Framed Beauty

The Three Ugly Sisters

Straight Out of the Camera (SOOC) Sunday 03.28

Trianon Cafe

The Lone Fisherman

The Mediterranean. Alexandria, Egypt. 2005.

Welcome to my first See It Sunday post! (^)

Have a blessed See It Sunday, everyone!


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

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Good Morning, Alexandria

An early morning drive on the Corniche in Alexandria, Egypt. 2005.

Have a blessed Scenic Sunday!


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

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Color Carnival 03.28

A fountain at the Corniche in Alexandria, Egypt.

I love how the blue background make green colors pop out.

Have a blessed Sunday!


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

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Past and Present

Inside the Lighthouse Keeper's House. St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum in St. Augustine, FL. January 31, 2010.


"A photograph is memory in the raw."
~Carrie Latet

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Warped Railroad Track

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



"Where there is much light, the shadow is deep”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Taking It All In

A view from the seventh level of the St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum in St. Augustine, FL. January 31, 2010.


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

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SOOC Sunday #2 - Three's Not a Crowd

Taken at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Petersburg, Florida.



"A photograph is memory in the raw."
~Carrie Latet

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Color Carnival #1 - Cornus Florida

...also known as flowering dogwood.

I love the vibrant colors on this scrumptious-looking fruits. I would've eaten 'em like candy if I were a child. :D Apparently, the fruits and the tree are better consumed in other ways:

This species has in the past been used in the production of inks, scarlet dyes, and as a quinine substitute. The hard, dense wood has been used for products such as golf club heads, mallets, wooden rake teeth, tool handles, jeweler’s boxes and butcher’s blocks.

Still, they remind me of Jelly Beans. :D

Taken at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Welcome to my first Color Carnival post!



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

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Shadow Shot Sunday #2 - Shadowy Surprise

I often regret spending too much time taking pictures when I should be taking in the raw sights and sounds of my new surroundings BUT not always. Using the camera to take in the sights sometimes produce unexpected but pleasant captures such as this photo. A whole new experience is always waiting behind the lens, for sure.

Taken at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve in St. Petersburg, Florida.



"Where there is much light, the shadow is deep”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Window Views #1 - Too Early at the Casino

Welcome to my first Window Views post!

Taken last year on the second floor of hotel Atlantis in Reno, Nevada. The place was pretty empty, which was nice. :D My sister and I dropped by the hotel for a look-around early in the morning, when most guests are either still in bed or somewhere else. Great timing. :D I don't play in casinos, but I enjoy looking at the decorations.

“A photograph is memory in the raw.”
~Carrie Latet

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SOOC Sunday #1 - A Different Kind of Casino Luck

Taken on the strip of Reno, Nevada. How the shot came out nicely, I don't know but I'm not complaining! :D I took the shot from my car while waiting for the traffic to move. Perhaps it was meant to be my souvenir from this spot of Reno. Driving through the strip was an unexpected treat from my GPS (I was on my way back to Sacramento). It was my first and last glimpse of the downtown nightlife.

Welcome to my first SOOC Sunday post!



"A photograph is memory in the raw."
~Carrie Latet

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Sepia Scenes #1 - Nevada Theatre 1865

Welcome to my first Sepia Scenes post!

I love walking through historic cities, and Nevada City is one of my favorites. My sister and I went there in November last year, which turned out to be the perfect time to visit. The city was bright with autumn colors, and the weather, though cold, was cloudless and sunny. The city was steeped in the spirit of Halloween as well. I'll probably post them in November for Halloween. :D

From the plaque outside the building:

NEVADA THEATRE

California's oldest existing theatre building, The Nevada, opened September 9, 1865. Celebrities such as Mark Twain, Jack London, and Emma Nevada have appeared on its stage. Closed in 1957, the theatre was later purchased through public donations and reopened May 17, 1968, to again serve the cultural needs of the community.

More about Nevada City, CA:

• Historic Nevada City, CA - Official Web Site
• Nevada City, CA - Wikipedia

"There's a certain nostalgia
and romance in a place you left."
~David Guterson

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Monochrome Weekly #1 - The Beginning, Literally

 

I thought I'd start my Monochrome Weekly participation with a genuninely monochrome photograph straight out of the scanner. :mrgreen: That's me with my maternal great grandmother, who lived close to a hundred  with very few gray hairs. My mother's generation missed out on the gene, so I'm hoping I'll keep my black hair when I turn old and not-gray. :D


"Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less that I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are the colors I see.”
~Billy Joel quotes

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Scenic Sunday #1 - Yosemite National Park

Welcome to my first Scenic Sunday post!


One of my favorite solo trips during my short stay in California is my impulsive visit to Yosemite National Park. These pictures are from that trip from a year ago. Drive down to the Yosemite Valley with me and immerse yourself into the beauty and wonder of the lush landscape.  We're now at the banks of the Merced River.

Well, don't just stand there! :D Pick a stone. Have a seat. Take your shoes off and let the water cool your feet. Then, let the magic of the land wash over you . . .

More on Yosemite National Park:

• Yosemite - National Park Service Official Website
• Live Yosemite Web Cam Views
• Yosemite Valley

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

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Shadow Shot Sunday #1 - Kule Loklo Lamma (Sweat Lodge)

Welcome to my first Shadow Shot Sunday post!


My sister and I discovered Kule Loklo during a short visit in Santa Rosa, California. We were looking for trails to hike and ended up at Coast Miwok at Point Reyes. It was a pleasant surprise find, especially because the village was as much a part of its natural surroundings as much as its natural surroundings are a natural part of it.

"Kule Loklo" (meaning "Bear Valley") is a recreated village. It stands where no village ever was, but where one might have stood.

The pictures you see here are of the interior of a lamma or "sweat lodge".

Lamma
(Sweat Lodge)

Large sweat lodges were used by men for both spritual and physical cleansing. Women were generally not permitted to enter. Smaller family sweat lodges were used by both sexes.

"Where there is much light,
the shadow is deep”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY