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Category Archives: Photography
The tree’s lament
I’m getting overgrownby ivy and will dieby strangling And there’sabsolutely nothingI can do about it – Niebla (© 2024) Author’s noteThis poem was inspired by the tree shown in the photo, which is in full bloom now despite it all.
Posted in Death, Despair, Imagination, Life, Photography, Poetry, World
Tagged Death, ivy, lament, Nature, parasite, photography, poem, strangling, tree
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Providence
When the cat was yawningand stretching himselfafter a prolonged napthis morning, I said to him,“We’re kindred spirits,you and I – neither of ushas a plan, and we bothleave it all up to providence.” – Niebla (© 2023)
Posted in Humor, Life, Philosophy, Photography, Poetry, Words
Tagged cat, fate, no plan, planning, poem, Poetry, providence
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The weather angels are having a bucket feast
– Niebla (© 2021)
Posted in Blabla, Humor, Imagination, Language, Life, Photography, Sweet dreams and nightmares, Words
Tagged bucket, bucket feast, grey day, rain, rainy day, weather, weather angels
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Bottlebrush etymology
I wonder what bottlebrush was called before there were bottles and brushes. – Niebla Latin name: callistemon. This plant is native to Australia.
Posted in Blabla, History, Humor, Imagination, Language, Life, Mystery, Nature, Photography, Words, World
Tagged blossoms, bottlebrush, callistemon, etymology, floral, flowers, naming, Nature
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Good for the world
“You’re funny!” she said. “And I didn’t even tell a joke.” “You’re funny because you think watching trashy movies is in some way good for the world.” – Niebla (© 2021)
Posted in Blabla, Humor, Life, Movies, Photography, Satire, World
Tagged cinema, good for the world, Movies, quotes, trashy movies, wry humor
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Jasmin
I wish I could record the fragrance of its flowers and send it to everyone. – Niebla (© 2018)
A calvary variation
A calvary variation, by Johannes Beilharz Digitally modified version of a photo taken near Divino Amore, Lazio, Italy.
Posted in Art, Bible, Death, Jesus, Life, Mysticism, Nature, Photography, Religion
Tagged calvary, calvary hill, calvary variation, crucifixion, easter, Golgatha, original photographers, photographers on tumblr, photography, resurrection, trees
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Perfect balance
Olive tree, Villa Adriana, Tivoli, Italy Photo by Johannes Beilharz
Posted in Nature, Photography
Tagged balance, Italy, Johannes Beilharz, olive, Olive tree, original photographers, photo, photographers on tumblr, photography, tivoli, villa adriana
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Heavy sky
Photo by Johannes Beilharz, 2012
niebla | fog 