mwah!

Christmas kisses to all from this boutique
in Buenos Aires' über-hip Palermo
neighborhood—can't wait to be back there
some day very soon (I hope).

[Linking back to Pink Saturday
at How Sweet the Sound.]

their hero

The people of Buenos Aires are justifiably
proud of their former archbishop.

This is a part of the cathedral
that was his "home" church
(and where that sign is found).

[Linking back to signs, signs.]

angel on my shoulder

Buenos Aires is full of fabulous
murals like this one.

[Linking back to Monday Mural
at Oakland Daily Photo.]

At the café

This colorful café is in the neighborhood
of San Telmo, in Buenos Aires—
where you'll also find lots of fun shops
(and a weekend open-air market)
and some very talented tango dancers.

[Linking back to Ruby Tuesday
and Our World Tuesday.]

The Weekend in Black and White

This enormous rubber tree—20m (65 feet)
high and  50m (164 feet) wide;
impossible to photograph the whole thing and
many branches are supported—was planted near
what is now the Recoleta Cemetery, in
Buenos Aires, in 1800.

[To see more b/w images, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

See you in November

I've borrowed this photo of Recoleta Cemetery
from my daughter Lila.  She took it
a few years ago when she was in Buenos Aires,
where I've been this past week.
Now I'm in Montevideo, and tonight I'm going
to board a ship and head south, where
there will be only the sketchiest Internet connection—
or, more likely, none whatsoever.
I'll be home and blogging again on Nov. 28.  
Please come back then; I'm hoping to
have a whole lot of pictures to share with you. 

[Linking back to Shadow Shot Sunday.]

ABC Wednesday—W is for "web"

Credit goes to my daughter Lila, who found this 
crazy web at the Recoleta Cemetery, in
Buenos Aires. What do you think—spider on crack?

[To see more ABC Wednesday, go here.]

Guarding the Red Door

I'd love to be able to say that I shot this image,
 but it was taken in Buenos Aires earlier this year
by my daughter Lila, whose "eye" is 10 times better
than mine.  At least she was using my camera.  :~}

[To see more Ruby Tuesday posts, visit Gemma's meme.
To check out Our World, head here.]

Storm clouds in BA

Sometimes I just love what a cell-phone camera can capture
(as in this retro-looking pic by my daughter Lila).
This beautiful 1917 Art Nouveau building in Buenos Aires,
right across the street from the Argentine National Congress,
housed a famous coffeehouse, the Confiteria del Molino.
The whole place is badly in need of restoration—and lots of
people have lobbied to bring this National Historic Monument
back before it falls into a permanent state of disrepair.

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.]  

Lila X 17

This photo of my daughter Lila was taken by her 
loving younger sister, Katie—whose birthday is 
today.  Here's the turn-around shot of the beautiful 
b-day girl, featured lately on my other blog.

[To see more shots that feature the
letter L, visit Tina's Picstory.]

Que en paz descanse

I may have to give you a break from my
photos and let you enjoy a few of the
hundreds that have been parked on my
computer by my peripatetic daughters,
who have recently returned from a fabulous
trip to Antarctica by way of Buenos Aires.
These excellent shadows were shot by
Lila in BA's Recoleta Cemetery.

[It's Shadow Shot Sunday. To see more, go here.]