Bridges through Windows

 

  Can you tell I'm excited?    I've actually done two entries in one day...it's been awhile for sure since that has happened. 

This entry is about seeing bridges through windows..restaurent windows to be exact.  One of my favorite restaurents here in Seattle is Chinook's by the Ballard Bridge just past downtown Seattle.  As you can see the Bridge is open most likely for a sailboat.  The marina you can see is Fisherman's Terminal and holds many boats.  You can take a walk after you eat on the wharf to see all the boats and imagine what it must be like to be a fisherman. 

The second picture is looking outside the window from Joey's an upscale but nice restaurent bar at the south end of Lake Union in Seattle..right downtown.  The bridge you see through the window is the Aurora Avenue bridge.  It is an interesting bridge...underneath it a famous troll on the north end.  A sculpture big enough to dwarf a volkswagon bug which it holds in it's hand...will have to get a picture of that one later.  It's one of the two main north/south routes through Seattle...and ta da....my husband worked on earthquake proofing it a few years back.

I love to look through windows.  Bridges have always fascinated me.  Symbolically a bridge helps you get across something difficult..a wide chasm or a body of water.  Many bridges are a marvel of humankind.  I like the peaceful ones too.  Although you probably go to a restaurent to just eat and maybe visit...take the opportunity to look out the window..you will never know what you will see.

 

 

 

       Tag by Dianna

 

Got it! Figured out the File Manager - with Help

 

 

I'm back in business!  This entry should catch me up for the last two entries....rather than change them.   Thanks to the help of a fellow journaler I found out I can get to my Files in my FTP Space by going to http://hometown.aol.com/_fm/mt.ssp?a=b  ...however, I did have to do it in a back door manner.   But once I got there I could open the file by clicking on it...copy the picture and then get back to my journal entry and paste it in.  Got this from a journaler who's initials are JJ...here is the link back to JJ"s journal  Adventures of an Eclectic Mind.    Wow...I'm so happy!!!!!

Having a ball or two

Hello all!  

I seem to have lost the ability to add pictures from my FTP space...since I haven't tried any other locations except my computer you may have a little wait until I figure it out.  Forget animations for awhile. As a result,  I thought these photos were appropriate.  Yep, I'm just having a ball or two or three or more...LOL.  

While in Mexico I spotted these sculpture pieces in the lobby.  They were beach ball size and larger sized cement balls.  There was no sign, which was fine since my Spanish is a little rusty.  They were just so mesmerizing...all these round objects, manmade and pleasing to the eye.  What is it about round objects?  Maybe that they remind us of the solar system and it's vastness or the molecular world and it's invisibility. We are all surrounded with circular objects......rolling, rolling, rolling... spinning, spinning, spinning...  That's it for now.  Take it easy,  Yours, truly.    Maria

PS: I'm also having trouble with my computer.  Keep getting script errors when I try to print emails or directly off the internet.  I will be doing diagnostics but it is possible I may have to reload some of my program software....somehow I think some critical file got corrupted.   Stay tuned for more of the computer drama..and yes...I have backed up all my pictures and other data files.

Ixtapa Sunset Memory

Hello all!  I am so glad to make an entry today....although it will be a short one...and will need to be updated with the larger photo when my FTP Space becomes available.  The sunsets in Ixtapa were really incredible.  I am biased though since I think all sunsets are incredible.   This photo was begging to be put into some kind of advertisement...so I decided to advertise the sunset!   The haziness adds to the lazy aura of the evening...just resting and watching the sun turn red, pink, purple, yellow...and finally it was gone.  There is a story that just before the sun sets there is a green flash....it is a bit of a myth since noone seems to be able to capture that on camera.  In as much as it may be raining and grey here in Seattle  it's also sunny and warm when I look at this sunset memory!  Have a great day all....I know the weather in the East is still crazy!   Take care, maybe a little tropical sunset will help you get away for a moment or two to a world of warm breezes and cool dreams.

Maria

Reflections of Mexico and Spotlighted!

Hi, all!    

I have been Spotlighted on the PhotoTrek journal by Greg Kiser!  It's really an honor ..just take a look at his photos:  The Phototrek Journal and his gallery at: Four Forty Six Photography He made some very nice comments about my trek through 'photojournography'  (my word).  He reflects on his photos like I do but is way more accomplished.  I was thrilled to hear that he thought enough of my photos to do a special on them.   I keep working on improving my techniques not only for posting on the web but also for printing and framing.  Maybe one day I'll graduate past church bazaars...LOL.   Mostly just haven't had the time to make inroads on that.   Greg has a great gallery that I'd like to emulate one day and all this while working full time. 

                              

Here are three photos I took in Mexico all related to reflections and framed in black.  The first one of an egret that caught my eye both above the water and in it's reflection.   He/She (how can I tell?) was standing in water although a bit greenish in color that had little schools of fish just waiting to supper...:)    The second photo is one of a sunset reflection in our little pool on our deck where we stayed.  The colors were so pink and the black  shadows seemed to make the reflection just pop out.    The third photo is one of a pair of sunglasses sitting on a table reflecting the water sparkles in the ocean.  There are many kinds of reflections...these photos all bring back the moment as if I was still there....especially the last one....

 

It sometimes takes me a few days to get the photos ready...I have more and will be posting 2 or 3 of the trip I took to Mexico every few days over the next week or two...stay tuned for more to come.  Hope you enjoyed these!  Seeing the little things may be as easy as catching a reflection...it doubles the beauty of the original view.   Adios, amigos.

Maria

Happy Valentine's Day and Mexico

all! 

 

I've been gone on a wonderful trip to Mexico...

so I haven't had an entry for awhile.   It was wonderful...a great place to have a glass of wine for two...

I have some wonderful photos to share!  Today I did want to send all a special Happy Valentine's day message...take the time to do a little thing..even if it's just a card or a scribbled note...be creative...make a heart with flower petals on your bed..have a bottle of wine and a candle waiting after dinner in the living room..put on a nice CD for background music.  Take time to appreciate the ones you love!

 

 

Tulip and Rose Time

Hello all!  I'm thinking about Valentine's day and Donna's string of hearts tag was such a great way to start my entry!   I love all things about this day...the hearts, red, flowers and especially roses and tulips.   

I've added a little tune from the B-52's called Love Shack!  Hope you all like it!

Here are a couple of photos from my collection! 

 

 

Tag by Dianna