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Ruby Tuesday: Rooster

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Found   this amusing sculpture made from recycled materials at a local garden center. I liked his rusty red rooster head, his washer eye and his battered tail. I didn't bring him home because I didn't want him crowing when the sun came up  and disturbing my sleep. I prefer the still serenity of Buddhas and Kuan Yins. Ruby Tuesday.

Mosaic Monday: Mellow Yellow

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I'm not a big fan of yellow. But today, I'm making an exception. For more Mosaic Monday fun, click HERE .

Weekend Reflection: Lucky Shot

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Images with reflections are near and dear to my heart. They just seem magical to me. This one was truly a lucky shot. Loved the way it looked. Printed it and entered it in the local art show. It was one of two pieces that sold. I called it "Virgo, Aries Rising." For more reflections on reflections, click HERE . 

Sepia Saturday: Buffalo Soldier

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This portrait shows Isaiah H. Mays, an American hero who was nearly forgotten, buried anonymously in a graveyard of the Arizona State Hospital.   Library of Congress photo collection Isaiah was born into slavery on February 16, 1858 in Carters Bridge, Virginia. According to the 1870 Federal Census, Isaiah was the son of John and Sallie Mays of St. Ann's Parish in Albemarle County, Virginia. Isaiah was one of many children, including Albert Mays (b. about 1850); Millie Mays Harris (b. about 1852) Rebecca Mays (b. about 1855); Phillip Mays (b. mid-1860), and Walker Mays (b. about 1865). There may have been older siblings as well, but as the 1860 Slave Schedule lists only an inventory of slaves belonging to particular slave-holders, it's hard to know for certain.   He enlisted in the Army as a "Buffalo Soldier" when he was in his late twenties. He apparently was living in Ohio at that time, as that was his enlistment site. His duties in Company B, 24th U.S. Infantry,

Theme Thursday: Stretch

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I know I'm a little behind, but things have been a little hectic. The challenge this week was "Stretch." I'll give you images that show how I'm stretching myself technically with a camera in hand. This shot was a photo first for me -- it was my first time setting up my new tripod and first time using a model in period costume. The next shot was taken in Venice with my newest lens, an 18 - 24 mm wide angle. The lens has a tendency  to stretch and distort. I'd intended to use more examples, but Blogger is being really weird right now. I'm having trouble posting photos from my hard drive. Oh well.

Ruby Tuesday: Burano Color

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How about a little dose of color from Burano? There's a pop of red, of course, for RUBY TUESDAY . But how about ochre, periwinkle, petunia pink, some azure and a hit of orange? Color paradise against a cloudy sky.

Mosaic Monday: Snippets of Things

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Can't tell you why precisely but I love snippets of things bits and pieces that hint of something without telling the whole story. Perhaps it's because I aspire to be a Woman of Mystery. For more Mosaic Monday intrigue, click the icon on the right.

Shadow Shot Sunday: Shadows and Words

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Shadows. One-off from the thing itself, blocking the light source so it makes its mark quietly. Yet telling a story in its own words, words a little muffled and mudgy. I think shadows are the realm in which words invent themselves. For more Shadow Shots, click here.

Weekend Reflection: Little Boy

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waterproof jacket shoes with the speed of Nike boy faster than foam For more Weekend Reflections, mosey on over HERE .

Sepia Saturday: Bayeux Cathedral

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Bayeux is a French city in the Calvados region of Normandy. It sits on the Aure River, a few miles before it empties into the English channel and occupies the site of Augustodurum, an ancient Roman town. It was thus near the site of the D-Day Invasion by Allied forces in the Second World War and was the first city to be liberated from German occupation.  In this Photochrom print, however, the city is shown as it was around 1910. The Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux is said to be the oldest cathedral in Normandy.  The current structure -- or at least the parts of it that have endured -- was consecrated  July 14, 1077. Built by the family of Duke William of Normandy, it replaced an earlier church dating from the Merovingian era. Thirty years later, fire destroyed all but the two towers. It was rebuilt then and again after other misfortunes. Each time, some o f the earlier elements were incorporated into redesigns, so features characteristic of several architectural eras

Theme Thursday: Reveal

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open yourself up like a flower coming to fullness and reveal your wisdom to the world For more Theme Thursday Reveals, click here .

Thursday Challenge: Music

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Give me rock 'n' roll with a blues overlay. Or is it the other way around? To see other Thursday Challenge players, click HERE .

Lens Day Wednesday: Square

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Square shapes,  square presentation. Too bad the spiders  didn't get with the program.

Ruby Tuesday: Red Whisper

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Sometimes red is the only noise in a quiet place. Ruby Tuesday .

Mosaic Monday: Public Markets

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What if we could find fresh and wholesome food in a public market right in our towns? A feast for all of our senses. . . . For more Mosaic Monday presentations, click HERE .

Shadow Shot Sunday: Cafe Florian

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Sit in the shadows at the Café Florian. People watch. Have a glass of wine. Listen to the music. (There's a per-person cover charge for the entertainment.) The desserts are marvelous.  For more Shadow Shot Sunday photos, click on the button on the sidebar.

Sepia Saturday: The Old Ones

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These are portraits of my paternal grandfather's maternal grandparents, if you follow that sidestep. The bearded man is John James Madison Biggs. The lady with the glasses and the hair pulled back into a bun is Dicy Caroline Reed Biggs. John was born in 1837 in Kentucky to Elijah Biggs, Jr. and Mary Benton Biggs. His family moved across the river to Illinois (Williamson County) during his childhood. His father died in 1849 and his mother farmed him and the other boys out to live with neighbors, the McCrearys. The McCrearys were said to be staunch abolitionists and may have influenced the Biggs' boys decision to fight on the side of the Union. Strangely, I can find military records for John's brothers, but haven't found ones I can identify as his and his grave marker  doesn't bear a "G.A.R." identifier,  as so many did if they served  in the Union forces during the Civil War. Dicy was born in 1841 to Abner Reed and Temperance Moutray. She grew up in F

Weekend Reflections: Once Upon a Time

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Once upon a time there was an amusement park with roller coasters and other rides at Seattle Center between Experience Music Project (the rock n roll museum) and the Monorail. It made for some interesting reflections in the metal skin of the Frank Gehry-designed EMP. The rides have been dismantled and something more "dignified" will go in the place occupied by the Fun Forest. But I bet the reflections won't be as fun. For more WEEKEND REFLECTIONS, click HERE . 

Theme Thursday: Reason

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I'm late. Without a good reason. Because I really wanted to join in on this  THEME THURSDAY . It's challenging. Conceptual. So for REASON I chose this photo and by way of explanation, I made that choice  1. Just because I can. 2. It's fun to play with layers and filters. 3. You never know what's going to emerge when things are combined.  I see all kinds of things.

Wordless Wednesday: Ancestral Sound

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Wordless Wednesday.   Sorry if the link doesn't work but it appears that they're still having problems with the site.

Lens Day: Waves

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filled with mad power roaring up against the land such ferocity 

Ruby Tuesday: Mexican Color

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Think of walls used as a canvas Big, bright swaths of color. Ruby Tuesday .

Shadow Shot Sunday: Kids' Play

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Today I'm playing along with Shadow Shot Sunday . Want to play too?