something green

We live in a land of extremes: snow white in winter and lush green in summer. I'd have it no other way, really. When I crouched in the grass to take this shot, it was the peak of greenness. It's a strange time in New England when the greenery around you is so intense it overwhelms your eyes. The world is awake, the ferns are unfurling, the grasshoppers are jumping. Mother Nature is in overdrive! It's like having the problem of too much love, it's no problem at all... it simply opens your heart to expansion and growth; overwhelming as it may be.

Green is one of my favorite colors simply for how alive it makes me feel. Below my feet, through the weeds, or lost in play. I paint my world green as often as I can. Today, share with us something green. Leave a link in the comments below, add your images to the OWP flickr pool, or tag your images #sselevate on Instagram.

Comments

[Caryn]

Lovely image. Some green from my neck of the woods: http://instamaticgratification.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/229366/

[Marcie]

There really is no shortage of green this time of year in New England:
http://www.marciescudderphotography.com/home/2012/8/19/just-this.html

[Gabriela]

Lots of green during a trip to the lake this past July:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamaraca/7521193674/in/photostream/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gamaraca/7521193120/in/photostream/

Lovely picture Meredith!

[Yvonne]

SOMETHING GREEN and a favorite building i like to frequent for texture and simplicity.


http://afightingoptimist.blogspot.com/2012/08/something-green.html

[Maricruz]

Lovely theme! :) participating on IG :

http://web.stagram.com/p/226780025559078964_185231685i

[Linda]

I was camera-less when I saw one of the most beautiful sunrises yesterday! So I settled for dewy grass.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mainmim/7827356880/

[Anna]

Wonderful, light-filled capture, Meredith! Here's my bit of green, enhanced with raindrops~

http://vandemarkdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/08/captivating.html

[Kat Sloma]

I love this photo! The freshness of the green makes me want to take a deep breath, and listen to the music. :)
My recent favorite "green" photo is from the majestic mountains of Montana. The shades of green were amazing, captured in the last photo here: http://kateyestudio.com/2012/08/going-to-the-sun.html

[quietlyclicking]

A lovely image! I love the quietness of it and the feeling of quiet solitude it evokes. Green is my favourite colour and this is my first time adding images to this site, although I visit it all the time. Here's a shot that I took of strange cacti on a trip to LA last year:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kel2012/

[melissa]

Pretty.

We picked tomatoes last night. A few green ones made their way in the basket, thanks to little helpers.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/melissatalbert/7830374998/in/photostream

[Edith]

Some green images from the local park

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22616983@N05/7833425848/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22616983@N05/7833428398/in/photostream

[Carrie]

GREEN

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherryblossomtattoo/7833657400/in/photostream/

[leaca]

on a gray day this was not so easy but i liked what i found.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leacayoung/7834920988/

[Bonnie]

We had a little rain after a long drought . . . green (and dew) is back in our neck of the woods:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjakobsen-martin/7826147794/

[ali deck]

shiny birthday truck

http://www.flickr.com/photos/allthestarskaikaesa/7476182110/in/photostream/