Archive for the ‘a moment of beautiful’ Category
colour on the woodland floor
Today, we went for a walk along the trails at our camp. My favorite path runs along the boundary, next to our zig-zag cedar fence and among young white pine, grey birch, red maple and balsam fir.
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The weather has been very damp, so I expected to find fungi along the way. But I was surprised to see a beautiful patch of bright orange toadstools, each with a distinct orange-red center. They stood out among the red-brown leaves and green mosses.
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I am not good at the identification of fungi, but I think this is Caesar’s mushroom (Amanita caesarea). It is easily confused with the poisonous Amanita muscaria, so no one should use my painting as an identification guide. Just a celebration of orange and red on a fall day.
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November 5, 2015 ‘woodland floor’ Jane Tims
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Copyright Jane Tims 2015
ordinary magic
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ordinary magic
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small blue jar
emptied of face cream
reveals a false bottom when held to the light
a bright inverted inner shell
hovers untouchable
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the peel of an orange
spurts flammable oil
cantrips of fire
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press a shell to your ear
murmur of ocean
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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims
a sad story about grapes
We have just experienced a severe thunder storm. I was in town for aquasize and a few groceries. As I pulled into the grocery store parking lot, I could see very dark clouds in my rear-view mirror. We had been warned of the approaching front last evening, so I was not surprised.
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I went in to the grocery store and immediately saw some lovely grapes. I think they were the most beautiful green seedless grapes I have ever seen. I picked out a bag for supper and went on for the rest of my groceries. I was reaching for soup ingredients (carrots, celery, onions and turnip) when the lights went out. Dead quiet – you don’t realise how noisy those coolers and freezers are until they suddenly go quiet.
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The store staff were so good to everyone. They herded us gently toward the front of the store, saying the registers would continue to work for about a half hour. I was so happy! I would have grapes for our supper! The cashier rang up my few items. I ran my debit card and no luck. Just as I made it through, all the debit machines were down!
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With no groceries to show for my trip, I ran out to the truck and was absolutely drenched in the downpour. Not too much of a problem since I was already a bit wet from my trip to the pool for aquasize!
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My sad story about grapes is about a relatively minor problem. There is flooding in low lying areas in the city and 20,000 homes are still without power. We have power, so I am one of the lucky ones. But they were such beautiful grapes!
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a picnic of grapes back in 2012
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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims
a moment of beautiful – sun on icy drops of rain
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After the rain overnight and some icy temperatures, the melting ice on the Old Man’s Beard lichen and the ice coat clinging to the branches made for a beautiful scene outside my guest room window. To add to the show, a stray reflection of sun projected dazzles of light on the garage doors.
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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims
a moment of beautiful – shadow forest
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tree shadows, drawn on a sloped roof
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tilted shadows on snow, graphite stems, crowded trees
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pencil sketch of woodland, whim
of northern winter, slanted sun
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from the trees, truth, but the artist lies
maligns tree shape, size and colour
wind direction
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shadow trees without wild life
red squirrels and blue jays
seldom visit while light and pencil
sharpen their edge
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only phantom light in space
between sender and receiver
message warped, passed
from molecule to molecule
through lead and air
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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims
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moment of beautiful – shadow on the snow
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under the snow
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the shadow is a blue portal, a hidden way
to crocus places, sheltered where no drifting
snow or bitter wind comes howling
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frost-brittle maples creak
and chickadees crack seeds
of sunflower stashed
in tunnels shaped
by squirrels
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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims
a moment of beautiful – shadow
a shadow on the kitchen cabinet of a pine cone hanging in my dining room window
shadow
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frail interruption of light
ribbon without curl or selvage
pine cone without pitch
brief life from the ecliptic
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Copyright 2015 Jane Tims
green flame
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In the afternoon, on a sunny day, the light from the stained glass window in our stairwell finds a place on the wall of our living room. For a few moments, blues, reds and greens create a gorgeous splash of colour. Yesterday afternoon, the spotlight settled behind the curtained door to the library. And a green flame shimmered among the folds of fabric, a reminder of the greenery slumbering out in the yard, beneath the snow.
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Copyright 2014 Jane Tims
a moment of beautiful – blooming plants for Christmas
the space – the east-facing window in our dining room
the beautiful – brilliant red flowers of the Lipstick Plant
A couple of my houseplants have given me an early Christmas gift. I had a hearty blooming of my Christmas Cactus early in December, and then, last week, my Lipstick Plant (Basketvine) (Aeschynanthus pulcher) burst into brilliant red blooms. Aeschynanthus is a subtropical genus from the same family as African Violets. This is the second time it has bloomed for me in the last two years.
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I am sure this plant is wishing me, and you, a Merry Christmas !!!
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Lipstick plant in bloom
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Copyright 2013 Jane Tims
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