Waking up to spring

“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”…
“It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

By: littlepeace October 28, 2018October 28, 2018 life, photographylanguage, photography, sehnsucht, wordsLeave a Comment

The light in the leaves

“Oh, look how beautiful the sun is shining through the trees!” I said, drunk on the last golden light of evening glowing through the golden leaves of the ginko trees.

By: littlepeace March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 photographygardening, photography, quotesLeave a Comment

Garden tales

I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. — Ruth Stout It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. — Charles Dickens In the…

By: littlepeace February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 photography1 Comment

come to dust

Fear no more the heat o’ the sun, Nor the furious winter’s rages; Thou thy worldly task hast done, Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages: Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust. Fear no more the frown o’ the great; Thou art past the tyrant’s stroke; Care no more to…

By: littlepeace October 13, 2017February 15, 2018 photographyLeave a Comment

maidens drowned

There is a willow grows aslant a brook,
That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream;
There with fantastic garlands did she come
Of crow-flowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples

By: littlepeace April 23, 2016January 10, 2018 photographyadventures, art, music, photographyLeave a Comment

the dryness and the rain

after completing messes of men, the first part of my photography project inspired by mewithoutYou’s brother, sister, cranking the second part out was surprisingly easy. as part of this shoot i learned about betta fish and discovered just how many things cockle burrs can latch onto. [and how cold 40-degree weather can be — thanks…

By: littlepeace January 9, 2016January 10, 2018 photographyadventures, music, photography1 Comment

messes of men

i’ve talked before about my love for mewithoutYou’s album brother, sister, and my desire to “illustrate” it, so to speak, through photography and other media. a desire four or five years in the making finally got off the ground last march when i did two shoots based on “messes of men,” the first song on…

By: littlepeace November 24, 2014January 10, 2018 photographyart, photographyLeave a Comment

the spy who stayed out in the cold

the following photos illustrate the story of ingrid … but what precisely that story is remains for you to discover. innocence abroad and the gogglette bring you … the spy who stayed out in the cold.