raindrops and cobwebs

the scanner washed the image out a bit and I can't quite get it back to the way it should look. I think the idea comes across anyway.

anchor

I took this in early September during a weekend visit to Oma and Opa in Emden.

garlic

lanterns

a bowl of lanterns

Green door #45

Berlin store front

After an afternoon at the Oberbaum Brücke Open Air Art Show a friend and I walked around the area. I took several pictures of doors and bikes (see also below).

DOM

not much to say...

bike vase

Took this in Berlin.
The plant was growing as though guided by the bikes.

door, window and ivy

Somehow I just never can get the scanned in pictures to look like the prints. Oh well. I haven't felt much like blogging lately or going through pictures. It is all a bit too much right now with the big move coming...and me not really feeling up to it. Maybe once it has all settled down. I am sad that soon my life, as it currently is, will be a memory. It is hard to let that happen...

through the window

This is a view through the window of our hostel in Barcelona.

cathedral reflection

This is a reflection of La Segrada Familia in a pond across the street from it. After going here I had the song, "By the Cathedral" by Keren Ann in my head all day. "Darlin, I will remember, Darlin. I've been mellow and tender; I've seen water - by the cathedral under the maple; it was in April...." Well it was the end of March. The thing is I could only remember "by the cathedral..." Then I listened to it later.

Rock and mosaic

Also taken in Parc Güell.

This is part of a bench...pretty much the only section that was not littered with garbage or people.

Park Window

This was a window at Park Güell. In it you see a fountain and another building reflected. What an amazing park! I am not sure if I spelled the title correctly or not. As you will see in the next few posts, the quality, clarity and vibrance of my pictures is quite disappointing once I scan them in and then post them here. Oh well. I have the prints and they are ok. Barcelona was so pretty!

snow and newspaper

I took this one on the way back to Mike's place from the Walker. If you think soggy trash is pretty... Well, I liked the partially snow-covered newspaper and the footprint. Sabine noticed that part of the footprint and the melted portion of snow around the paper look like a heart. I see it now too. It wasn't planned and I'm not sure if I like that or think it is corny. Below is a heart I made with an icicle ... that I planned, and yes it is silly.

I took this one in Minnesota as well. I am going back again for a short visit and am really looking forward to it.
Barcelona is on the schedule for late March. Then it is back to the grind stone for another semester. Then...who knows. The future is open and no job is yet in sight... Exciting! (sorta)

view from forum

tree and church

When I was in Erpel on Christmas Eve I noticed that they had cut down this beautiful tree. Rumor has it, it was sick. I wish I had taken a few more pictures of it.

Vatican

I really hope I get the chance to go back some day. There is just too much to see...even in a lifetime.

colosseum

I guess it is about time to add something new. This copy scanned looks different from the print. Somehow I couldn't match it perfectly...oh well. This was taken inside the colosseum. I waited for a while for that guy to leave and he didn't. So I finally snapped the picture just as he left and I suppose it turned out better with him in it than it would have without.