Category Archives: photography
Travel Scan: Sunset on the Chiemsee
The Chiemsee is a lake in Southern Bavaria, close to the foothills of the Alps. I lived and worked at a resort there for two years. This was taken near the dock where they kept the sailboats. Hope your week’s … Continue reading
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Tagged boat dock, Chiemsee, Germany, Südbayern, Southern Bavaria, sunset
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Shooting with an iPhone 5S
As I mentioned previously, I upgraded to an iPhone 5S. Here are some recent shots taken in different light situations: Chicken and avocado enchiladas at a restaurant in very poor light. Pretty good detail for an iPhone. . . much … Continue reading
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Tagged agapanthus, California, Cape Chestnut tree blossoms, iPhone5S photos, iPhoneography, sea lavender
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Beribboned
On a whim, I bought some apricot-colored roses at the grocery store the other night. Brought them home and stuck them in water, paper and all, because I needed to cook dinner. Afterwards, I noticed the light outside was looking … Continue reading
The Sweet/Salty Mix that is Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach, or O.B., is located northwest of downtown San Diego. It’s where the beach meets up with kitsch, antique emporiums, burger joints and psychedelia. (Who knew that was a word?) Surfing was introduced to San Diego at Ocean Beach … Continue reading
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Tagged antiques, book art, Calif., Ocean Beach, psychedelic door, San Diego, vintage bottles, vintage woodie
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Birdcage
While antiquing recently, I noticed this little yellow house and white porch with quite a bit going on. I like unusual juxtapositions such as cacti with angels and birdcages with interesting fabric. Can anyone tell me if the characters are … Continue reading
Despite the fire . . .
. . . we have a bloom. I thought I was seeing things when I hosed down the Giant bird of paradise in our yard. A flower? After the fire? It’s the first bloom in a year and a half. … Continue reading
Escaping a Firestorm
[I’m sorry, I had every intention of publishing this on Monday, but the day got away from me. I think I’m still a little discombobulated by the fire.] Wednesday, May 14th started out as an ordinary day. I had run … Continue reading
Fire
Hi everyone, We were evacuated from our home yesterday because of a bad fire near our neighborhood. By the end of the day there were eleven fires raging in the San Diego area and we had to hang out at … Continue reading
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Virginia Bluebells
The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. ~Gertrude S. Wister Hope your week’s going well so far. {carole}
Happy Mother’s Day
It’s Mother’s Day in the U.S. this weekend, so I’m going to wish all the moms out there a truly lovely day and to everyone, a great weekend. {carole}
Pearls & Prose 