June 17, 2017 at 3:37 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Family, Flowers, Links, Places, postaday, Relatives, Traveling)
Tags: England, flower photography, Gardens, London, memories, photography, postaday, postaweek, Saturday, Wordpress
This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is FOCUS.
David W. asks:
Are you a stickler for getting in close to your subjects and capturing every detail, or do you prefer a more ethereal look that illustrates the sensations of the moment? Or both?
Self definitely falls into the latter group.
Much has happened in the world in the four months self traveled through England, Ireland, and France. She took this picture standing on the steps of London’s St. Martin-in-the-Fields, where she’d gone to listen to a candlelight Pachelbel Canon concert:
Iconic Double-Decker: London, Early June 2017
Before London, self was in Paris. She spent one day at Monet’s Garden in Giverney, which was awash in blooms:
Blooming in Monet’s Garden in Giverney, Early June 2017
Finally, Versailles. The lines were incredible. It took all of her niece Irene’s ingenuity to get us both inside. Self took this picture staring through the gilt iron gates at the front entrance, on a very hot afternoon in late May:
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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June 7, 2017 at 5:42 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Flowers, Places, postaday, Recommended, Traveling)
Tags: art, flower photography, Gardens, inspiration, museum, Paris, postaday, postaweek, praise, Wordpress
ORDER: “Neat, tidy objects and spaces.”
Monet’s garden at Giverny has a profusion of flowers but it’s the individual blossoms that really show you nature’s genius for order.
Giverney: May 2017
The flower is ready for its close-up:
Finally, I. M. Pei’s magnificent pyramid at the Louvre:
Fabulous: I. M. Pei’s audacity
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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June 1, 2017 at 7:20 pm (Artists and Writers, Flowers, Links, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: art, flower photography, Gardens, inspiration, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
Two days ago, self had the opportunity to visit Giverney for the first time. She got so lost in the gardens, she didn’t even bother going inside Monet’s house. Go figure! She’s always loved flowers. They are her friends, always. Which is perfect, since this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is FRIENDS:
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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April 30, 2017 at 9:46 am (Flowers, Links, Sundays, Traveling)
Tags: Annaghmakerrig, Cee Neuner, Garden, inspiration, Ireland, memories, photography, Tyrone Guthrie Centre
Forget the name of these flowers, but self had a wee bush back home in Redwood City, California. These are at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig.
Here’s the link to the flowers that grew in her garden in northern California. The official name is Alstroemeria “Third Harmonic.”
One day, self will write a story called “Third Harmonic.”
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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April 26, 2017 at 10:07 am (Flowers, Places, postaday, Weather)
Tags: Annaghmakerrig, artists residency, environment, happiness, Ireland, postaday, postaweek, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Wordpress
On the way to the Dance Studio, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig
Walking Around the Lake Yesterday Morning (Before the Hailstorm)
Leaves and Sky
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April 23, 2017 at 12:01 pm (Artists and Writers, Flowers, Places, postaday, Sundays, Traveling)
Tags: Annaghmakerrig, artists residency, Garden, Ireland, postaday, postaweek, Sundays, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Wordpress
Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Artists Studio # 1
Yesterday During Self’s Walk
Inside Unit # 1: Moonrise
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April 22, 2017 at 11:27 am (Flowers, Links, Places, postaday, Surprises)
Tags: Annaghmakerrig, artists residency, environment, Garden, happiness, Ireland, postaday, postaweek, Saturday, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Wordpress
Share an image that means ‘earth’ to you — whether it’s a panorama of a landscape that takes your breath away, a close-up revealing a detail in nature, or another scene that honors the outdoors . . .
— Cheri Lucas Rowlands, The Daily Post
Went for a long walk this morning, in honor of Earth Day. It was peaceful and beautiful by the lake. Here are some pictures:
The first swan she’s seen at the lake this year!
More flowers popping up all over!
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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April 19, 2017 at 7:24 am (Artists and Writers, destinations, Flowers, Links, Lists, Places, postaday, Recommended, Surprises, Weather)
Tags: Annaghmakerrig, artists residency, Garden, Ireland, New York, poetry, postaday, postaweek, seasons, transitions, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Wales, websites, Wordpress
Poor, dear, silly Spring, preparing her annual surprise!
— Wallace Stevens, quoted in The Daily Post
Yesterday was self’s first walk to the lake in over a month. It’s but a five or 10-minute walk at the most. But self has been busy, and the weather’s been unpredictable.
Yesterday, Esther came to change the sheets. So self took advantage of the break to go out of her cottage. And the first thing she noticed was: close by the cottages, there were suddenly so many flowers! (Has it really been that long since she took a walk? Apparently, it has! Surprise!)
Self had a lovely walk. Spring has truly arrived!
Here are some other beautiful spring shots:
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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April 4, 2017 at 4:39 pm (Flowers, postaday)
Tags: Annaghmakerrig, Garden, Ireland, postaday, postaweek, seasons, Tyrone Guthrie Center, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Wordpress
Walked around the Centre this morning, and saw more things to post for this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge: DENSE.
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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March 26, 2017 at 8:55 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Flowers, Lists, Places, postaday, Sundays, Traveling, Women Writers)
Tags: art, England, Gardens, Ireland, London, museums, postaday, postaweek, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Wordpress
- “Sometimes it’s fun to take a step back from interpretive challenges and just celebrate a color: green!”
— Michelle W., The Daily Post
The window shot is from her bedroom in Unit # 1 of the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig.
The woman in the portrait is Vanessa Bell (of Bloomsbury fame), painted by Duncan Grant. The painting hangs in the British National Portrait Gallery.
The snowdrops were in the backyard of her friend Dodo Stanley. Self visited her in Driffield, East Riding, in early March.
View from Bedroom Window, Unit # 1, Tyrone Guthrie Centre
Vanessa Bell, by Duncan Grant, in the British National Gallery
Snowbells, Backyard of Dodo Stanley in East Riding
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