Country road

This is where I was last Easter, in the peaceful
Virginia countryside.  Didn't make it down there
this time, but I did manage to get out of
the city.  How did you spend the weekend?

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

The Weekend in Black and White

You'll have to imagine the colors of my
Easter eggs.  For all of you who are
celebrating tomorrow, I hope you have
sunshine and all the chocolate
bunnies and jelly beans you want.

[To see more monochromes, visit Dragonstar's meme.]

Pacific Sunset

When I was in the Galapagos, every night
we were treated to a gasp-worthy sunset.
Each one different and each one glorious.

[To see more Skywatch pics, go here.
And Orange You Glad It's Friday is here.] 

Theme Thursday—complex

There's nothing simple about this large quartz crystal,
just one item in the American Museum of Natural History's
vast collection of gems (3,700 and almost all on display)
and minerals (90,000 and there's no way
they can show you all of those—but what's out there
is pretty amazing, as you can see).

[To see more that's complex, visit Mrsupole's meme.]

ABC Wednesday—K is for "kitchen"

My kids and I recently went to this restaurant,
one of many that are popping up in my neighborhood.
This place is very popular and deservedly so; they
don't take reservations, so we got there early—and
still had to wait an hour. But we had a good
time at the kitchen "bar"—sipping wine,
watching the chefs juggle multiple orders at once,
and sending pics to Instagram.

[To see more ABC posts, go here.]

Tina's picstory—March flowers

It's almost Easter.  Have you colored some
eggs?  Stocked up on chocolate bunnies?
Bought flowers?  To me, this is the
quintessential Easter flower.

[To see more March flowers,
visit Tina's Picstory.]
  

Buon Compleanno, Venezia!

Today is the 1, 592nd anniversary of one of my
absolute favorite places—Happy Birthday, Venice!
If you're wondering what those two guys are
pointing their cameras at, it's this:

The church of Santa Maria Assunta,
aka the Gesuiti (and I borrowed this
shot from the Internet; apparently
I didn't want to join in the photo op).

[To see more Mandarin Orange photos, visit lorik's meme.
And to see more Mellow Yellows, go here.]