfections work with us! Hugs, Meredith
That is such a lovely way to think about imperfections! I am trying to have that attitude, but it’s hard when my memory plays tricks on me. It’s hard not to worry.
Glorious images that, sadly, intimate the end of another summer.
Fortunately, autumn can be wonderful. Slush season, not so much.
I really enjoyed seeing these and I’m in the mood for some fresh spaghetti now. I have a pasta maker similar to the one your granddaughter is using so I think I will have to dust it off and get to work.
I watched the process. It was fascinating. And, as I say, delicious when it was ready.
The pasta making looks delicious. Thanks for these end of summer photos.
My daughter-in-law is a great cook and keeps learning new things, like making pasta. My granddaughter is the same.
Delightful! A friend in Chile made us homemade pasta once. It is so tender and delicious. A completely different food from the store bought kind.
Yes! Tender!
I love seeing the details of other’s lives, lovely photos, thanks for sharing your great eye!
I thank *you.* You are the one with an artist’s eye!
Love the shadow photos,and the lotus flower is gorgeous,tasty fresh made noodles,wonderful photos of boats and water, a hungry caterpillar,and a painted rock… truly delightful end of summer photos!😍 Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you, as always, for looking at my pictures so thoughtfully!