The magnificent Saguaro cactus on the side of the highway to Sedona, with my brother trying to hide from the camera.
Happy weekend! :)
The magnificent Saguaro cactus on the side of the highway to Sedona, with my brother trying to hide from the camera.
Happy weekend! :)
The Resurrection of Christ by Piero della Francesca; Museo Civico, Sansepolcro, Italy.
Painting in the apse of my church, Saint Anne.
Mojo (he's a Maine Coon)
Dean, the reluctant shih-bunny
Balrog (a tortie)
Daisy, the sweet beagle
Elvis, my son's very own chat noir
This is sweet Daisy. She is a year old rescue dog from the Arizona Beagle Rescue. My son Pablo and his wife Ann adopted her two weeks ago. Daisy is adjusting nicely to her new home and to life with two kittens. She's coming to visit us tomorrow for Easter brunch. I'm really looking forward to her visit and to some play time with her. She's really a sweet pup!
Wishing everyone a happy and blessed Easter! :)
Go Orange for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month!
This April, the ASPCA invites you to join millions of animal lovers across the country as we celebrate Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. Starting four years ago as a small adoption event in New York City, the ASPCA’s April celebrations have mushroomed into a nationwide observance of the human-animal bond and our victories on behalf of animals. We encourage you to organize a pet parade in your neighborhood, get your town hall to light up in orange, or enter our Go Orange Photo Contest to show your love and support of the furry kind.
Last April was great—let’s make this one even better! Join us for April’s “Go Orange for Animals” campaign, and together we can improve the lives of animals in every corner of the country. Here are some ways you can participate:
•Snap a Photo—and Win a Prize!
Send us photos of unique ways that you, family, friends and pets have gone orange for animals! Our top 10 favorites will receive a very special ASPCA Prize Pack and be featured on our website.
•Throw a Party!
Become an ASPCA Ambassador and create your own grassroots event, inviting friends and family to sponsor your efforts on behalf of the ASPCA.
•Show Your Virtual Support
Dedicate your MySpace page, Facebook status or blog to the ASPCA during the month of April and encourage your friends to spread the word about our Go Orange campaign!
•Support Your Local Animal Shelter
Coordinate a Go Orange for Animals event with your local animal welfare group or shelter and donate the proceeds. Remember to alert local media about your event!
Fresh new leaves on the grapevine I planted last fall.
Some of you may remember this post about my Venetian shrine and the overgrown vine surrounding the shrine. I had to remove the vine because it was developing some very thick branches and pulling down the trellis. I replaced it with a Thompson grapevine. The vine is already reaching the shrine and soon I'll have to trim it to prevent it from hiding the Madonna.
Yesterday I spotted a tiny fresh cluster of grapes.
Also last fall we planted a fig tree. This one is in a big planter. It arrived completely bare but in the last month, it has been furiously growing new leaves.
Happy weekend! :)
We found the marker after sundown (which was at an early 4:30pm) with a small crowd of tourists gathered around it. People were having their picture taken while standing on or touching the plate. It seems that by doing so one is guaranteed a return trip to Paris. I hope that being that close to the marker will bring us back to Paris!
I'm still playing around with the graphic design software. This template is made to look like a Polaroid photograph. I think that the margins should to be a little wider. It's been a while since I've seen a Polaroid photo...
The Chanel store window at Avenue Montaigne last December.
Three gargoyles (and a chimera) in a store in Montmartre.
An advertisement in the subway in Paris for an English language school.
Happy first day of spring! :)
Below is a re-post of my entry from May 28, 2008 about a shrine of San Giuseppe in Palermo. On this day, I imagine the shrine adorned with fresh flowers and witnessing the bonfire that will take place tonight, in front of the neighborhood's church.
Humble shrine in an alley not far from where my relatives live in Palermo. On the feast of Saint Joseph, March 19, the shrine is decorated with flowers and candles. Sfinci di San Giuseppe - Sicilian doughnuts - are made and eaten on that day and bonfires are lit in honor of the saint and to celebrate the end of winter.
I have more than 50 pictures of the Eiffel Tower taken at different times of the day. A good number are a bit blurry due to the tower lighting constantly changing. Out of all the photos, this one is definitely my favorite. It was taken late in the day, after a light rain and just as the sun was setting. My husband and I worked together to make this template of a Kodak slide, inspired by the slides that we have from our first trip to Paris in 1979.
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I’ve been playing around with a graphic design software in an effort to try something different on my blog. I want my entries to look like pages out of an album, with captions written in my own handwriting. To accomplish this my husband is, very patiently, teaching me how to use Corel Draw. I’m not going to use this program to enhance my pictures, I just want to do photo projects where I can do collages or do the album/journal pages. This PhotoHunt entry is the first one published using Corel so it is sort of a test post to make sure the image size is not too big that would interfere with the sidebar.
I’m a bit concerned that maybe the pictures or my handwriting are too small, so I’d appreciate any feedback on it.
Happy weekend to everyone! :)
After a three months absence, I'm getting back on participating in PhotoHunt. I had a hard time finding a photo to represent this week's theme but while looking at my Paris photos I found these of McDonald's and Starbucks. They both looked very foreign to me when we were in Paris.
Outlet in the Champs-Elysées.
Starbucks in the underground mall known as the Carrousel du Louvre, close to the museum's ticket counter.
Mc Donald's on the second floor food court in the Carrousel.
Happy weekend to everyone! :)
Since it's past noon here and I have yet to prepare lunch, I'll post a few food porn photos. You'll notice that the photos are all of sweet things. That will tell you where my preferences are when it comes to food.
You wouldn't catch me in a McDonald's at home or anywhere in the world but we did visit the one on Champs-Elysées to use their WiFi. While my husband was using his phone I was drooling over the yummy pastries.
Crêpes stand near Notre Dame.
A blurry photo of my favorite crêpe: a bit of sugar with a squeeze of lemon.
Lovely cake topped with silky, smooth lemon glaze.
I wish I could grab one of these now.
Mini éclairs.
These last two photos are a re-post of the pastries at the Café Mozart where Iván and I had breakfast almost everyday.
