Meri's Play Place

The theme for Lens Day Wednesday is holiday. Hmm............... should I do Christmas Santa's Eyes © 2009 Meri Arnett-Kremian "May Your Days be Meri" © 2008 Meri Arnett-Kremian or Independence Day Sparkle © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian or Dia de los Muertos? © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian Oh me, oh my! I can't decide. 

Red is the ultimate cure for sadness.         - Bill Blass  Photo montage & photographs © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian For more Ruby Red sadness cures, click HERE .

I don't know why but today I'm in the mood for shiny. Glitzy, glam, and gorgeous. "Shine and Glimmer" © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian What are you in the mood for? For more Mosaic Monday, click HERE . To see more Mexico Monday, click HERE . I'm playing in both! (And don't forget to join us here for Share the Joy Thursday.  Mr. Linky will be waiting for your name by 6p.m. Pacific time Wednesday).

Today I'll be giving thanks for things  that bring me joy  like family and getting to see the magic of the world through the eyes of the next generation blue bottles on a ledge the splendor of color especially when it's backlit through a window and sparkles like gems  having learned that time is precious and we should be mindful of each moment, using our talent to cultivate joy instead of focusing on shoulds and what-ifs and if-only, things that waste minutes we can't recapture What gives you JOY? For more Share the Joy Thursday or to play along, click HERE .

For Ruby Tuesday , Image of Anado McLauchlin mask © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian have a little bit of in-your-face red in a mask by Anado McLauchlin.

Here is my contribution for MOSAIC MONDAY and MEXICO MONDAY . Enjoy! Images of San Miguel de Allende's Parrocchia © 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian. One of the most recognizable landmarks of  San Miguel de Allende is the city's Parrocchia, one of the many parish churches  rather than a basilica. It has a neo-Gothic facade clad in a beautiful pink stone and its fanciful appearance has reminded some of Disney creations.   The church was built in the 17th century  with a more conventional exterior, but "redecorated" in 1880 by Zeferino Gutierrez.  He was an indigenous bricklayers and  self-taught architect who was shown  postcards and lithographs of European  cathedrals in the Gothic style  and asked if he could replicate the look. The resulting revision -- which reclad the exterior walls of the church -- is his own interpretation rather than a  copycat cathedral.  The interior of the Parrocchia is quite traditional. We were luck...

loved ones departed bodies in the earth souls continue unabated as do memories and a legacy of love Shadow Shot Sunday