While traveling through Bali, it was not unusual to come across shrines and offerings regularly. The island is predominately Hindu and offerings and prayers are a part of daily life. As an outside observer the practice appears beautiful and brings moments of quiet calm to life.
These are flowers adorning a shrine in a fishing village on the eastern coast.
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A few more flowers from Bali…. not alive necessarily but still pretty lovely if you ask me.
Summer is drawing to a close (in theory at least), kids are back in school and magazines, stores and cafes are all beginning to hint at the coming transition to fall. Even so, it still feels and looks pretty darn summery here in Baltimore …and summer in Baltimore means jungle-esque (hot, humid and very, VERY green).
These photos are from my trip to Bali earlier this year, but don’t seem like much of a stretch for Baltimore this time of year.
This last picture I took at about 10 o’clock one night during a village festival.. but that’s a story for another time…
A few more from my trip earlier in the spring. The flowers and plant life on the island were incredible and just so lush.
I sort of love how the water from a morning rain trapped in the center of the above flower looks almost like an egg yolk.
Earlier this year I went on a trip that took me far across the globe. Since my return, it’s been a whirlwind of activity everywhere, it seems, but here. But finally, FINALLY, I’m coming back to the photo- and art-related work that’s been left off since my trip.
I’ve already shared a photo or two from the trip but there are heaps more to look forward to. Here are a few to begin with…
There were so many incredible plants, flowers and just LIVELINESS in general to see. Things were so lush and jeweled green. These are tiny plants I found on the stone walls of temples.
