Month: October 2010

\”The Green Ribbon\”

 

Once there was a girl named Jenny.

She was like all the other girls,

Except for one thing.

She always wore a green ribbon

Around her neck.

There was a boy named Alfred

In her class.

Alfred liked Jenny,

And Jenny liked Alfred.

One day he asked her,

\”Why do you wear that ribbon

All the time?\”

\”I cannot tell you,\” said Jenny.

But Alfred kep asking,

\”Why do you wear it?\”

And Jenny would say,

\”It is not important.\”

Jenny and Alfred grew up

And fell in love.

One day they got married.

After the wedding,

Alfred said,

\”Now that we\’re married,

\”You must tell me

About the green ribbon.\”

\”You still must wait,\”

Said Jenny.

\”I will tell you

When the right time comes.\”

Years passed.

Alfred and Jenny grew old.

One day Jenny became very sick.

The doctor told her

She was dying.

Jenny called Alfred to her side.

\”Alfred,\” she said,

Now I can tell you

About the green ribbon.

Untie it,

And you will see

Why I could not tell you before.\”

Slowly and carefully,

Alfred untied the ribbon,

And Jenny\’s head fell off.

 

Have you read this story?

I would love to hear from you!

It\’s one of my favorites!

 

I read it to my children all the time!

 

 

If you want distinctive nature, documentary or portrait photography–photography with soul that inspires you to live a more artful and beautiful life, please contact me. Thank You!

Mittineague Park. October 29, 2010. Photo by Bruce Barone.

See Under: Field Work

\”A quick glance at (the photograph) and we might walk away, thinking it drab and over-regulated. A slower glance, and (the photograph) reveals an infinitude of subtle hues and shifting verticals. Its beauty, like so much we see, reveals itself only in time. Silence is making–friends–with–time. It does not fight it or waste it; it refuses to run after it. Silence floats free with time, letting the pattern of the moments unfold at its own pace. It is a way of becoming free, not only for the practical advantage of being able to see the beauty in what is gray, for example, but at a far deeper level. In silence we break the hold time has on us, and accept in practice that our true home is in eternity.\”
~Sister Wendy Beckett

Do you find Time to bathe in the Beauty of Silence? How? I would love to hear from you!

If you want distinctive nature, documentary or portrait photography–photography with soul that inspires you to live a more artful and beautiful life, please contact me. Thank You!

The Lower Mill Pond, Late October. Easthampton, Massachusetts. Photo by Bruce Barone.

Are not the colors of Autumn wonderful? I would love to hear from you!

If you want distinctive nature, documentary or portrait photography–photography with soul that inspires you to live a more artful and beautiful life, please contact me. Thank You!

This morning at the park down the street from our home:

\”Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.\”
~Henry David Thoreau

All photographs by Bruce Barone.


Did you enjoy your walk with me? I hope so and I would love to hear from you!

If you want distinctive nature, documentary or portrait photography–photography with soul that inspires you to live a more artful and beautiful life, please contact me. Thank You!

In Autumn:

Mittineague Park, West Springfield, MA. October 27, 2010. Photo by Bruce Barone

See Under: Field Work.

Leaves on our Grass. Photo by Bruce Barone.

What does the landscape look like where you live?
I would love to hear from you!

If you want distinctive nature, documentary or portrait photography–photography with soul that inspires you to live a more artful and beautiful life, please contact me. Thank You!

I am working with a few photo labs across the country to prepare and produce prints and greeting cards for an upcoming Arts & Crafts Fair Susan and I are participating in at a church in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Susan will be selling her soaps. And I will be selling prints and cards of nature (landscapes, flowers, birds), documentary (religious statuary), portraits (Nadine). I will also be marketing my portrait and wedding photography services.

Here are a few images: