July 2, 2020 at 9:28 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, fpj-photo-challenge, Links, Places, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: Annaghmakerrig, art, artists residency, Dublin, happiness, Ireland, memories, museums, Tyrone Guthrie Centre
- All around the world people are noticing that their cities and towns are quieter during the pandemic. They say that they can hear the birds in the morning instead of traffic and are more aware of nature’s presence. In quiet moments during the day, I can hear neighbors chatting as they walk past. Children’s voices mingle with the sounds of water sprinklers. It feels like we stepped back to a less hectic time when people stayed at home more.
— A Quiet Moment, Lens-Artists Photo Challenge # 102, P. A. Moed
Last fall, self was in Ireland. What a different place the world was then!
During her visits to Ireland, she always finds calm and inspiration. These pictures reflect that mood.
from a cottage at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig, Ireland
Just Outside IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art), Dublin
This beautiful avenue leads from IMMA straight to . . . the Dublin Castle? It is a wonderful walk.
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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June 6, 2020 at 4:10 am (Artists and Writers, Links, Lists, Places, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: art, Cee Neuner, Fridays, London, memories
Self loves this week’s Fun Foto Challenge because there is so much raw energy in street art; graffiti has always fascinated.
All photos: Shoreditch, East London, November 2019
Here are a few other graffiti galleries to sample:
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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May 24, 2020 at 3:17 pm (Flowers, fpj-photo-challenge, Holidays, Links, Lists, postaday, Sundays)
Tags: California, flower photography, Garden
As many countries are opening up a bit from lock-down, and I was inspired by the soft glory of spring nature in my part of the world, I thought we would indulge in some Delicate Colours! They are everywhere in nature, but also to be found anywhere you look, in for example fashion, art and architecture. — Leya
Self is always happy to participate in a Photo Challenge. Anything to distract from Shelter-in-Place, entering the third month here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
First: HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!
To everyone who has a loved one in this fight, or has lost a loved one, blessings.
Hydrangeas on Front Porch: May 2020
Iceberg Roses in Front Yard, May 2020
Looking at the Garden from the Kitchen Window, 24 May 2020. The curtains were from World Market, which has since closed.
Look at these beautiful galleries:
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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May 4, 2020 at 4:43 pm (Flowers, fpj-photo-challenge, Links, postaday, Weather)
Tags: Garden, Mondays, Redwood City, spring
- Maybe you’ve just given your pet a bath, or perhaps the dewdrops on your garden have given you a smile. — Tina R. Schell
Here are a couple of images from self’s archives:
Cistus (Rock Rose) on front porch after rain
Also After Rain: Clematis Montana Rubens
Backyard Watering
Stay safe. Stay tuned.
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April 30, 2020 at 6:24 pm (Dearest Mum, Family, fpj-photo-challenge, Links, postaday)
Tags: Cee Neuner, humor, Redwood City
- This week you can post anything that stimulates or delights your sense of touch. It can be thorns on a rose, a soft baby’s face or tree bark. — Cee Neuner
Self decided to take pictures for this post:
Her neighbor Claudio collects old pieces of wood and turns them into bird feeders. This is all about texture:
These furry slippers were a gift from Dearest Mum. Even though it’s not cold in self’s house, she wears these slippers every day:
For dusting her computer screen:
Thanks for a really fun prompt, Cee Neuner!
Stay tuned.
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April 29, 2020 at 2:24 am (Books, Flowers, fpj-photo-challenge, Links, Personal Bookshelf, Places, postaday)
Tags: websites
from The World Is a Book:
Due to the lockdown, we are spending more time at home. But, hopefully this isn’t limiting our interest in photographing. This week, we invite you to share photos taken at home.
“Home is a shelter from storms-all sorts of storms.”
-William J. Bennett
Most of her corona virus life is spent in her living room and dining room:
She recently bought a hanging basket which is just above her front steps:
And she’s often browsing her bookshelves for distraction:
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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April 23, 2020 at 4:03 pm (Flowers, Links, postaday, Surprises)
Tags: Cee Neuner, Garden, Redwood City, spring
Self loves joining these foto challenges. Since Cee Neuner’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is SEEING, self took her camera to the backyard to check on how her flowers are doing:
Exciting: Her Winsome Rose is finally blooming!
More blooms are opening on her Fourth of July Rose:
Stay tuned.
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April 22, 2020 at 4:55 pm (fpj-photo-challenge, Links, postaday)
Tags: Garden, humor, inspiration, Redwood City, spring
The Tuesday Photo Challenge is ANIMALS!
Self doesn’t have a pet, her beloved beagles died long ago and she forgot to re-fill the bird feeder, so all the animals for this post are gardening “ornaments” — mostly whimsical little things she picked up in garage sales.
What a fun prompt!
Stay tuned.
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April 20, 2020 at 2:53 am (Links, Places, postaday, Sundays)
Tags: Cee Neuner, Garden, happiness, Redwood City, spring
Cee Neuner came up with a fascinating series of challenges: She’d post a picture, and it was up to us to riff on it.
Here’s the link to the picture for this week.
Self’s topic: ROUND.
Self is sheltering in place in California, so everything in this post are pictures she took of her backyard and her house.
Stay tuned.
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April 19, 2020 at 6:17 pm (Flowers, fpj-photo-challenge, Links, Places, postaday, Sundays)
Tags: Garden, Redwood City, spring
MORNING
What a lovely, lovely challenge from Lens-Artists. Mornings are the favorite parts of self’s day.
- When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. – Marcus Aurelius
In the early morning, self loves walking around her yard, seeing which plants have started blooming. Her first rose to bloom is her Fourth of July:
Fourth of July Rose started blooming a few days ago.
Here’s a Fourth of July, Side View
Rock Rose (Cistus) on Front Porch
Stay tuned.
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