Thursday, May 20, 2010

Origins

William Wordsworth has set the tone - it’s all about daffodils and clouds these days.
The succulent green and yellow sprouts originating from the earth.


The clouds from the sky.


Me somewhere in the middle. 


Photos © Grete S. Kempton

8 comments:

  1. Funny, but I'm reading a book entitled, "The Cloud of Unknowing". The title drew me in, of course. Yes, the middle is sometimes a nice place to be. Your photos are amazing and you are beautiful! Blessings!

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  2. Grete, your photos are truly incredible. So vivid ... and Marion is right, you are beautiful.

    There is a fabulous book called The Cloudspotters Guide. It has changed the way I look at the sky. There is even a society where people post "cloud art". Nature is stunning really. xx Jos

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  3. Marion - thank you, sweet you - for complimenting me on the photos. And here YOU are as well, your face this time :-) and may I pay the tribute back - and such gorgeous smile....

    As for being in the middle: Because of the poem, me feelings of being both earthly and celestial are strengthened. I have my head in the sky and my feet on the ground..... at least sometimes.....

    I tried to find the book on Amazon, but there was 205 results on "The Cloud of Unknowing", The title is intriguing, though, I get why the title drew you in.


    Also thank you, Jos, I am so glad you enjoy the photos. I get such enormous pleasure from taking them.

    As for the Cloudspotter’s Guide - I looked through the first pages at Amazon and absolutely LOVED their manifesto - especially this -

    “We think that clouds are Nature’s poetry, and the most egalitarian of her displays, since everyone can have a fantastic view of them.”

    And this is for Mr. William himself -

    “We seek to remind people that clouds are expressions of the atmosphere’s moods, and can be read like those of a person’s countenance.”

    Grete

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  4. Gorgeous photos. Thank you.

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  5. Grete, I've just found your beautiful blog via Becca of Becca's Byline, and am entranced, or as we say in Ireland, "taken away with it". I love that I came along when The Daffodils is a theme also, as this was my mother's favourite poem, and it's so nice to be with it again for a while. Thank you.

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  6. ds -

    And thank you for noticing!

    GreenishLady -

    Thank you for stopping by! The Daffodil poem is cherished by many, and is also among my British Mother-in-law’s favourites. At least - daffodils are. When we visit at Easter time, the first thing she does, is guide me into the garden to look at the daffodils.

    I viewed you web page and saw your interest in Soul Collage. I actually bought the book about a month ago - intriguing!

    Grete

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  7. Erin -

    And You
    are kind.
    Thanks.

    Grete

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