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Weekend Reflections 03.26

Inside the Vinoy/North Yacht Basin between the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club and The Pier, both of which are historical landmarks of St. Petersburg.

Have a great weekend!



“Ever charming, ever new, when will the landscape tire the view?
~John Dyer

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

SkyWatch Friday 03.26

Overlooking the Spa Beach Park across the Vinoy/North Yacht Basin entrance from Tampa Bay. Downtown St. Petersburg.

Happy SkyWatch Friday!


“May the wind under your wings bear you
where the sun sails and the moon walks”
~Gandalf, The Hobbit

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SKYWATCH FRIDAY

Looking at the Sky 03.26

A small plane flies over The Pier in Downtown St. Petersburg.

Have a great weekend!


“May the wind under your wings bear you
where the sun sails and the moon walks”
~Gandalf, The Hobbit

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LATSOF

Lights and Shadow

Taken at the bar inside Cha-Cha Coconuts on top of The Pier in Downtown St. Petersburg. The setting sun outside added to the shadows inside and enhanced the red cast of the lights on the bar interior. The sight was pretty dramatic, I thought.

(P) I took the shot with the flash off and, as usual, had my camera set to auto.
Welcome to my first True Colors post. (D)


“A Picture of many colors proclaims images of many Thoughts.”
~Donna A. Favors

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TRUE COLORS

Nature, Structure

A typical weekend in Downtown St. Petersburg. The structure looming over the scene is the right wing of the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club close to The Pier, both of which are historical landmarks of the city.

Get a bird’s eye-view of the surrounding areas through the City of St. Petersburg webcams.


“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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SEPIA SCENES

Whimsical Allegorical Heads

Thursday Challenge: "SOMETHING DIFFERENT" (Unusual, Strange, Rare, Different, One of a Kind, Weird,...)

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, follower of Italian, c. 1527-1593, active in Milan, Prague, and Vienna.

An Allegorical Head Representing Summer,
c. 1600-1620
Oil on canvas

Museum purchase, 1954, SN 673

An Allegorical Head Representing Autumn
c. 1600-1620
Oil on canvas

Museum Purchase, 1954, SN 672

The 16th-century Milanese artist, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, spent most of his career in Vienna and Prague. It was there that Arcimboldo first imagined his trademark composite images. Using fruits, vegetables, and other objects, the artist created portraits, usually of fictional subjects. These whimsical paintings became a popular amusement at the Bohemian court, and this method of composing a face of vegetables and other objects spread throughout Europe. This work and its pendant, Summer, are copies after the original paintings by Arcimboldo.

Taken at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL. 29.Sep.2010.


“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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THURSDAY CHALLENGE

Guard Rooms

Inside the guard room. Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. St. Augustine, Florida. January.30.2010.

Guard Rooms

St. Augustine was a garrison town or presidio, and no one lived inside the Castillo. The soldiers lived in town with their families and came to the fort to stand a rotating guard duty (usually 24 hours). At such times, they slept and prepared their meals in these rooms. The large fireplaces offered warmth on chilly days and provided an area for cooking. The platforms attached to the walls served as beds for the soldiers.

Source: NPS

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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WINDOW VIEWS AND DOORS

Castillo de San Marcos

Taken from the San Pedro Bastion of Castillo de San Marcos National Monument overlooking the Bridge of Lions.

St. Augustine, FL. January 30, 2010.







"Ever charming, ever new, when will the landscape tire the view?
~John Dyer

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OUTDOOR WEDNESDAY

Shining Through

Fort de Soto Park. St. Petersburg, Florida. February.01.2010. Google Map It


“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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WATERY WEDNESDAY

Friends

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

Lighthouse. Peoplehouse.

I always wanted to live in a treehouse but I won't mind living in a lighthouse like this, either. St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum in St. Augustine, FL. January 30, 2010.

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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RUBY TUESDAY

Out of the Rain, "In the Moment"

A view from the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum in St. Augustine, FL. January 30, 2010.

One of the things I love about Florida is the worse weather we can expect in the winter is rain. Going out on one-day trips is still a very inviting option against the boredom and lethargy brought about by cold, overcast weekends. My friend and I drove the four-hour trip to St. Augustine from St. Pete this past weekend and had a wonderful time roaming the historic city.

“One’s destination is never a place,
but a new way of seeing things.”
~Henry Miller

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MY WORLD TUESDAY

Brand New Day

EMPS #75: PEACEFUL PLACES - Let's enjoy a photography assignment this week that celebrates the PEACEFUL PLACES in our lives.

If I have to pick a favorite, meeting the new day with the sunrise is the most peaceful of moments for me. The sunrise never fails to inspire in me a deep sense of hope and beauty--a beautiful reminder that life is good and that every sunrise signals a new day to try again.

The following is an excerpt from Fernando Ortega's uplifting song, On This Good Day. (Click on the link to listen to the song.)

This goody day
It is a gift from You.
The world is turning in its place
because You made it to.
I lift my voice
To sing a song of praise
On this good day.

Welcome to my first EMPS post.



“One’s destination is never a place,
but a new way of seeing things.”
~Henry Miller

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ELLIPSIS MONDAY PHOTO SHOOT

Into the Time Capsule

Entrance to the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. St. Augustine, Florida. January.30.2010.



"We wanted color and lushness.
We wanted a red, yellow and blue palette.
It's very much a burst of color from spring through fall."
~Brian Fun

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MELLOW YELLOW MONDAY

Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth. St. Augustine, FL. January 31, 2010.



“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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BLUE MONDAY

Looking Up

Inside the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum in St. Augustine, FL. January 31, 2010.


“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul,
and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
~Henry Ward Beecher

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ODD SHOT MONDAY