As you may already know, I love to take pictures of God’s handiwork in hopes a few might possibly inspire a quilt. I’ve collected quite a few of these photos and put them in a folder entitled “Inspiration”.
We have a really gnarly tree in front of our kitchen window, just outside our breezeway door.
As I walked past it recently I noticed a nest.
I wasn’t tall enough to peek in, so I held my phone aloft and hit the button. It may be one of my best photos yet:
What skill!!!
So I searched out my old folder and had fun looking at some photographs from the past. I can’t resist sharing a few đ. The colors alone get my ideas flowing, but the shapes and textures take it to a new level. These are from my trip to Hawaii in 2019 (can you tell I love green?):
And here’s a photo of a piece of fascinating driftwood I took in North Carolina:
This tree at the end of the road we used to live on is no longer there, but I loved the contrast of raindrops and then the clear windshield.
My travels took me to Sedona a few years ago. What beauty!
Sometimes I’m inspired by the photos of others. My sister-in-law posted some she took while on a Danube River Cruise in May. This one was taken in Vienna.
She and my brother are really into biking and I loved this bike shot from that same trip (thanks Mary Sue):
Back to my folder. I found a few in Autumn colors that grabbed me too:
And some beautiful skies:
I also had some intriguing photos of birds:
There seems to be no end to the inspiration around us. I have actually decided to use a few of these photos in a current ThreadBender’s challenge. You’ll have to wait to see what comes of it.
Oh, as I was putting this post together the eggs hatched, the babies grew,
and they’ve flown away. What a joy to watch the cycle of life and share it with the kids. I call this one “waiting for momma to return with a worm”:
Do you have a favorite photo that might inspire a quilt?