When my brother and sister visited, they worked hard in the garden, Really hard.
My friend J gave me perennials a couple of years ago.
With the thistles and weeds and volunteer trees eliminated, the plants are coming into their own.
Tonight I captured some of the blossoms.
if you want to see some gorgeous blooms, check out Cee’s blog
The book club on the next block meets the second Thursday of the month and takes the summer months off.
Who knows what the choice will be for September.
Tonight we discussed a memoir Olive Witch by Abeer Y. Hoque
Our hostess N served this lovely parfait/ sundae 
the walk home at sunset offered this gorgeous sky
The waning light, caught on the tops of trees in the backyard. or a study -how light affects color.
East side parking lot.
Friday afternoon I was photographing senior portraits of two young women by the Cathedral of Learning at Pitt. ( no one actually says “University of Pittsburgh”)
In between their outfit changes, I photographed the tall tower in different lights.
see how the sun changes the color of the Indiana limestone? Magic
Then a bride and groom walked by, just married!
I asked if I might photograph them and they said, sure!
I even asked the groom to move a bit so his mouth wasn’t hidden. Sweet.
Those were some killer heels (in blue)
And then a woman walked by with balloons.
There was a beautiful tree
It was fun to see some different sights. And capture them, too.
All in all it was a magical afternoon, especially with the unexpected barefoot bride and the balloon woman.
Magic is the weekly photo challenge.
The city of Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington (elevation 6,289) just before sunset, Monday evening.
Inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge
and a big nod to Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen sculpture Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the sculpture garden- Walker Art Center The spoon weighs 5,800 pounds the cherry 1,200 pounds. I saw this sculpture when we visited Matthew when he was a student at Macalester College in St. Paul. It came to mind when I was thinking about photographing a cherry on top for the weekly photo challenge.
And the cell phone shots below to compare which I thought looked better than the good camera.
Cherry on a spike and one of my gray hairs and the Duquesne Incline
Without the spoon, the city in focus
Reblogged From March 2010 -if you’ve followed since the start, you remember this photograph
Old seltzer bottles, a birdcage, the texture of the wicker, some stained glass at dusk.
J’s front porch with the sun sinking behind. Condensation inside the old glass, the metal tops. Artists usually arrange inanimate objects to create a still-life to paint or draw. This was already there, waiting.
But then it is an artist’s house.
Still Life, a grouping of inanimate objects arranged in a pleasing composition
Setting sun through old turquoise and plain glass seltzer bottles
(Extra)ordinary “Things or settings we might overlook at first glance. Whether in a new or familiar place, I try to keep my eyes open — to look for beauty or interestingness where I least expect it.” Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Not an ordinary puddle.
After a week of constant rain, the sun came out just before sunset.
With the ripple. A passerby hit the water.
The water is still.
Did I mention I left my camera in the apartment? Shot with the iPhone camera.
A different puddle.
Sunday Night. Along Route 70 Eastbound. The sunset.
It was the end of a beautiful day.
Even using the real camera cannot capture the beauty of the sunset. The pair of cars helps give perspective. When you don’t live where it’s flat, you really notice the sky and the immensity.
