Weekend Reflections

I'm sure I could find something I like here
at the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue.
Whether I could find anything I can
afford is another matter altogether!

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52 Photos Project

The prompt for Week 49: layers

I was thinking about this "assignment" while I was
cooking dinner—mainly about the layers of my own
history represented by the books in every room
and the clothes in several different sizes in my closets.
Then I looked at an onion and decided to take it literally.

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Weekend Reflections

This is the Palm House, a big glass conservatory
at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, seen here reflected
in the lotus pond.  It's a wonderful event space,
especially in the evening when the garden is
closed to the public. I've been to a friend's wedding
here, and two high school graduations (my kids').

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52 Photos Project

The prompt for Week 48: distance

This pretty road is in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, 
where I escape to spend time when I can with good friends 
and family.  This spot is less than 350 miles from
New York City, but in terms of the change in my stress level 
(from über-high to super-chill), it's a world away.

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Weekend Reflections

The other day, out of the blue,  I got a package 
from a distant relative—in it was this beautiful cut-glass 
bowl that had originally belonged to my grandmother.
What a lovely surprise!

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52 Photos Project

The prompt for Week 47: light

I took this picture at the botanic garden the
day before we switched over to Daylight Saving.
I wouldn't be able to take the same shot now,
because when the light is like this, the
garden will be closed.  Timing is everything.

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A Perfect Pink Peony

This is a tree peony—they'll be blooming in my
local (and very close-by) botanic garden in
about three months. Well worth the wait!

[For more Weekend Flowers, visit Tina's Picstory.
For more Pink Saturday posts, go here.
And if you're Pret-à-Vivre, go here.] 

52 Photos Project

The prompt for Week 46:  horizon

Last October, on a trip to the Galapagos, we
were sailing due west and headed for adventure!

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Weekend Reflections

Shortly after this flight took off from
LaGuardia, those of us who planned
ahead and were seated on this side of the
plane [ :~} ] were treated to a great view
of the rising sun reflected off  the
Hudson and East Rivers, New York
harbor, and the Atlantic Ocean
as far as the eye could see.

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