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Circles and Spheres

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The 52 Photos Project theme this week is circles. Do spherical garden gazing balls count? You betcha. I'm playing by my own rules.

In My Hands

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Held securely. With love. Time for a little eye contact between Mom Katie and little Oliver. 52 Photos Project

Bright

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The 52 Photos Project theme  this week is bright. pink shiny silly a whole flock of  bright

Unusual, Uncommon

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The 52 Photos Project topic this week is Unusual, Uncommon. How about the bubble gum wall at Seattle's Pike Place Market?

52 Photos Project: Layers/Stacks

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Layer upon layer of "good for you." 52 Photos Project

52 Photos Project: I Went for a Walk

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A few days ago,  I had to make a run to Seattle  to get copies  of a court document. I arrived early  and it was a beautiful day, so I went for a walk, like the bear who went over the mountain, to see what I could see. This is what I found. . . Birds, singing their song. (the goldfinch is the Washington State bird) Bees flitting around flowers. Regal Bears and Grazing Bison, totally oblivious to Mount Rainier in the background. All these critters, right in the middle of the city. Who knew? These great images were all publicly-sponsored street art on the walls surrounding a construction site next to  the downtown bus tunnel. Unfortunately, this marvelous artist wasn't identified and I don't recognize his or her style, so I can't give proper attribution. 52 Photos Project

52 Photos Project: Red, White and Blue

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Red White and Blue. Happy Birthday, U.S.A. 52 Photos Project

Haiku My Heart: Pagoda

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as above, so below leaves skitter across water pagoda stands guard Haiku My Heart

52 Photos Project: Neon Color

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The 52 Photos Project theme for the week is NEON COLOR. Hmmm...... what constitutes neon color? Does this qualify?

52 Photos Project: Chopped

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From whole to chopped (and arrayed on a plate)  to all finished! 52 Photos Project

To The Dads in My Life

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It's a day to celebrate Fathers, and the place they hold in our lives. . . fathers here and gone My father, very much here, with my sons He's blessed with great curiosity, wisdom, a lively mind, still-quick-reflexes, and the gift of grandchildren  and great grandchildren to enjoy. There's the father of my sons. . .  blessed with a zest for adventure, a love of sports, and the ability to turn the "game" of golf into a quest for perfection. My daughter's father, Jon -- brilliant, caring, musical, a great conceptual thinker There's my elder son, great, systematic problem solver, patient teacher, fabulous husband, tender, loving father. . . . and there are fathers that have gone before, blazing a trail, leaving their genetic material as a DNA ladder for us to climb   My mother's father, with his bride  Lela Emmoline Lile (my mother's mother)

Haiku My Heart: Aquarium

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soft undulations seasons shifting far above ocean sunflower Haiku My Heart

52 Photos Project: Stripes

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The prompt for this week's 52 Photos Project is stripes... and what could be better than stripes Venetian-style?

52 Photos Project: Crimson

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Crimson. The lone leaf, showing off her stuff. The carnival costumed figure. Chairs in Seattle Art Museum's  waterfront sculpture park Cardinals -- though in the Pacific Northwest, I have to settle for replicas. . .  (sigh) the word "PARIS" spotted in an antique store Dancers. . .  52 Photos Project

Postcards from Paradise: Happy Birthday

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In honor of Rebecca's birthday (Happy Birthday, Dear One!) I thought I'd share some images from a place near and dear to Rebecca's heart. and finally, a picture of the birthday girl with fabulous friends Deb and Stephanie. . . . Postcards from Paradise

52 Photos Project: Uncommon Shapes

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The 52 Photos Project theme this week is Uncommon shapes. . . .  this assignment intrigued me  "Born Again into Color" © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian Piqued my curiosity. Made me excavate my photo files to see what fit. Should I choose this? Or this? So many possibilities I can't decide. Please forgive me. . . . I'm feeling a little gluttonous. . .  it's a Miss Piggy kind of day. (For a more weighty, philosophical post from me today, check Meri's Musings .) Since so many of you are intrigued by the teapot, here's some info from Conde Nast .  The close up of Chihuly glass is from a huge installation in Tacoma, Washington outside the Museum of Glass . If you're an art glass lover, check out the museum's website and the live feed when artists-in-residence are working in the hot shop.

52 Photos Project: Water Droplets

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This week's theme for 52 Photos Project is water drops. Plenty of those falling  out of the sky  right now.  They beat a soft snare drum sound  all night on the skylight in my bathroom. Somehow, those water drops  seem most suited for soaking into the garden than capturing with my camera. I'll bless them, of course, but leave them to do their job. Which is to create shots like this one. "Ballerinas" ©2011 Meri Arnett-Kremian I got up early one morning  when the sun had broken through the clouds, remnants of the previous night's showers, and went out camera in hand to meditate through the view finder. Looking up looking down there was magic all around me.

52 Photos Project: Crop

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The theme this week in 52 Photos Project is "crop." As in taking a photo straight out of the camera (or, in this case, with the saturation  bumped a little to approximate what I remember of the absolute saturation of color, the variety of blue to aquamarine, the hazy blue of the distant sky, Surfer © 2013 Meri Arnett-Kremian and  cropping it to enhance the composition by focusing in on a particular part of the original. Surfer © 2013 Meri Arnett-Kremian Here, my goal was to focus in on the surfer, showing a world in which the ocean, its magnificent power,  and the thrill of riding a wave successfully are the only things on his mind. In the moment. Present.

52 Photos Project: Conversation

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Conversation. . .  a lively topic, holding the possibility for  creating or deepening connection, solving problems, choosing a destination, popping the big question, exploring the possibilities. The most affirming conversations are ones that say I love you,even still. . .  after all these years. 52 Photos Project