Blue Sunset

Glorious Morning

Dare the Glare

Sedona, Arizona. 20.December.2004.



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

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LATSOF

Moon-Sighting

Sedona, Arizona. 20.December.2004.



“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

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

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

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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SOOC SUNDAY

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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SHADOW SHOT SUNDAY

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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SCENIC SUNDAY

Escape

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



"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

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MONOCHROME WEEKLY

Looking Down at the Sky . . .

. . . and the trees above.

Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway/South Carolina Hwy 11. 2009.

Welcome to my first Weekend Reflections post!



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

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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

This Mess is a Place

Thursday Challenge: "MESSY" (Children, Natural Disasters, Work Areas, Kitchens, Animals, Hair...)

These are pictures of Joe's Crab Shack interior in Sacramento, CA. 2008.

“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

Sebastians-Kapelle

Thursday Challenge: "WINTER" (Ice, Icicles, Snow, Tobogganing, Skating, Frost, Winter Clothing,...)

I experienced my first and last (so far) snowy winter in, of all places, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria in 2005. I'll never forget it. :) (It doesn't snow here in Florida, especially in Tampa Bay. We get freeze warnings if we're lucky, and we are this year. :mrgreen:)

I went for a walk around the area on the last day of my visit there and came across this small chapel. I didn't know anything about it until I got back to my hotel room and looked it up in my travel book. (The book is Germany by DK Publishing, in case you're interested. I love their travel books, and I highly recommend them, especially to people who are visual like me.) It turned out the chapel stood next to the cemetery of plague victims in the  1600s. The cemetery was quite small as I recall. I couldn't help feeling awed at the privilege of standing on such a historic ground.

(I'd appreciate any help with the translation!)

Saint Sebastians Chapel
Sebastians-Kapelle is a small chapel located in the center of Partenkirchen on the main street of town, Ludwigstrasse. It is situated next to the former cemetery which had been used to bury the dead of the plague during the Thirty Year’s War (1618-1648). When the plague had seized in Partenkirchen, the dead weren’t buried on the parish cemetery, but on this lot, on what was then the edge of town.

(Sources: cometogermany.com and Citizendium)

It was built in 1637. (Source: Citizendium)

The chapel was dedicated to Saint Sebastian, and Saint Roch, both well known patron saints of plague sufferers. (Source: Citizendium)

The cemetery has since been converted to the Partenkirchen World War I memorial. (Source: Citizendium)

“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