Spring has officially sprung in New England! As a pasty Yankee (born and bred), I am extremely cynical when it comes to the weather. But it was 84 degrees today in Boston–I suspend my disbelief no longer! I decided to go for a mid-morning walk around the lake at my beloved alma mater to celebrate the weather and shoot some photos for inspiration. While I was walking I had three revelations:1) I need to get my hands on a zoom lens, specifically for bird shooting purposes. Have you ever seen a grown woman trying to sneak up on a bird?
2) I want to become a better photographer. Much, much better.
3) My paintings are largely influenced by the Wellesley campus: all of that crazily groomed nature mixed with little sculptural and architectural surprises. Not to mention all of that inspiring book learnin' and story readin' I did when I was there!
Here are some bits from my walk:
I also saw a white swan diving for fish, fighting baby sparrows, and about a thousand robins.
I saw a redwing blackbird! You can't see from the photos, but it's epaulets were so bright!
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