March 2014 – Leah Wise

to a mouse

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014Posted in thoughtsTagged animals, friendship, mouse, nature poem, original poetry, poem, simplicityLeave a comment

Thank you.
In your curiosity
and gentleness you
showed me
Life can be simple.

One need not strive
for much
More than
some choice hay
and a welcoming
bedfellow

Or a friend to get
the hard-to-reach
spots behind
the ears

And, don’t be shy
about a midnight snack
or, an argument
easily made up
with a quiet sit together
on the stoop.

one word photo challenge: red

March 21, 2014March 21, 2014Posted in life in photosTagged canon eos rebel, charlottesville, instagram, jennifer nichole wells, macro, one word photo challenge, photography, snow, spring, tree blossoms1 Comment

First snow, then spring. It was a weird (and beautiful) week in Charlottesville. Looking forward to a warm weekend spent catching up with out-of-town friends.

one word photo challenge: blue + purple

March 11, 2014March 11, 2014Posted in life in photosTagged 50 mm lens, blue, canon, instagram, nature photography, one word photo challenge, photography, purple, spring2 Comments

A little behind on the photo challenge, but that’s ok. Once again, I failed to take images specific to the weekly colors, but I found a few photos that pass for blue and purple.

My first instagram pic was taken after last week’s snow; the robins were out in droves, flitting around, eating worms, and singing songs. My second picture was taken today! The high was 78 degrees and I went bare legged quite comfortably.

The leafy pictures were both taken at a park last weekend.

at the park

March 9, 2014March 9, 2014Posted in life in photosTagged 50 mm lens, canon, charlottesville, nature photography, photography, red, river, teal, vines, virginia landscapeLeave a comment

We went to one of our favorite local parks yesterday to enjoy the temperate weather. I’d really hoped to see a few things in bloom, some color reaching out and up from the brown landscape. But, since the spring blooms failed me, I decided to focus my lens on the muted tangles and vines in the fields and by the river. I like the subtle teals and reds present in almost all the images.