52 Photos Project: Chocolate

52 Photos Project

52 Photos Project: The Table

Sur la table. . .

From beginning to end

scrumptious fare.

And for the wild women 

a little Damiana Margarita on the side.

52 Photos Project

Ruby Tuesday: Popcorn

It's bright red, has a lively sound,

a spiffy awning, little globe lights

and smells good.

I'll have mine buttered

with a Diet Coke on the side.

Ruby Tuesday

Weekend Reflections: Marina Flags

Weekend Reflections

Marina flags.

Can you tell I live in a village 

with a scenic harbor?

52 Photos Project: Summer Treat

Summer treat?

The one that springs to mind

is the marvelous photo workshop

I went to last summer in Venice.

It pushed me technically in ways I never imagined.

Filled my heart (and stomach).

And let me find that my love affair with Venice

isn't dependent on being there with the someone 

I loved truly, madly, deeply

on my first magical Venice visit.

My love for Venice is soul deep.

52 Photos Project. 

Weekend Reflection: Portrait Studio

Weekend Reflections.

The window of Shutterbox Photos

in the Occidental Square area

in old Seattle.

52 Photos Project: Pushing Through Hesitation

52 Photos Project prompted us to post a photo

that we hesitated to take. . . that we had to

push through the brain chatter to capture.

So here's mine.

I was on the shady side of the street

in Guanajuato. The wind was plucking

at the curtains on this sunny balcony,

making the lace dance.

And in the shadows, I saw an elderly lady

sitting on a chair between the curtains,

watching life pass her by on the street below.

I hesitated -- it seemed like a private moment.

What was she thinking?

Was she waiting for someone to come

and share her silence?

For someone to bring her a cool drink

on a warm day?

But I pushed through the questions

and the feeling of intrusion and snapped.

Was it only coincidence that

 she disappeared from view a moment later? 

Ruby Tuesday: Va Va Voom

A little va-va-voom

by designer Luly Yang

for Ruby Tuesday.