Friday, September 30, 2011

Weekend Reflections

If I had a yard, I'd have a pond—just so I
could grow these serene yet exuberant flowers.
Luckily, I have the botanic garden very nearby, and
there are dozens of these beauties in their lily pond.



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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

52 Photos Project

The prompt this week: along the fence.
I can almost guarantee that if you walk along
a fence in Virginia horse country, you will
make a friend—especially if you carry
peppermints in your pocket! 



[To see more of the 52 Photos Project, visit Bella's meme.]

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Today's Flowers

The autumn season is officially here
—and this is the flower I associate most with fall.  

So this week I choose a couple of big yellow sunflowers.


[To see more flowers, go here.]

Friday, September 23, 2011

Weekend Reflections

We recently moved our offices. Can you guess what
was the first thing I noticed about our new building?

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

52 Photos Project

The prompt this week: the color red.
The scene: early morning on
rue Saint-Julien le Pauvre, Paris.
I'll bet these battered roses have a tale
to tell—and probably not a happy one.
What do you think?

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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Sunday Bridges

There's a beautiful park down below the Manhattan
Bridge—where you can get up close and personal.

[To see more Sunday Bridges, go chez Louis la Vache.]

Friday, September 16, 2011

Weekend Reflections

The end of a rainy day in the Piazza della Signoria, in Florence.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

52 Photos Project

"Roma—non basta una vita."
— Silvio Negro
The prompt today: layer a quote over a photo.
Don't know how to do that, but I did choose
a quote ("Rome—a lifetime is not enough") about
a city of many, many layers—as you can see here.

[To see more of the 52 Photos Project, visit Bella's meme.]

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Today's Flowers

I'm pretty sure this is a hibiscus—until now, the 
only place I ever saw one of these is Hawaii and 
always assumed that this is strictly a tropical flower.
But I took this shot right here in Brooklyn.

[To see more flowers, go here.]

Friday, September 9, 2011

Weekend Reflections

Riding along the Grand Canal,
late at night . . . ah, Venice!

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visit James's meme.]

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

52 Photos Project

The prompt this week: my quiet place, where I gather my
thoughts, read, write, meditate, unwind (and softly come apart at
the seams).  I read this, picked up my camera, and went straight
to shoot this corner of my bedroom—that
exact spot for me.

[To see more quiet places, visit Bella's meme.]

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Today's Flowers

These unpretentious nasturtiums were blooming
in Marie Antoinette's garden at Le Hameau,
the place where she and her courtiers played
at being "simple folk" while living at Versailles.

[To see more flowers, go here.]

Friday, September 2, 2011

Weekend Reflections

Welcome to Bloomingdale's.  I was just entering
the store and stopped to snap this picture.
It wasn't until I uploaded it to my computer
that I realized this shot is just full of reflections.

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]