ABC Wednesday—A is for "Arctic"`

Remembering last year's wonderful trip
and the beautiful sights I saw:
like kittiwakes taking off from the very icy waters
of Burgerbukta (Burger Bay), with
Paierbreen (Paier glacier) in the background.

[To see more ABC posts—or join in
for Round 21 (!) of this great meme, go here.]

ABC Wednesday—A is for "abeille"

Which is French for bee, of course.  This one
is in the floor of a shop on rue Vignon,
in Paris.  It's called La Maison du Miel and is
filled with honey and also lots of wonderful
things made with honey (soap, candies,
cookies, jam, vinegar, you name it. 

[To see more ABC posts (and I can't
believe this is the last round!), go here.]

ABC Wednesday—A is for "amber"

This jewelry is in the Maison de l'Ambre, located
under the arcades of the Palais Royal in Paris
and specializing (something the French do SO well)
in pieces made of fossilized tree resin.
Worth a visit if you're into that sort of thing—
and not even that expensive, considering
that this stuff has been around for millennia. 

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ABC Wednesday—A is for "autographs"

Here we are at Round 17 of ABC Wednesday
and this is my 350th ABC post (!)

If you collect autographs (and I don't mean
Justin Bieber's, for example), head to
St. Germain des Prés.  This shop is on the
rue Jacob and there's another right around
the corner on rue Bonaparte.
(Have you ever asked a celebrity for their autograph?)

[To see more ABC posts, go here.
Also linking back to Weekend Reflections.] 

ABC Wednesday—A is for "Pont Alexandre III"

I don't know if it's the most beautiful bridge 
in Paris (though many would say it is), but to me
 this highly decorated Beaux Arts–style bridge is the 
most photogenic—by day or (especially) by night.

[This is the start of Round 16 (!) of ABC Wednesday.
To see more ABC posts, go here.]

ABC Wednesday—A is for "assistance"

And also for "affection."

Can't believe this is the start of Round 14 of
ABC Wednesday.  I started playing five years ago;
some letters are increasingly challenging, but
I still think it's a lot of fun.  Thanks, ABC team!

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ABC Wednesday—A is for "astrolabe"

There's documentation (in Cairo) that proves this brass
astrolabe was made by a 13th-century Yemeni prince.
Don't know how its last owner got his hands on
it, but his bequest left it to the Met in 1891.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.  I've been at it
every Wednesday since this post in 2009,
and still think it's one of the best memes ever!]

ABC Wednesday—A is for "astonishing"

It's not very often (if ever) that you have a pair
of penguins waddling around your office—but
that's exactly what happened yesterday when
Pete and Penny came to visit from Sea World.
Seriously—made my day!

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ABC Wednesday—A is for "atheists"

In NYC, atheists advertise—and some
of them are into good bluegrass music.
And they have a website. To each
his own, I say, but I did kind of want to
ask this guy if he ever says OMG.


[I'm starting my 4th round of ABC Wednesday,
and this is my 183rd ABC post.  If you
want to play along too, go here.]

abc wednesday —A is for "angel"

I posted my first ABC Wednesday shot back
in April 2009. Two and a half years and
157 ABCs later, here we go again!
This angel lives on the beautiful
Ponte Sant'Angelo, in Rome.



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Shadow Shot Sunday

I'm finding shadows and more shadows as
I walk around my new work neighborhood.


[To see more shadow shots, go here.]