WPC: Edge

Update:  Below I referred to the bridge as the ‘Moon Bridge’; but according to San Francisco Parks, it’s actually called the Drum Bridge. The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of September 9, 2016. This week, share your own interpretation of “edge.” Take a photo from an actual edge, like a balcony, a window, or a seaside bluff (wherever […]

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Temple Bells

I noticed these wonderful flowers in San Francisco’s Botanical Garden, in the area known as the Exhibition Garden.  They are a rare variety of abutilon, sometimes called Flowering Maple. It’s very easy to see why they’re called Temple Bells.  I was fascinated by their brilliant colors and the appearance of the red veins.  Apparently other varieties of the abutilon are saucer […]

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WPC: Mirror

The Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge for the week of September 2, 2016. This week, show us a mirror. You can take this photo challenge literally, and find reflections in mirrors, or in the stillness of a natural body of water. Live in an urban area? Some skyscrapers are beautifully reflective of the cityscape around them. Or, use this challenge […]

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Mexico Monday, Week 7

One of our very favorite places to visit was the giant market in the middle of the beautiful city of Guadalajara.  I knew it as the Mercado Libertad (Liberty Market), and it’s also called the Mercado San Juan de Dios. I could have spent weeks browsing everything on offer in the mercado; it is the largest indoor market in Latin […]

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