“To me, sophistication is a perfect marriage between
intelligence and simplicity.”
~ Rose Tarlow ~
One of the characteristics of country life is being frugal, and I think most people agree that being frugal is intelligent… So, if being frugal is intelligent… and if the dichotomy of nature through all its intelligence and complexity is the ultimate model for simplicity and form… then certainly the combination could be appreciated for its sophistication!
As a follow-up to my previous post on “The Beauty of Branches” and to make good on my threat to get out my loppers…I have composed the following snippets from my gatherings…
It all started here last weekend…with the greatly appreciated help from the generosity of the helping hands and strong backs, during my fall clearing and clean-up on my property…
My lovely daughter on her fiancé’s tractor that he so kindly brought along for
a final grass cutting of the season … plus, the front-end loader on it was a bonus for hauling tree trimmings to the burn pile.
One of several burn piles… where I gathered some of my clippings… and which will soon become a warm gathering spot for a birthday bonfire…
Looking out the window, toward the side of the property near the pond, from where I sit and write my blogs….
A close-up of the moss and lichen from one of the trimmed branches that was in decline…
how amazing are those colors and textures!?
Mistletoe… also found in the declining branches of trees (and which will actually kill your trees) is mixed with clippings from a cedar tree.
More clippings from the cedar tree with its silvery-blue berries.
In the vignettes below... I like how the birds in the paintings seem as though they are sitting
upon the textured branches…
Moss and lichen covered branches in an urn...
Branches with seashells…
