Tag Archives: Photography
Windows of DC
I could not resist capturing photos of windows (click on any of them for more detail) I saw while in DC.
Geometric
I wasn’t looking for windows in particular, but as the days went on I began to think maybe I should start a archive file just for them.
Reflective
They are fascinating…
Multiples
…in their shapes….
One opens
and their colors…
Home
…and the worlds that are just beyond the glass…
Endurance
…that we can only imagine.
Patient love
And here’s a door. Just because.
Welcome
Just a few more places to share with you.
Here’s just a few more photos to show you from our trip to DC. Click on any of them for more detail.
The Jefferson Monument.
I thought you might like to see some of the iconic sights…
Vietnam Wall reflections.
…and some you might not have seen before.
Korean Memorial.
And of course I knew you’d want to see the dog.
FDR’s Memorial is a lovely place along the river.
…plus just a couple cool things I saw along the way.
Georgetown during the ‘blue hour.’
Some things just begged to be photographed…
We were followed everywhere by the ‘kids in blue.’
…and others were hidden away.
Almost modern art.
Tomorrow…or sometime soon… I’m going to show you windows. But Katie-girl is coming home tomorrow so it might be awhile.
You know how she is.
Mr. Lincoln
Would you like to see the National Cathedral?
We spent today at several monuments and I’ll probably show you some of those, but for tonight, how about I show you the National Cathedral? (click on any photo to see more detail.) It sits high on a hill and is massive.
Front facade.
Inside it is all angles and arches…
Arches repeated.
…stained glass windows…
Warmth flows through the windows.
…and muted colors.
Columns bathed in light.
The light is amazing.
Light and arches.
And you could get lost in it’s massive naive.
Lit corridor.
I’ve never visited the Cathedral before, I’d go again. It’s photogenic, peaceful and best of all quiet which is hard to find in Washington DC.
More later…I have so much to show you.
Trio of pretty.
Wordless Wednesday
Treasury Building
Capital Building.
Library of Congress
Metro station.
Color me red
When Karma challenged us to find photos of a color we are drawn to I was stumped. I love all color. Sure a lot of my clothes are blue and green. And gray and brown. And black. But I don’t think I have a favorite color; I’ve always struggled with that question.
To compound the problem I like to go out and find new photos for Karma’s photo hunts. And my world here in Michigan is pretty much brown. Which is better than white. But still.
Brown cornfield with brown oak tree.
Yep, the world here is brown. And beige.
Katie’s park is drab right now.
And so I thought I’d do the piece about green. I like green well enough. There are so many shades of green, and it’s a color that brings such hope for those of us in the north after long winters. I wasn’t quite satisfied with that decision, but was starting to look around for some new green photos when I saw this:
Welcome home.
I saw it out of the corner of my eye as I was on my way to a bright green soccer field I had seen Friday night. And suddenly I knew. The color that attracts me most as we inch our way out of a long, cold, and endless winter… is red. Bright red. The color of spunk, of confidence, of joy.
So I switched gears and began to notice the red all around. It’s everywhere, little bits of warmth, of the promise of summer. Some of it is tucked away…
Hidden behind the pond.
…some of it is in your face bold.
A local family farm.
Some red I found at our local nursery….
Promise of summer.
…and some I found last weekend on a trip over to Lake Michigan.
South Haven lighthouse.
Joyful red is everywhere. I just had to spend a little bit of time to notice.
Made you smile!
The colors of our world
Karma has challenged us once again. This time she wonders what colors we are drawn to. I love all color so it’s going to be hard to choose. Plus I like to find new photos for Karma’s challenges…and currently the world in Michigan is pretty much grey and brown.
Hmmm…wonder what I’ll end up doing. It’s not due till the 28th so there’s lots of time! There is time for you to share the colors of your world too!
Say….what colors do you see in the clouds floating overhead today?
Sunshine arrives. Finally.
Maybe there really is some color out there besides gray and brown.
Wordless Wednesday – bird love
