Quote of the day: 

“To be is to do – Socrates

To do is to be – Sartre

Do Be Do Be Do – Sinatra”

― Kurt Vonnegut

Evening light makes greens come alive (A large area of wild violets next to our yard)

Yesterday evening I stopped by my  friend’s house to take a few shots of her garden to check out the evening light. I’ll be photographing an event there Friday night and I wanted to have a sense of the lighting challenges I might encounter in her shady garden in the twilight hour.

When I got home I still felt like playing with my camera so I went out to my own back yard and the park area next to our yard. I love the greens in the evening light. The last golden color of sunlight creates a fairy tale feel to even ordinary scenes. And the weather was perfect last night, cool and dry with just a hint of breeze.

Here are some photos from my little evening explore, just for fun. It’s my way of singing “Do Be Do Be Do.”

By the pond in our backyard

Hostas in the fading light

Flowers in my friend’s garden

Garden greens

Looking up in my back yard you can see willow leaves, cottonwood leaves and basswood leaves at the same time

Scummy pond looks pretty in the twilight

We are family – ring of basswood trees

Gloaming Greens

Park area next door

Leaf silhouette against golden light on the pond

On golden pond

My friend’s garden

Nature’s art

Hydrangea Flower

Another view of basswood trees