Just a few photos which alternate between water reflections and night scenes.
These landscapes of water and reflection have become an obsession.
~ Claude Monet
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
~ Steve Martin
When despair for the world grows in me, and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be -- I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought or grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
~ Wendell Berry
Being in the woods at night is a beautiful thing.
~ Hugo Weaving
I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
~ Edward Steichen
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~ Vincent Van Gogh
In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future.
~ Alex Haley
The streets were dark with something more than night.
~ Raymond Chandler
Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.
~Indra Devi
To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle.
~ Walt Whitman
A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. I think, I too, have known autumn too long.
~ e. e. cummings
What a nice night for an evening.
~ Steven Wright
53 comments:
what a great set of images and a great variety of fabulous quotes to go with them. some incredibly deep and meaningful and some perfectly whimsical. :)
I love the way you blend quotes with pictures. You really make me think...and that's a good thing, no matter what my psychiatrist says.
Love them all, but kept going back to my fave......the very first one.
I love love love your night scenes here, Hilary. Would love to take photos such as these. You also have the best quotes. Steve Martin continues to crack me up.
The night photos are amazing!! I think I have seen some of the reflection photos before, and I remember how completely amazed I was by them too :-)
beautiful images and quotes Hilary... how in the world did you manage to photograph that gorgeous raccoon without frightening him/her away?
You have mastered the light which is the yardstick for all great photography.
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what a cute coon! smiles...i love that first reflection shot...almost like a painting on the water...and hte soft lighted path pics are really cool too hilary...happy sunday
Beautiful, Cuzzie.
Monet would have been hard-pressed to improve on the "impressions" of the first photo.
Beautiful pictures. I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this,but your blog seems very slow to load. It takes a long time for the pictures to appear.
You always leave me wishing I knew the words to express the loveliness of your pictures and how they make me feel. It's going to have to be enough to say a simple thank you. :-)
I love this....so thought provoking! Wonderful pictures to go with your quotes.
Absolute magic.
Just what I needed before another week in the throes of a self-important bureaucracy. Thank you, my friend. Love our friend in the tree.
Awww, I'm smitten with the raccoon surrounded by the fall foliage. The first water reflection shot is to die for. All are lovely, as always, though. Those few just spoke to me. :)
Loved the alternating current from light to dark, underscored with just the right words, and a few little rascals glimpsed along the way.
The Monet quote was so appropriate for that first reflection image. It almost looked like a Monet painting. Of course, the Steve Martin quote is more my style. :)
The first one of the raccoon really "wowed" me. The background of fall foliage just sets it off to perfection.
Kinda neat the way you put the two themes together. I certainly like water reflections. Your quotes and photos give a mysterious feeling. Great post.
A lovely walk...
Pierre
Another good set. I really enjoyed the first image.
Beautiful heron shot. So peaceful and serene. And the reflections on water are so clear!
How did you manage to capture that racoon? He looks so cute and not afraid one little bit!
What a lovely autumnal post.
Absolutely gorgeous collection of images, Hilary!
It was such a pleasure to wait and see each appearing.
And I remember the Chandler quote, loved to read it again.
Cheers,
Merisi
Gorgeous images...all! But that first one is amazing...and my fav!!
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SueAnn
Fantastic shots and ideal quotes too. Love the pics you capture for us.
As I've said many times before, Hilary, you have a wonderful eye for beauty!
I especially love the bridge photo.
Hilary - these are stunning!
That first shot is a Work of Art! Frame it!
As beautiful as ever. Just turned my beautiful calendar to December (obviously). I have enjoyed it so much. Especially since I won it the very day of my breast cancer surgery. It is my lucky calendar! xoxo
You did really well with both types of shots.
These posts are so peaceful and wonderful. I love the quotes you find to put between the photos. The big grey big (heron?) stole my heart.
Sometimes i'm not sure if i like the reflection or the reality best.
love the contrasting .... both of your day/night and your home/away shots
We took a foggy and magical night walk this weekend. I love the mystery of the familiar when it is dark. My favorite photo is the person and dog on the bridge.
You always choose such perfect quotations to go along with the photos. I especially like the e.e. cummings (and the Steven Wright and Steve Martin, too, of course, but I'm trying to appear deeper than I am.)
Hilary ~ just stunning photos! My favorite is the first one which truly is amazing. A lovely sequence of photos and quotes which I really enjoyed.
Wow, love these pictures, and the Monet reflection is particularly amazing. But all are so lovely!!
These are wonderful, but I especially love that first one!! So beautiful!
Just beautiful. The pictures and quotes are so perfectly matched!
i just love your reflection shots especially. just beautiful.
What nice juicy stuff. Nothing pretty on my pages, just color...then again, I love color.
Wow wow wow - you've outdone yourself again! Fabulous series of shots. Love the golden glow of evening but have to say that the reflection shots are my favourite...
Excellent set Hilary.
First and fourth are exceptional.
The night and sunlight they can make things feels warm. Love your pictures.
exceptional warmth in the night shots
and Benny! what a brave boy
love the racoon
The way you entwine words and pictures is like taking a mini vacation! I find the night so peaceful, private, and quiet. Loved your raccoon friend! ;)
That top photo truly does look like a Monet painting!
Well done, as always. :)
I just love, love, love the wood scenes!! Beautiful!
I've been waiting five minutes for the photos to load. No luck. So I have to tell you that your choice of quotes is stellar on its own. Oo wait! The first one just came in! Hot damn!
I've been waiting five minutes for the photos to load. No luck. So I have to tell you that your choice of quotes is stellar on its own. Oo wait! The first one just came in! Hot damn!
Hilary: This is the first time I've ever remembered night photos on your blog. They convey the feeling perfectly. A magnificent balance of sunlight, evening, color and circumstance! :)
Another buncha beauties, dear. That first one could be a Manet painting.
i love your night time photography :) it was great catching up on your blog today ~ the birds are amazing!
Gah, more raccoons! hahaha
Really beautiful shots, Hilary. I think I like the amber-dark night shots best...the mood is so special in them...but that first photo took my breath away. Painting with life.
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