February 4, 2015 at 11:10 pm (Food and Drink, postaday, Surprises)
Tags: art, artists residency, Gardens, indulgences, Mendocino, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
The etchings on the surface of the pot, and the open book = metaphors. For Depth. Right? Self took this picture in the laundry room of the Mendocino Art Center. Blustery day, perfect for doing laundry.
Strange Fish! Nestling among the leaves in the garden in front of the Mendocino Art Center (In the green depths and so forth etc)
Depths of Depravity: Self has been known to eat a whole quart of ice cream in one sitting. As she did in Ojai.
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
January 31, 2015 at 12:08 am (Flowers, Links, Places, postaday)
Tags: Flowers, Fridays, Gardens, Mendocino, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
This week’s WordPress Photo Challenge is “Depth” — The prompt suggests using a picture “that suggests volume, a distance between surface and bottom.”
Here are three more takes on that theme!
The first two are from a walk self took along Little Lake Street:
Love these overlapping leaves . . .
Still the same garden . . .
This last picture is of self’s own backyard, just before Christmas . . .
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
December 29, 2014 at 9:44 pm (Food and Drink, Holidays, Links, postaday, Recommended, Weather)
Tags: Christmas, desserts, Gardens, indulgences, memories, Mondays, postaday, postaweek, restaurants, Wordpress
Oh the sun was out, and it was glorious.
Self was inspired to capture the moment with her camera.
So here is her second post on this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge: WARMTH
Wee Bit of Sun on a Cold Winter’s Day!
This next shot has something to do with the nice weather: The Man and self took a walk around downtown Redwood City yesterday afternoon, and wound up at Pamplemousse, where self bought a couple of caramel salt macarons! Heaven!
Self hearts Pamplemousse!
Christmas Day self truly had a burst of energy: she and The Man drove to Benicia to see some old friends, and what a treat to have such warm, glorious weather! Here’s a shot of their lemon tree:
This magnificent lemon tree grows in a friend’s backyard in Benicia.
December 24, 2014 at 4:50 am (Artists and Writers, Books, Flowers, Links, Personal Bookshelf, postaday, Recommended)
Tags: discoveries, Gardens, Ireland, Irish writers, memories, poetry, postaday, postaweek, summer, Tyrone Guthrie Center, Wordpress
Self is really enjoying this week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge: YELLOW.
At first she thought it was rather a strange prompt. But after looking through her archives, self realizes that she must like yellow (the color) a lot, as she’s taken so many pictures with the color in them. Here are just three, beginning with the cover of a collection by the Irish poet Marcus Cumberlege. She discovered a book of his in the shelves of the main house at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, and called every bookstore she could think of. Stairwell Books in Galway finally came up with one copy and mailed it to her:
Self discovered this poet when she was in Ireland, this spring.
Every summer, self’s backyard blooms with color. This bush grows with hardly any care:
Euryops (Bush Daisy), one of self’s most reliable plants
And here’s a wider view of the same bush:
Beach Daisies, the star performers every summer in self’s backyard
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
December 6, 2014 at 2:08 am (Flowers, postaday, Weather, Writing)
Tags: artists residency, flower photography, Flowers, Fridays, Gardens, Ireland, memories, postaday, postaweek, seasons, summer, Tyrone Guthrie Center, Wordpress
This week’s WordPress Photo Challenge is GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.
Since it’s been raining steadily for most of the week, self casts her mind back to a sunnier season: summer, when all her flowers were gloriously in bloom:
Ordered these bulbs from Dutch Gardens, Fall 2013. Summer 2014, they just kept going and going and going, for weeks and weeks.
Farmhouse Cottage # 4, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig: Where self wrote a blue streak in May 2014
Self’s Kitchen Table, Farmhouse Cottage # 4, Tyrone Guthrie Centre: The most concentrated writing self has ever done was this past spring and summer.
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
October 10, 2014 at 2:35 am (Places, postaday, Recommended, Surprises, Traveling)
Tags: Gardens, London, memories, postaday, postaweek, travel, Wordpress
Self stopped by London in April 2014. Her friend, poet Joan McGavin, accompanied her to Kensington Gardens. We looked for the new Serpentine Gallery but never found it. Instead, we stumbled across this:
Kensington Gardens, London: April 2014
The Serpentine is a beautiful, meandering river. Signs alongside tell viewers what kind of water fowl to be on the lookout for.
Sign along the Serpentine: April 2014
The day after self arrived in London, there was a tube strike. This sign at the entrance to the Russell Square Station said it all:
London Underground, Russell Square Station: April 2014
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
September 27, 2014 at 7:21 am (postaday)
Tags: Ateneo, Gardens, memories, photography, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
This week, the WordPress Photo Challenge asks us to share our photos of nighttime:
What nocturnal photos do you like taking? Whether it’s a street sky, a street lamp, or the shadows cast by your cat, share them with us.
Heading home on 101, 10:30 p.m., Saturday Night, May 2013
Chatting outside Church of the Gesu, Ateneo, October 2013
In the backyard, looking at the moon to bury my disappointment over Chiefs vs Broncos, 2012
September 24, 2014 at 6:49 pm (Food and Drink, Philippine History, postaday, Traveling)
Tags: Filipino food, Gardens, Italy, postaday, postaweek, travel, Wordpress
Self knows nothing about the creator of this. sculpture. It stands just outside the Teatro Olimpico (designed by Palladio in the late 16th century) in Vicenza.
Backyard Watering: Takes Endurance, especially in the summer.
Spam was first introduced to the Philippines by the Americans. Now we Filipinos crave it — it’s become “comfort food.”
September 1, 2014 at 3:11 pm (postaday)
Tags: Gardens, Home, Mondays, postaday, postaweek, Wordpress
The WordPress Photo Challenge this week is DIALOGUE. The prompt says, “make pictures talk to each other.”
Here are two photographs of a couple of chairs in self’s backyard, some on the deck, one on the grass.
Do these pictures engage in dialogue?
2 Chairs, Backyard
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
August 2, 2014 at 2:52 pm (postaday)
Tags: Gardens, museums, postaday, postaweek, Saturdays, summer, Wordpress
The first two pictures are of self’s backyard: She has one long hose that she uses to water, in a “zigzag” pattern around her yard.
Backyard Watering: Zigzag Hose
And she has a few metal plant supports scattered around:
Twisting Metal Trellis, Side Yard
The final picture is from the Asian Art Museum. The last time self visited, the lobby had a display of cards written by schoolchildren responding to an exhibit. She likes that the cards are arranged in a rather “disorderly” pattern. Gives the whole arrangement a feeling of spontaneity.
The cards were written by children responding to their favorite exhibits at the Asian Art Museum.
Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
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