the blue hour

My favorite time of day, and it
was extra special on this early evening up
on the Capitoline Hill.  I'm leaving
today—'til next time, Roma!

[Linking back to Blue Monday.]

Blue Monday

Coming in to Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen) at the end of an
incredible journey.  This is about the point in the
year when the sun begins to set and the residents of this
northernmost Norwegian town enjoy the
"blue hour" 24/7 until the sun disappears altogether,
to reappear sometime in March.

[To see more Blue Monday posts,
visit Jeanne ay Backyard Neighbor.]
 

Istanbul

I've borrowed this photo from my daughter
Lila—the magical blue hour, with
a full moon rising over the Bosphorus.

[Linking back to Blue Monday at Backyard Neighbor.]

Nice view

It's not my view, but I do get to enjoy
it from time to time—as long as
I'm willing to hang out this 10th-story
window, that is.

[Linking back to Weekend Reflections
and to Skywatch Friday.]

inSPIREd Sunday

Santa Croce in Florence—
you can't talk about this basilica without
doing some serious name-dropping:
Founded by St. Francis himself,  it's the
largest Franciscan church in the world;
builders included di Cambio,
Vasari, and Brunelleschi; frescoes by Giotto;
tombs (or funerary monuments) for
Dante, Galileo, Gentile, Ghiberti, Machiavelli,
Michelangelo, Rossini, Marconi, and Fermi.
See what I mean?

[To see more churches from around the world, go here.]

L'heure bleu

One night last week it was finally warm enough
(i.e., just slightly above freezing) to walk
over the Brooklyn Bridge.  Though it was dark by the time
I got to the other side, it was my favorite time of 
day—the blue hour—when I started across.

[It's Blue Monday. To see more, visit Smiling Sally's meme.]

Thursday Challenge—"blue"

The Manhattan Bridge, seen from the
Brooklyn Bridge at my favorite time of
day—what the French call l'heure bleu.

[To see more of the Thursday Photo Challenge, go here.]

Skywatch Friday

This Skywatch shot is brought to
you thanks to the switch over to
 Daylight Saving Time.  Yay!

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.]

Blue Monday

My favorite time of day—l'heure bleu.  I enjoyed
this blue hour while sailing around the Galapagos.
(Still can't believe I'm able to say that!)

[To see more shots that feature the color
blue, visit Smiling Sally's meme.] 

New York at Night (16)

Yikes! I need to get out there
and take some pictures.
Meanwhile, here's one from
the other evening from my office: my
favorite NYC building, taken at
my favorite time of day—l'heure bleu.

Skywatch Friday

I walked home across the Brooklyn Bridge
(as usual) and found the moon perfectly
framed by the cables of the bridge
(and in my favorite heure bleu).

Took this close-up (if you can use that word
when the subject of your photo is, on
average, 238,857 miles away) the next night.
[To see more Skywatch, go here.]