Category Archives: photography
A Glimpse of St. Petersburg
We had just stopped at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg. I made my purchase pretty quickly so I could look around the neighborhood. Saw this lovely spot: I don’t know the name of this church, but I really like … Continue reading
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Tagged canal, green onion domes, Russia, St. Petersburg, yellow church
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Cykel
A bicycle in Stockholm, Sweden. Loved that city! On another note, I’m in the process of making some changes. Some of you may have noticed I changed my Twitter name to PearlsandProse_. I’m kind of tired of the Ms. Pearl … Continue reading
Catherine Palace, Part II
Back to the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg…. One of my favorite rooms was the green dining room done in Jasperware. I can’t even imagine how they did this with the walls. You may have seen Wedgewood Jasperware, but it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Cameron Gallery, Catherine Palace, green dining room, Jasperware, Russia, St. Petersburg
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Survivor
After the fire, our rosebushes looked a little peaked, but I continued to water them and added some fertilizer to the soil. I’m happy to say they are doing well now, especially this red one: I also have to say … Continue reading
Travel Scan: Transylvania Woman
We were driving through the mountains of Transylvania and saw a group of women on the roadside doing embroidery. I asked this woman if I could take her picture and she nodded, smiling. I was happy to catch her pulling … Continue reading
The Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Part I
Before I get to the photos of Catherine’s Palace, I wanted to show you what we saw approaching the port: I couldn’t get over how flat the surrounding landscape was. After growing up near mountains and living with them all … Continue reading
Sneak Peek
A little preview of St. Petersburg. This is the outside of Catherine’s Palace, the first place we visited. Incredible beauty inside and out. More Tuesday! Great weekend, everyone. {carole}
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Tagged Catherine's Palace, gold, onion domes, Russia, St. Petersburg
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New Camera
After decades of shooting with a Nikon, I made the switch to a Canon with full-frame sensor. I love my new camera, but it took me a while to learn my way around. Now that I’m used to it, I … Continue reading
More Tallinn
Hello again. I thought I had just a few more photos of Tallinn, but turns out I have fifteen. Believe me when I say I could have taken hundreds more. Might be a good thing our time was limited. 🙂 … Continue reading
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Tagged Estonia, medieval town, pale pink roses, Tallinn, The Peppersack, variegated redorange roses
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Tallin’s Old Town, Part II
Back again. Thanks so much for the kind comments and private emails. So very much appreciated. Let’s go back to Tallinn’s Town Hall Square…. These guys photobombed me at least three times, but I didn’t mind. 🙂 The people at … Continue reading
Pearls & Prose 