Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Grackle

Photo by Bruce Barone.
Photo by Bruce Barone.
Photo by Bruce Barone.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Sunset at Mittineague Park




At the park down the street from us:


Sunset at Mittineague Park. April 25, 2011. West Springfield, MA. Photo by Bruce Barone.



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Monday, April 25, 2011

The First Tulip




Easter Sunday:


The First Tulip, Easter Sunday. April 24, 2011. Photo by Bruce Barone.




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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

May Peace and Love be with you!


Robin's Nest & Eggs. Photo by Bruce Barone.



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Saturday, April 23, 2011

The Bunny & The Bouquet

I saw a bunny
sitting
in front of Elm Street Flowers
in West Springfield, Massachusetts.


I said "Hello Bunny Rabbit."
I gave the bunny my card.
She gave me an egg.
Inside the egg a present.
A coupon.
A free greeting card.
Inside the store
I found a card
for Susan
and an Easter Bouquet.



Happy Easter!
May Peace & Love be with you!


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Friday, April 22, 2011

Good Friday; A Place of Rebirth



As is my custom
I went to the park
this morning 

Pond at Mittineague Park. West Springfield, MA. Photo by Bruce Barone.  

I love the color
the new life 
appearing
in the trees behind me

Self-Portrait. April 22, 2011

Peace be with you.

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

A Morning Walk in the Park



At the park down the street from where we live:

Mittineague Park. West Springfield, MA. April 21, 2011. Photo by Bruce Barone.


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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Mary Holding Baby Jesus

Mary Holding Baby Jesus. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Celebrate



from Today's Daily Word:


I celebrate the light of God within me and everyone.

The Bible story of God's people securing their freedom from bondage in Egypt reflects my own road to freedom from limiting ideas. In the past, I may have held limiting thoughts about myself and the world. Just as the Hebrew people followed the light of God and celebrated their new life, I celebrate mine.
With an awareness of God's light, I view my life unfolding just as it should. Every success and even seeming missteps are celebrated. Inspired by the light of God, I celebrate my ability to learn, grow and conceive new thoughts and ideas, which will enable me to be a blessing to myself, my family and all humanity.
Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Monday, April 18, 2011

Clouds Over West Hartford, CT

 
 
We (Me, Susan and her Mom) were on our way from Massachusetts to Connecticut
on Saturday for my daughter's Bridal Shower. I was driving.
And I kept looking out the window at the sky and thinking OMG.
I so wanted to stop the car on the side of the highway
and get out and start taking pictures!
Later, my brother and I went to an AMAZING photo exhibition
at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford (where he is a professor),
"Persian Visions, Contemporary Photography in Iran,"
(TRULY AMAZING/INSPIRING)
and I said before we entered the gallery, 
"Dennis, stop, I got to take photographs of the sky."
It was quite wonderful.
See: 

Clouds Over West Hartford, CT. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday. April 17, 2011. Photo by Bruce Barone..


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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Self Portrait Playing Cards at Kitchen Table


Inspired by the exhibition at

Self Portrait Playing Cards at Kitchen Table. April 15, 2011.

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Friday, April 15, 2011

Self Portrait with My Brother's New Book



A new book of poems
by my brother
arrived in yesterday's mail:

Self Portrait Reading My Brother's Book, Parallel Lines. April 4, 2011.

Here is the first poem in the book:

February, a rant interior.
Drinking, smoking, panic, fear.
(Pastoral dialogue:
I ran through the snow like a . . .
a sonnet.)
A guitar. Awake!
A city winter, Saturday afternoon.
A hospital
overlooking the river.
Day and night: the hosts of dreams.
Woman on a beach. Very rainy.
Two epitaphs. Written in January.
to Jane, to the mountains of New York.
elegies, horns of my desire.
Digression: it seems far away.
Anxiety: I will always love you.
To hell with it. Oh, full moon.
In Paris, man with tulip, 1950,
matted and framed, the sad thing
died. I am (whistle) a fine dust.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Meditation

The sun shines down,
and its image reflects a thousand
different pots filled with water.

The reflections are many,
but they are each reflecting the same sun.

Similarly, when we come to know who we truly are,
we will see ourselves in all people.
 
 
Meditation at Mittineague Park, West Springfield, Massachusetts. Photo by Bruce Barone.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Portrait of Courtney



I love photographing people.

Courtney. Photo by Bruce Barone.


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Climbing Rose

Photo by Bruce Barone.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Portrait of Erica

Erica. Photo by Bruce Barone.


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Monday, April 11, 2011

Portrait of Courtney

Courtney. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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On A Sunday Afternoon

Self Portrait. Sunday, April 11, 2011.

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Sunday Meditation

 
 
I am letting all thoughts and beliefs that do not contribute
to the well-being of myself and my loved ones drift away.
With a fresh start, I embrace all that enriches me in mind, body and spirit.
  I see myself and all others in the light of divine love.
This love blesses my relationships and activities.
With divine love guiding and inspiring me,
I am on my way to a new life that is waiting for me.
 
 
Photo by Bruce Barone.

 
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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Self Portrait at Kitchen Table


Inspired by the Roberta Smith review of

Self Portrait at Kitchen Table. April 8, 2011.

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Friday, April 8, 2011

Courtney

Courtney. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Prom Time


Prom Time. Storefront. Hoboken, New Jersey. @ 1980s. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Portraits of Erica

Yesterday, Tuesday, April 5, 2011
I had a photography session
with a charming young woman,
Erica, at a studio & gallery
where I will soon be making
an on-going photographic,
sales & marketing contribution.








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Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday Meditation; April Showers

Rain. Look Park. Northampton, Massachusetts. Photo by Bruce Barone.

Bring may flowers:

An Artist's Obsession. Photo by Bruce Barone.

"Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you."
~Richard B. Sheridan 1751-1816 

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Sunday, April 3, 2011

Sunday Meditation


"What you look hard at seems to look hard back at you"


Tulip in April. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Saturday Morning

Saturday Morning. April 2, 2011. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Friday, April 1, 2011

Snow Today

April Snow. Lower Mill Pond. Easthampton, Massachusetts. Photo by Bruce Barone.

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Not An April Fools' Joke

May I interest you in a slice
of Corn, Onion, Mushroom, Red Pepper Pizza?

Self Portrait with Pizza. Bruce's Kitchen. March 31, 2011
Here, let me cut a slice just for you!

Corn, Onion, Mushroom, Red Pepper Pizza.

Cooking for me is all about love.
Love for friends and family.

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An Anniversary

  Valentine's Day is around the corner and I like to share with you a love story. Fourteen years ago on February 9, Susan and I met at t...