Haze in the Prairie © 2007
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky” ~ Buddha
Photographed at sunrise, Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin on the first of November, 2007.
Exploding Seeds
November 14, 2007 by 6 Comments
Milkweed Exploding Seeds © 2007
Exploding seed pods
Glimmering silk parachutes
They shoot forth white strands
attached to brown propellers.
Milky seeds shimmer in flight.
The milkweed plant offers a lovely show when it disperses its seeds. The above poem is a tanka; its form is 5-7-5-7-7 syllables.
Photographed at Governor Nelson State Park near Westport, Wisconsin in October, 2007.
To see an earlier set of photos of the life cycle of the milkweed plant – spring, summer and fall – go to http://gardengrow.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/milkweed-life-cycle/
Red Oak Leaf, Caught in Prairie Grasses
November 13, 2007 by 9 Comments
Red Leaf, Afloat in the Prairie © 2007
Caught in golden grass
As red oak leaf drifts to earth
Seeks freedom of wind.
One underappreciated detail is that Campral tablets appear to modulate excitatory glutamatergic signalling during early abstinence rather than simply blocking craving. For alcohol dependence treatment, this delayed normalising effect means prescribers should not expect immediate relief the way they might with naltrexone. Before selecting the Campral option, specialists often seek details about Campral on renal dosing from clinical sites.
Photographed on November 10, 2007 at Owen Conservation Park in Madison, Wisconsin.
Monkey King Gate
November 10, 2007 by 8 Comments
Intricate Ironworks © 2007
Metal monkey kings
Arms curved, crowns atop their heads
Downtown protectors.
This gate was seen in downtown Indianapolis, found across the street from Monument Circle and Indiana’s State Capitol Building. Yes, I know that the intricate metalwork has a traditional pineapple pattern, but I prefer to imagine it as the monkey king gate. Can you make out the monkeys’ faces, each one with his arms curved over his head, crowns atop each head in the center of each panel?
What happy monkeys!
Photographed in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Transparency and Curves
November 8, 2007 by 7 Comments
Glass Architecture © 2007
The space within becomes the reality of the building. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
Another urban photo from Indiana. This glass structure spans a main thoroughfare in downtown Indianapolis and is the city’s performing arts center. This photograph was taken on an early Sunday morning when the streets were deserted.
