photo Hunt—"wet/rain"

I love Venice rain or shine.

[To see more on the theme, visit tnchick's meme.]

Photo Hunt—"two"

You don't often see two of these, do you?
In fact, I didn't see them at all—this shot 
was taken by my daughter Lila, who chose
a good moment to glance out the office window.

Photo Hunt—"light"

I've experimented with shooting directly
into the sun before—and it usually results
in a blown-out, unusable picture.
But I kind of like this one.


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Photo Hunt—"broken"

. . . but these remnants of a colossal statue of
Emperor Constantine still exude a sense of power.
It was originally made almost 2,000 years ago
 and these marble parts were discovered 
more than five decades ago. They were brought up 
to the Capitoline Hill by Michelangelo and 
remain there, in the courtyard of the Capitoline Museum.


[To see more things that are "broken," visit tnchick's meme.]

Photo Hunt—"high"

Seems like One World Trade Center (aka the Freedom Tower)—our
very own "Oh yeah? How about this!" to the terrorists—grows
higher every day. The tower steel is above floor 89,
concrete is being installed above floor 76, and the
facade is installed above floor 59. Ultimately, there will
be 105 floors, with an observation deck, then a glass
parapet at the height of the original Twin Towers (1,368 feet)
and a spire to bring the ultimate height to 1,776 feet.
I'm of two minds about this project, but must admit
that it's growing on me (so to speak).

Photo Hunt—"public"

New York City has lots of public spaces—but if
you asked someone to name them, first on the list
would surely be Central Park.  This is the Mall,
the only straight path in the entire park.
The majestic elms that line it are one of the
largest (and one of the last remaining) stands
of these trees in North America.

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Photo Hunt—"greasy"

Admittedly, there is bad greasy food.  But when you're in Bologna,
gastronomic capital of Italy, and you've been served fresh zucchini
blossoms fried in a light batter then given a squeeze of lemon juice
and a very spare dusting of sugar—trust me, that's good greasy!
[To see more good greasy things, visit tnchicks.wordpress.com
(sorry, still can't seem to hyperlink here).]

Photo Hunt—"symbolic"

In Florence, this Agnus Dei symbol flies high
above the Orsanmichele, once a grain market,
then a church, and now also a museum.

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Photo Hunt—"one"

I was in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, in Rome,
and I saw this child's mother give him a coin and heard
her tell him he could light precisely one candle.
Well, i ragazzi saranno i ragazzi.  Mom moved away,
and the kid lit his one candle, then proceeded
to add about 10 more! (She didn't scold him, btw.)

[To see more "ones" visit tnchick's meme.]

Photo Hunt—"painted"

These guys were out early on the bridge, refreshing
the line that divides the walkers from the bikers.
Unfortunately, the tourists don't always recognize
this division, and tend to wander into the bike lane.
I can't even tell you how many people I've
pulled out of the way of enraged cyclists—
hey, they're just trying to get home!
[To see more, visit tnchick's meme.]

photo hunt—together

Here are NYC's famous Rockettes—who are
definitely "together"—right down to the
height of their  trademark kicks!
[To see more of tnchick's photo hunt meme, go here.]

photo hunt—cards

For me, impossible to choose between Paris and Venice.
Where would your favorite postcard come from?
[To see more cards, go to tnchick's photohunter meme.]

Dusty?

The category for today's Photo Hunt is "dusty."
I'm not saying these books are—but just
going by how often I have to deal with my own
bookshelves, I'd have to say the potential is there.
I could farfouille (rummage about) in here
for hours—how about you?
[See more "dusty" posts here, at tnchick's meme.]

Photo Hunter — "road"

Here's your road right here!  My daughter Lila took this shot
when she and her sister, Kate, drove this most famous
American road between Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.  
[See more roads here, at tnchick's meme.]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Trees

Credit for this goes to my daughter Lila,
who took the picture somewhere in Paris.
(For some reason, it makes me think of Baudelaire.)
[To see more trees, go to tnchick's meme].

photo Hunt — "caged"

Up on the towers of Notre Dame, the chimera are free to fly off (if they could),
but the humans are caged for their own protection—and that of the people below!

Photo Hunt — "license plate "

Was strolling past this biker bar in Red Hook, 
Brooklyn on a lazy Sunday when I spotted this 
bench. Don't know how comfy it is, 
but that's probably not the point anyway.
[See more license plates here, at tnchick's meme.]

photo Hunt — "machine"

A gorgeous day in Trastevere, in Rome.  I'm
focusing on the sun shining on the ochre
buildings and the cobblestones, worn down
by many centuries of Romans and visitors to
this beautiful city.  And what is my friend
(the guy) focusing on?  That's right—machines!
[See more machines here, at tnchick's meme.]

Photo Hunt — "self-portrait"

This mirror had been put out in the filthy
NYC snow—I couldn't resist.  My friends and
family will tell you that this is a very 
accurate portrait of someone who will take a 
picture of pretty much anything!

[See more self-portraits here, at tnchick's meme.]

Photo Hunt — "mostly black"

On the outside, a gondola must (by decree, since 1562) be black.
But on the inside . . .  How gorgeous is this scarlet interior?
[See more things that are "mostly black" here, at tnchick's meme.]