Repetition of Forms
The Marsh in Winter (Millbrook, NY)
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Sheep in Winter (Standfordville, NY)
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“Nature is very beautiful; but still, in one sense, it is very silent: it tells us of the beauty of everything without revealing the Beauty that is behind everything.”
Panamahansa Yogananda
I definitely associate winter with silence. Beautiful photos and meaningful quote! Thank you for bringing me the beauty of nature and the wisdom of a great master, Ellen. Much appreciated! Lots of light and blessings to you, my friend, today and always!
March 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Thank you so very much, Susana for your kind words, dear friend!
March 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Something in common between these two pictures. Beautiful!
March 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Thank you so much, Alexander!🙏🏽
March 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
My pleasure, Ellen.
Have a nice weekend🌹🙏
March 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Thanks, Alexander!! You, too!🙏🏽
March 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The snow mounds in the first photo, look so sculptural and surprisingly animal like. It’s almost like a drama was taking place on the pond and the snow fell, capturing a moment.
March 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Oh, Julie, I really like your interpretation of the animal like mounds. You are so good at writing explanations of what we are seeing.
Thank you so much for words.🥰
March 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Your photos inspire the words! 😊
March 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Well, thank you, but you are very talented at pitting it just so engagingly. 🥰
March 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The beauty of nature is found in its grand diversity. The wonder of a massive redwood compared to the delicacy of a butterfly can’t help but point to a Grand Designer whose creativity is greater than our imaginations. I love your photos. You definitely have an eye for beauty.
March 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Thank you so much, dear Dayle. And you find lessons everywhere.
March 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The spectacular beauty of nature is founded in its grand diversity. It’s comparing the massive redwood to the delicate beauty of a colorful butterfly. It all points to a Master Designer. I love you see beauty in all things. And people.
March 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Love the title of this post, “Pattern of Forms”. For certain, as Yogananda asserts, “Nature tells us the beauty of everything”. I did not quite have my glasses on the first time I saw the beautiful photographs and I thought the first image was a flock of sheep with their white coats melding with the winter snow. So beautiful, then I looked down and saw the photograph of the lone sheep. I put my glasses on and indeed the caption of the first photo was “The Marsh in Winter”.
I then saw what you meant by the “Pattern of Forms”. Indeed, Nature not only tells us of her beauty, but reveals her patterns as well. Thank you for sharing this wondrous thought, Ellen.
March 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Yes, thanks, Dee, for putting it into proper words. That is indeed what I was trying to show. You put it so well. Many thanks!🙏🏽
March 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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March 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
❤️🙏🏽
March 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“The Marsh in Winter” looks very much like a herd of sheep. Your “Sheep in Winter” would love to join them! 🙂
March 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Hi Nancy,
Yes, I thought so, too. They are actually swamp plants. But you’re right, my sheep would like to join them. Thanks for stopping by and your adding your humor. 😊
March 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Fascinating.
March 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Glad you thought so, Cindy. Thanks for stopping by.
March 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I love the snowy sheep bushes. We actually had a trace of snow flurries today with frozen birdwater bowl.
March 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Wow, Cheyenne!! Crazy!! Thanks for stopping by. Those sheep bushes were actually swamp grass bushes in summer with a stream. It was an idyllic spot. Miss it lots.
March 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
You have quite a remarkable curriculum vitae, much appreciation!!👍
March 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
You actually read it? Thank you very much! That was long ago. A different lifetime almost. And you have quite a body of work!! Wonderful!!
March 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I enjoy the juxtaposition of these two photos and the title “repetition of forms.” It’s like a study of beingness…
March 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Oh, thank you so VERY much, Ka!! That is a tremendous comment. I was trying to show something about nature forms that was basic. You put it so well. 🥰🙏🏽
March 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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March 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM