Which Way Photo Challenge, June 9

From challenge host San:

The Which Way photo challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on. You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, ride on them, as long as the specific way is visible. Any angle of a bridge is acceptable as are any signs. There’s no topic to this challenge. All you need have is the “way” visible and the main focus of your photo. To enter, simply add a link in your post to this post and leave a comment down below.

My way: Sculpture Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Kehinde Wiley at the de Young

I had never heard about Kehinde Wiley until I saw the Obama portrait, last year. A few days ago, went to the de Young to catch the Ansel Adams exhibit, and caught the Kehinde Wiley show, Archaeology of Silence. Blown away by his bronzes.

Posting for Travel with Intent’s One Word Sunday: Shadow.

Lens-Artists Challenge # 249: Public Art

What a fun prompt!

I decided to stick to ‘airport art.”

Here goes:

The Beatles art is in the San Francisco International Airport.

The Louis Vuitton is at Singapore’s Changi Airport..

Those images do sum up the spirit of their home cities. The Beatles are fun and carefree. Changi, on the other hand, reminds me of Las Vegas, its ostentatiousness.

Stay tuned.

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge: Imperial Purple

The prompt this week: It’s not just PURPLE, it’s IMPERIAL PURPLE!

This iris was growing around Stow Lake, in Golden Gate Park, last year. Looked all over my archives, but didn’t find anything that came close. This must be why it’s IMPERIAL.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: ABSTRACTS

From Cee Neuner:

• This week our topic is Abstracts. The definition of Abstract Art is: art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and textures.. Be creative and have fun with this challenge.

Art: Alexander Calder’s Josephine Baker wire mobile; de Young Museum roof and observation tower; Contemporary Ceramics Centre, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: WHEELS

• Cee Neuner: This week our topic is Wheels: Cars, Water Wheels, Spinning Wheels, wheel chairs, etc. Be creative and have fun with this challenge.

• The skateboard rack was right outside Green Library on the Stanford campus.
• The vintage cars were on the Great Highway, near Cliff House.
• The bycicle was Dublin, December 2022.

Cee’s Flower of the Day: Geraniums

These geraniums never quit: they’re in a huge Chinese pot (which self bought for $20 decades ago from San Francisco Chinatown) and have been blooming all year. This is one pot that was not upended by the wind storm of a couple of days ago. That’s because it’s fat, big, and heavy.

Posting for Cee Neuner’s Flower of the Day:

Six Word Saturday: Last Day for These Twitter Employees

Twitter was a mainstay of downtown San Francisco. After Elon took over in the fall, scenes like these were common. He ended up laying off 70% of the workforce.

Posting for Travel with Intent’s Six Word Saturday.

Which Way Photo Challenge: STAIRS

Thanks much to Alive and Trekking for hosting the Which Way Photo Challenge!

Here’s a description of the Challenge:

• The Which Way photo challenge is all about capturing the roads, walks, trails, rails, steps, signs, etc. we move from one place to another on. You can walk on them, climb them, drive them, ride on them, as long as the specific way is visible.

Self decided to comb through her archives for stairs or steps. Here’s what she found:

• Cal Shakes stage, Orinda
• Main Entrance, Mendocino Hotel
• Entrance to Blenheim Palace, England
• Wider view of the entrance to Blenheim Palace
• Entrance to Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park
• San Jose Convention Center during last summer’s SilCon

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Legs and Feet

Here’s how Cee Neuner introduces the challenge:

• This week our topic is Legs and Feet. If you are wondering, yes, shoes on feet count for this challenge. I so hope you have some fun with this topic.

Last June, self saw a fabulous exhibit at the Legion of Honor: Guo Pei, Coutoure Fantasy.

Gold was everywhere! Even on legs and feet! For example:

Self is in love with the gold booties.

Stay tuned.