Romanticism in a Digital Era

Fall is here!

      Fall has officially begun. But before this blog gets immersed in its glorious colors, I would like to say a few words about spring and summer, this year. What the ‘refresh’ command does to the computer’s monitor, the changing seasons do to the human mind. In fact the impact of the latter is even more refreshing! This year spring was wonderful and the summer, although rainy, produced spectacular results in my garden. Both of these seasons inspired me to indulge in nature photography and acted as a catalyst for me to write.

      On reviewing many of the past posts, it occurred to me, that the best way to describe them would be to call it ‘romanticism in a digital era’. Romantics were painters who depicted a sensitivity to the power of nature, during the age of industrialization with machines. Hence replacing painting nature with digital photography of nature would be romanticism in a digital era. In case you missed enjoying these past two seasons, here are a few lines that summarize them as I bid a farewell of gratitude to them.

I would like to thank,

The yellow and red branches that inspired me to review two books by Khaled Hosseini,

The baby leaves of Hydrangea in green, that trigerred me to air out green architecture,

The florescence of Maples in spring, for creating a lovely palette of different shades,

The white flowers of berries for bringing out the tenderness on Mother’s day,

The resilient weed that brought out a parallel with Slumdog Millionaire,

The blue sky & pink roses that gave true colors to father sky and mother earth,

The strawberries for taking me on a fruitful journey from white to red,

The roses for creating Kashmir in the backyard,

The slowly blooming Hydrangea that created a parallel of growth between nature and a nation,

The flowers and sky for creating beauty in matching colors,

The dramatic summer sky for giving me respite from a nauseating book,

The lily trees for giving big returns on their investment,

The Hydrangeas in mixed colors for giving me the pleasure of watercoloring vicariously,

The tomatoes for tying nature to serendipity,

The pistachio green for inspiring me to review a book,

The Nasturtiums for teaching a new lesson in parenting and

The green leafy vines for creating the joy of Tango.

With this I hope your spring and summer were as colorful and joyous as mine, this year.

Ratna

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All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today.

- Phoebe Cary