‘Bold’
…sometimes nature doesn’t do pastels, sometimes we need to be bold…
Bold
Tag: Sky
Balmoral
‘Balmoral’
… old wrought iron sign detail against blue sky, photo taken in the Auckland suburb named for the Scottish locality of a royal family residence…
Steel/ Glass/ Sky
‘Steel/ Glass/ Sky’
Cross The Sky II
‘Cross The Sky II’
Twin Lamps
‘Twin Lamps’
Speak To The Sky
‘Speak To The Sky’
Palms Scratch Sky
‘Palms Scratch Sky’
Different Edges
‘Different Edges’
Tamaki Drive Vista
‘Tamaki Drive Vista’
…sea wall, lampposts, waves,an overcast sky – at play for me as I walk by…
Skyward Prow
‘Skyward Prow’
…another take on the impressive Māori canoe in glass, situated at the entrance to the Auckland Art Gallery. the vertical sculpture points to the sky…
Not A Skyscraper Scene
‘ Not A Skyscraper Scene’
…uneven fence palings make for Manhattan mimicry, water becomes sky…
Top Of The Rainbow
‘Top Of The Rainbow’
…a painted rainbow sign at a children’s playground below a brilliant blue sky – hope, any which way you slice it…
Blue House, Eaves & Sky
‘Blue House, Eaves & Sky’
…the infinite lies beyond the lines…
Last Of The Dying Leaves
‘Last Of The Dying Leaves’
Took this one looking up through the tangled branches of a tree to the clear, pale winter sky, with a few reddish leaves just hanging on.
The tree in question is next to an Auckland hospital.There for a follow-up appointment yesterday with the surgeon who handled my cancer treatment last year and who performed life saving surgery. All going well despite a fair amount of ongoing pain – the surgeon was happy with progress, but confessed that he had no certainty at all that I would make it through.
In this picture I am reminded by nature of the bleak time when I was tangled up and literally just hanging on… but there was always the expanse of a sky above to reach up to. Hope is everything in such a situation, so very powerful…
Splayed (In The Gloom)
‘Splayed (In The Gloom)’
Phoenix Rising
‘Phoenix Rising’
…bursting into the blue yonder…
A Stretch Of Clouds
‘A Stretch Of Clouds’
One of those perfect early autumn days where the clouds stretch across still skies, full of possibility. The scene is an iconic Auckland one, looking towards the volcanic island of Rangitoto from the mainland (at St.Heliers).
Mackerel Sky II
‘Mackerel Sky II’
…forever changes…
Mackerel Sky
‘Mackerel Sky’
…change is in the air…
This Morning, And Always
‘This Morning, And Always’
…we fly into the heart of the new…
Ebb Then Flood 