Quentin is about to jump into the canal to retrieve a magic button that he and Julia need desperately: it’s the only thing that will get them… Read more “A Dragon in Venice’s Grand Canal”
Tag: Venice
Quaranta, Italian for Quarantine
The word quaranta came out of Venice during the period of the Black Death: self learns new things every day! Over the following centuries, the plague struck… Read more “Quaranta, Italian for Quarantine”
The Sea, Our Mother
Self has many thoughts about the sea because … well, she comes from one of the 7,100 islands of the Philippines. When she visited Venice, some years… Read more “The Sea, Our Mother”
More Nostalgia for Venice
More from the watershed trip self took with Margarita Donnelly (founder and managing editor of Calyx Press) in April/May 2013, less than two years before she succumbed… Read more “More Nostalgia for Venice”
Nostalgia For Venice
For this challenge, show us what nostalgia means to you — perhaps a moment or scene that makes you feel wistful, happy, sad, or somehow longing for… Read more “Nostalgia For Venice”
Partners 3: People
“. . . give us subjects that are in tune with each other.” — Michelle W., The Daily Post Stay tuned, dear blog readers. Stay tuned.
Landscape: Memories of New York City and Venice
The Daily Post Photo Challenge this week: LANDSCAPE. “Show us your best establishing shot, out in nature or in an urban setting.” Here are shots of two… Read more “Landscape: Memories of New York City and Venice”
Harmony 2: Peace Out, People
The Daily Post Photo Challenge for the week is HARMONY. My take: “A blissful state of contentment. Only achieved when mind/body/emotions are in a state of peaceful… Read more “Harmony 2: Peace Out, People”
Harmony: 2016 Daily Post Photo Challenge, Week 10
This week’s Daily Post Photo Challenge is HARMONY: “the quality of forming a pleasing and consistent whole.” So here are three attempts to illustrate the quality: the… Read more “Harmony: 2016 Daily Post Photo Challenge, Week 10”
Vibrant 3: Venice, November 2015
The Daily Post Photo Challenge this week is VIBRANT. Self thinks the photos below, which she took in Venice in November 2015, vividly fit the bill: Stay… Read more “Vibrant 3: Venice, November 2015”
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