Alexandria loves its parades. Mostly, I think, because Alexandria loves bagpipes and kilts. This weekend’s excuse was the upcoming St Patrick’s day holiday.
bagpipes on parade
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David-Apollo The gallery where the David-Apollo is being displayed is small, appropriate for the diminutive piece. The museum visitors, a small crowd of retirees, are all pressed closely around the ropes, murmuring to one another about the details of the work, an unfinished statue by Michelangelo. It is mid-morning on a Friday and I [...] Pebble Beach sunset
Funny discovery from an East Coast girl – until this trip all my ocean photos like this were tagged sunRISE. How convenient it was not to have to set an alarm! My version of Petula Clark’s ‘Downtown’ would be something about Old Town. A day spent wandering in Old Town Alexandria always leaves me feeling better, whether or not I was out of sorts to begin with. A visit to the Art League’s store for some supplies and some advice on how to use them. A [...] After a wonderful Easter service on Sunday, I drove north with to spend a couple of days with family in Pennsylvania. (actually, since I hurt my back a couple of weeks ago I rode while my sister chauffeured and my brother-in-law drove my car.) My sister’s youngest son has been calling lately telling me I [...] The Fuggerei
[...] Imagine being so wealthy that not only do you have power over kings and popes, but nearly five centuries after your death your relatives and charities will still be surviving off of your wealth. Jakob the Rich was that wealthy. He was Jakob Fugger and he lived in Augsburg, Germany from 1459 to 1525. He [...] This was the Oak Grove Cemetery – an African American cemetery. The sign in front said: “The present site reflects the heritage, spirit and unity of black people when the walls of Segregation were still standing.”
I still haven’t figured out [...] It’s been a while since I posted anything purely creative. Here is one of the many waterfall photos I shot last Autumn in Scotland. I have so much to learn about long exposures. I have to delete most of the attempts I made. Here is one of the least worst:
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Becky's bookshelf: read
I was in a bookstore the other day hunting for something to read on writing when I got distracted by the books on reading. I picked this one up, knowing nothing about Nick Hornby beyond his connection to About a Boy. My impressions in no...
I grew up loving to read and hope to pass that on so every year I get books for my nieces and nephews for Christmas. There are twenty of them and as they're getting older I can no longer give only books I've read so each year there are o...
 
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