tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58072841110868288472024-02-21T09:04:58.362-05:00musingsDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.comBlogger1842125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-4071802168163545572017-11-26T13:04:00.001-05:002017-11-26T13:10:15.652-05:00photobomb<br />
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<br />
while the florida sunsets are fabulous and famous,<br />
a florida sunrise can be quite spectacular too...<br />
<br />
other than getting up a little early (not so bad this time of year)<br />
viewing the sunrise is like having a secret that only a few have discovered<br />
so one feels quite special doing it<br />
<br />
this has been a yearlong photo project<br />
that a photofriend in Wales invited me and others<br />
to join...so each in her own time zone and climate<br />
photographs the sunrise on sunday...<br />
<br />
this was sunday number 48, just one month from completing<br />
all 52, so it felt exceedingly special this morning<br />
<br />
as the photo tells the story...<br />
karma sometimes is my companion in seeking out the sun<br />
but when I have attempted to capture her as part of the sunrise photo,<br />
I have failed <br />
<br />
yet, this morning she bombed my photo<br />
and I captured what I have tried for weeks to compose!<br />
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<blockquote><i>according to the google dictionary "photobomb" is "a photograph that has been spoiled by the unexpected appearance of an unintended subject in the camera's field of view as the picture was taken."<br />
</i><br />
</blockquote>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-82878626587170349032017-11-24T11:51:00.000-05:002017-11-24T11:54:41.638-05:00you must be bringing the squash...<br />
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<br />
as I paid for three butternut squashes on the day before Thanksgiving,<br />
the owner of the market said to me...let me guess, you must be bringing the squash<br />
<br />
that was my contribution to our community gathering for the big feast<br />
with friends and some of their visiting families<br />
<br />
<br />
...I made a <a href="https://food52.com/recipes/7374-caramelized-butternut-squash-wedges-with-a-sage-hazelnut-pesto">new recipe</a> from Food 52, my go-to website<br />
for new cooking ideas<br />
...and I wondered, as I spent the entire day making one dish, how it was that, on past Thanksgivings,<br />
when our younger generation used to be home, that I made the entire meal<br />
<br />
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we had young and old and in-between, and it was just perfectly delightful,<br />
as a day for giving thanks for our good life<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-64009486212259959272017-10-13T20:58:00.000-04:002017-10-13T21:21:22.489-04:00seaside and mountain villages<br />
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<br />
we alternated our days between seaside and mountain villages,<br />
discovering the unique treasures of each...<br />
<br />
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<br />
while the others hiked into the <a href="http://ninacamic.blogspot.com/2017_10_04_archive.html">mountains</a>,<br />
I settled into a seaside cafe in Banyuls, <br />
where I could people watch and <br />
write in my journal<br />
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I then climbed the steep road for spectacular views<br />
of the harbor, and as my friends returned, we met <br />
for a noisette (an espresso with a touch of milk)<br />
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<br />
we squeezed ourselves back into our little car,<br />
for the next seaside village of Collioure,<br />
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<br />
where we ate a late lunch of calamari and Catalan-influenced cooking<br />
on a sunny terrace overlooking the harbor<br />
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<br />
we walked the long stone pier, jetting out into the harbor,<br />
capturing photos of each other and life in the harbor<br />
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and wandered among the little shops that tempted us<br />
with indulgences for ourselves and our grandchildren<br />
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<br />
another day we again squeezed into our small rental car<br />
for a long winding drive<br />
into the foothills to explore a 13th century<br />
medieval village and castle, <br />
only 36 people live there today <br />
the four children ride in a taxi to school in a nearby town…<br />
<br />
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<br />
it was all quite charming, <br />
most especially the young mother who enthusiastically<br />
served us lunch in her little restaurant <br />
that she runs with her husband <br />
<br />
next stop was a winery<br />
that makes "byrrh" (pronounced "beer" which makes it confusing),<br />
byrrh is an apertif made with red wine and quinine <br />
and sweeter version that pairs well with chocolate...<br />
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our last day in Sorede, I took an easy day to pack and read,<br />
while the others went on various hikes…<br />
nina and I opted for a last lunch in a nearby village<br />
at l’ancienne ecole<br />
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every flavor was memorable from the frois grois starter <br />
to the whole sea beam so beautifully presented <br />
to the little bits of dessert that looked like art…<br />
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a beintot Sorede!<br />
you are sublime<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-35098581563636378312017-10-05T15:34:00.000-04:002017-10-05T15:44:22.435-04:00beach and plane trees<br />
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<br />
a wondrous day of magnificent plane trees <br />
towering over the town centre of Ceret<br />
<br />
following a perfect beach day...at Franqui beach<br />
where the winds for parasailing were perfect,<br />
and the waves for swimming were gentle<br />
on a beach that we had almost to ourselves<br />
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<br />
then we strolled through the beautiful village of Ceret...<br />
where we happened upon the lovely little museum of modern art,<br />
stopped for a coffee and a late lunch<br />
and so enjoyed capturing the late day sun<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-58756871449113916712017-10-02T17:48:00.000-04:002017-10-02T17:55:59.784-04:00southern france<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PwicIZ8h-Vexdqtz4GC4lmURPShClYJHMivTR5d5cDeFiCEafkLsOtxCL5Gyi4IflcWyt1eWXaL8QJOrGFC97lsE6fH3vrNE1DU2K1-RUI1LovvQHDjo0n6i3JLnFNRpO5ckPQGsU1k/s1600/DSC00753.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PwicIZ8h-Vexdqtz4GC4lmURPShClYJHMivTR5d5cDeFiCEafkLsOtxCL5Gyi4IflcWyt1eWXaL8QJOrGFC97lsE6fH3vrNE1DU2K1-RUI1LovvQHDjo0n6i3JLnFNRpO5ckPQGsU1k/s640/DSC00753.JPG" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /></a><br />
<br />
in southern france for a week...<br />
with two long-time friends from law school,<br />
<br />
our first European trip together was thirty years ago<br />
to England when we each had a very young daughter at our side<br />
<br />
the memories of that first trip together<br />
run through our conversations here in southern france<br />
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day one we hiked to take in the views from the mountain side<br />
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one friend who is here with husband took a longer hike, while the other friend<br />
and I followed a road that winds gradually up a lesser mountain to a little chapel<br />
where we found a family collecting chestnuts, and encountered other hikers and their dogs,<br />
and a car or two<br />
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<br />
we were rewarded with views of the Mediterranean to the east<br />
and the plains and mountains to the west<br />
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day two, we took a train to nearby Perpignan...<br />
which was the capital of the Kingdom of Majorca during the 13th century<br />
and has a significant Catalan influence, as we are very close to the Spanish-Catalan border<br />
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we stopped for a lunch of oysters and catalan salad <br />
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<br />
before returning to the house we are renting<br />
in the mountain's foothills,<br />
surrounded by beautiful vineyards<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-36778179582500566312017-09-22T23:07:00.001-04:002017-09-22T23:17:46.261-04:00the equinox<br />
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Hurricane Irma upended our lives for the last two weeks. But tonight felt different. Maybe we are finally settling back into our normal living patterns, though that is not completely true. As we meet people we know while shopping or going to yoga, the first question is how did you fare in the storm. And most of us respond with gratitude on how lucky we were to have avoided the flooding and devastation that others have suffered. Still there is a weariness in our voices as we talk about evacuating and moving back into our homes, the clean-up, the repairs. <br />
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But tonight was exhilarating! A gorgeous and stormy sky made me pause and notice. While I approached the beach, I could see the dark clouds and the glowing red sun as it neared the horizon. I sat on the sand and waited as the sun disappeared in awe of the vastness of the sky and the rich, intense colors of the sunset. Welcome fall! We are ready for you.<br />
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<br />
we are staying in the city<br />
while in Washington<br />
but this neighborhood <br />
has so many beautiful <br />
old mature trees<br />
that we often feel<br />
we are faraway <br />
in some magical woods<br />
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<br />
especially so <br />
as the light <br />
changes throughout the day<br />
capturing ordinary objects <br />
making me pause and notice<br />
that moment of light<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-18064917272871648642017-08-27T21:39:00.002-04:002017-08-27T21:54:19.244-04:00washington<br />
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<br />
<br />
we are in washington for two weeks...<br />
hanging out with elvis while the young family travels<br />
<br />
<br />
on our first sunday, <br />
a sunrise behind the Jefferson memorial<br />
overlooking the tidal basin<br />
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eclipse day... <br />
some neighbors shared their eclipse-viewing glasses with us, <br />
and the crescent shadows were spectacular<br />
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one evening...<br />
found us walking the mall in the twilight<br />
as the monument lights came on<br />
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<br />
a second sunday sunrise...<br />
we explored the historic meridan hill park,<br />
caught the reflection of the morning sky<br />
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<br />
then rewarded ourselves<br />
for rising early with a patio breakfast<br />
and a bundle of freshness from the DuPont market<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-43339239625630237762017-08-10T18:26:00.000-04:002017-08-11T09:25:09.235-04:00berlin: with my photo friends<br />
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<br />
at the end of july,<br />
E and I flew to berlin...<br />
<br />
for me to join my photo sisters for a week <br />
(<a href="https://dianalouisa.blogspot.com/2016/07/wales-sisterhood.html">as we had done last summer in wales</a>)<br />
<br />
...and for E to explore a city<br />
that he was not allowed to visit<br />
as an army officer stationed in Germany <br />
during the cold war<br />
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<br />
we climbed four flights of stairs to our airbnb flat<br />
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<br />
and after a few mishaps with things<br />
that did not work (but were promptly addressed <br />
by our host's minders)<br />
we slept late the first morning<br />
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<br />
later in the day I joined nine other photo<br />
friends from germany, finland, norway, england,<br />
and the US for a week of photography, fun, challenges,<br />
and amazingness in the heart of this city <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT3OGP2PkiS3ByZk-GX3u4AI-87fWcT9pUyQ_AgrtNFtVesaV-ctJxqlvpTtTvNBXVgJ7CEx_A0CVTYcKyW2CAKlPBmfGqN6i6d2-iiOz13JZPO6xi_9Q4GZRPW4FsC1_VvdFjcGy6ro/s1600/DSC05976.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcT3OGP2PkiS3ByZk-GX3u4AI-87fWcT9pUyQ_AgrtNFtVesaV-ctJxqlvpTtTvNBXVgJ7CEx_A0CVTYcKyW2CAKlPBmfGqN6i6d2-iiOz13JZPO6xi_9Q4GZRPW4FsC1_VvdFjcGy6ro/s640/DSC05976.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoUNyiZ-aZ0-fkveCugJqW5pj8MKgPDFkLgk95mVN24rPfr7D63-QlamL28D5FKkuXmYG3xtTtG09UuUK7mgHr72k62NYHoJG9YxNorJickIG7S8wQq6Uq_c1z8RwBkjIxC_6x_Ym5-g/s1600/DSC05996.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBoUNyiZ-aZ0-fkveCugJqW5pj8MKgPDFkLgk95mVN24rPfr7D63-QlamL28D5FKkuXmYG3xtTtG09UuUK7mgHr72k62NYHoJG9YxNorJickIG7S8wQq6Uq_c1z8RwBkjIxC_6x_Ym5-g/s640/DSC05996.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yGFWxNNk53N8V7yRPhp13yVl5HYzf4sM-c29MJ459RrOKyLGcuYSaUJ_oeWXnWFpRFgWx9wLB2RDiRn5LpxNB6onJI32s48TA66sGdKj9pFton-VsMI50kcToGFOAaPD3O0fJXNKW2o/s1600/DSC06013.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yGFWxNNk53N8V7yRPhp13yVl5HYzf4sM-c29MJ459RrOKyLGcuYSaUJ_oeWXnWFpRFgWx9wLB2RDiRn5LpxNB6onJI32s48TA66sGdKj9pFton-VsMI50kcToGFOAaPD3O0fJXNKW2o/s640/DSC06013.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
<br />
we shared a flat with five bedrooms and two baths...<br />
we gathered in the main room for quiet mornings, meditation, yoga, good eating <br />
(the food would just appear on the long table), planning our city adventures, <br />
and conversations that lasted long into the night...<br />
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<br />
and always the clicking of our cameras, large and small, digital and film, old and new, and our phones, of course!<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-37262927920479213852017-07-16T12:34:00.000-04:002017-07-16T12:38:59.134-04:00half july!<br />
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<br />
<br />
here we are in the middle of july<br />
and the summer heat<br />
with the ac on<br />
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<br />
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<br />
<br />
yet, florida in summer has its pleasures...<br />
a 4th of july gathering,<br />
a front row seat on the beach<br />
for the fireworks<br />
(accompanied by lots of lightning)<br />
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<br />
<br />
a friend's july birthday<br />
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<br />
sunday sunrises<br />
including a full moonset<br />
and egret antics<br />
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<br />
<br />
strolls on the beach <br />
observing how the number of protected<br />
loggerhead sea turtle nests increase each week<br />
(reportedly more than 400 this season<br />
on our area beaches)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWr4jz4RGw-biuDunWT04TkOxHZEpoXGj5bVdguC0XMH4GrFK_TcOdOuGtA6x3snXqCkWnNxL4_owJAp-Y6jyhmZXIUNY784qA1lzQyoMzxsVxkfBls8W9-vWmMsPpXi5qHCmLGGY0cw/s1600/DSC05815.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWr4jz4RGw-biuDunWT04TkOxHZEpoXGj5bVdguC0XMH4GrFK_TcOdOuGtA6x3snXqCkWnNxL4_owJAp-Y6jyhmZXIUNY784qA1lzQyoMzxsVxkfBls8W9-vWmMsPpXi5qHCmLGGY0cw/s640/DSC05815.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
and always, <br />
the spectacular summer storm clouds<br />
and sunsets<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-48247618527610766542017-06-25T21:36:00.002-04:002017-06-25T21:43:37.623-04:00jettylife<br />
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<br />
we live on the side of the inland waterway, known as the south jetty...<br />
sunday morning early, out for my walk, I captured both jetties, south and north,<br />
under a glorious cloudscape<br />
<br />
the air was still cool, and on the water were fishing boats heading out,<br />
and sailboats getting an early start<br />
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<br />
the crows have gathered, as they do each year in june,<br />
their loud calls dominated the sounds of the early morning<br />
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<br />
the frequent rains have nourished the flowers and foliage,<br />
in the early light, they were stunning<br />
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good wishes for the week ahead...<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-57939393012870974862017-06-19T20:04:00.001-04:002017-06-19T20:36:02.365-04:00paris: deux jours des musees<br />
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we planned the last two days of our stay, and the hottest,<br />
for the two-day museum pass...<br />
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Wednesday morning we began at the Picasso museum,<br />
there was a temporary exhibit of Picasso’s work involving his first wife, Olga, and their son, Paul...<br />
the exhibit included photos, videos, and letters of Olga, and reflected on her lifelong melancholy for her family's difficult life in Russia after the revolution<br />
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the permanent collection is organized around Picasso's different styles and subjects, and includes a collection of the paintings of other artists that hung in his studio...often with quotes...this one I especially liked:<br />
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<blockquote>It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCJeZAbyZshBmTVluCrVjWObX4hBZfZYlO567tMWd4bNzdctjVvpxLpSACu6gP4L_W1l2lgXJMNxlDa5TQoKEKhHhdKvql-dbA8sCvNN6sQhfu5XA_5-1coSLODDU0R_ahZ6Y5pTMafE/s1600/31-IMG_0026.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCJeZAbyZshBmTVluCrVjWObX4hBZfZYlO567tMWd4bNzdctjVvpxLpSACu6gP4L_W1l2lgXJMNxlDa5TQoKEKhHhdKvql-dbA8sCvNN6sQhfu5XA_5-1coSLODDU0R_ahZ6Y5pTMafE/s640/31-IMG_0026.JPG" width="640" height="480" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1200" /></a><br />
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after lunch, we made our made our way to the Louvre where we wandered separately...<br />
our son discovered treasures beyond his imagination in this vast space<br />
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I visited familiar friends and discovered new ones, especially among the sculptures of women,<br />
including several depictions of my namesake, the goddess Diana<br />
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Thursday, we visited three more...<br />
Orangerie, Orsay, Rodin<br />
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the two rooms of Monet's lily pad panels at the Orangerie are always stunning,<br />
whether you are returning or there for your very first time<br />
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at the end of that last day,<br />
just as you feel you have made paris your home,<br />
the airline notifies you that it is time to check-in,<br />
your Airbnb host stops by to say bon voyage<br />
and you end the evening with a toast to all that is paris<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-18567213144542002792017-06-18T16:19:00.000-04:002017-06-18T16:33:06.712-04:00paris: lundi et mardi<br />
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Monday was a slower day…a late breakfast at a neighborhood café,<br />
avocado toast with organic eggs, lovely café au lait,<br />
and freshly squeezed orange juice<br />
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afterwards we explored the neighborhood’s markets and shops<br />
for food we wanted for our flat<br />
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later in the day, we walked the <a href="http://dianalouisa.blogspot.com/2014/02/bonsoir.html">marais neighborhood</a> where we<br />
had stayed for a month three years ago...<br />
it was good to go slowly and savor the everyday<br />
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Tuesday we explored Montmartre…<br />
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with its beautiful views of the city...there was<br />
the <a href="http://dianalouisa.blogspot.com/2014/03/montmartre.html">athletic, soccer performer</a> that we saw three years ago, <br />
still doing his incredible acrobatic moves using only a lamp post<br />
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there were artists painting and selling their work in the open square,<br />
too many trinket shops calling our names<br />
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little winding streets to explore, where exquisite art treasures were to be found,<br />
and a walk-in no-reservation dinner at a communal table<br />
in a small restaurant specializing in all things poultry and eggs<br />
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and a sunset walk down the Champs-Elysees<br />
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bonsoir!<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-91151377463855537342017-06-17T12:47:00.000-04:002017-06-17T14:42:19.056-04:00paris: SOS docteur et premières impressions<br />
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<br />
the hikers finished their month on the Camino de Santiago<br />
and flew to Paris, where I met them a day later…<br />
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they were quite pleased to have finished their long “walk”<br />
but unfortunately, E had gotten sick right after they finished<br />
and by the time they reached Paris, he had full-blown bronchitis<br />
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our Airbnb host was incredibly helpful, she called an SOS docteur<br />
who appeared at our flat in less than an hour, examined E, gave him a shot<br />
to speed his recovery and prescribed some medicines, which I obtained<br />
at a pharmacie in our block…the whole process from phone call to buying the medicines<br />
took a mere two hours!<br />
<br />
we have read about how good French social medicine is, now we have first-hand <br />
experience of its personal attention and efficiency…this was all for 90 euros...<br />
while we could have gone to the American hospital in Paris, which is private, we would have paid<br />
250 euros and waited a minimum of six hours to see a doctor<br />
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the next morning was Sunday, so the young hiker rose at five o’clock with me<br />
for my Sunday sunrise photo walk…<br />
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this, for me, was the highlight of our paris week...early morning at bastille <br />
was a meeting of the night and morning...as my son and I made our way to the river seine, <br />
we were greeted with bonsoir by the night revelers on their way home, <br />
and bonjour by those just beginning the day, like us<br />
<br />
the early morning was cool and calm<br />
the deep blue sky slowly lightened, wispy clouds and jet trails turned pink<br />
and before we actually saw the sun, its early morning rays touched<br />
the spires and towers of Notre Dame, turning them golden<br />
delighting us, for me returning to this beloved city <br />
and our young hiker experiencing Paris for the first time<br />
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<br />
with only our desire to capture the sunrise, we wandered,<br />
stopped at a café for an early petit dejeuner,<br />
captured reflections and the early light,<br />
crossed the river to the Left Bank, strolled Luxembourg gardens<br />
before the families who would later arrive with their young children to sail their boats on the garden’s pond,<br />
crossed the Seine again to capture the morning light on the pyramids of the Louvre,<br />
joined the crowds watching and cheering a Sunday morning marathon of thousands,<br />
returned to our “home” Bastille neighborhood for the Sunday market<br />
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<br />
after an afternoon of rest (Paris was very hot that day),<br />
we went out in the cool of the evening for a sunset boat tour<br />
on the Seine, and secured last minute tickets to the second stage<br />
of the Eiffel tower…a perfect ending for our son’s first impression <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBY8BiwNXjV0_BwdqEDuXSic_TlnUka38NKEkjdwSB5USRRnjw5zOjrcm9uoKJd-iIjha9ReX4YIViHIHSV8rzAt6tVrBZlSRMw9EGnndUfFnV65vqY-iAGwO8QADbBtxhQjmRf-75cI/s1600/DSC05029.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBY8BiwNXjV0_BwdqEDuXSic_TlnUka38NKEkjdwSB5USRRnjw5zOjrcm9uoKJd-iIjha9ReX4YIViHIHSV8rzAt6tVrBZlSRMw9EGnndUfFnV65vqY-iAGwO8QADbBtxhQjmRf-75cI/s640/DSC05029.JPG" width="640" height="639" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1597" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cVi08rqZS9MLgTAl1wXcUrl7ywc_mh5u-dg3sI9V2LVMMOm9r08xUaabkFyjOXt6juubjCO5z4NjF3Zle38ng-Wzc_sAps86rAebTcNqezBs7cw2PHtJQXiEMbjhqVMq-lx8ROxLjKA/s1600/DSC05039.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cVi08rqZS9MLgTAl1wXcUrl7ywc_mh5u-dg3sI9V2LVMMOm9r08xUaabkFyjOXt6juubjCO5z4NjF3Zle38ng-Wzc_sAps86rAebTcNqezBs7cw2PHtJQXiEMbjhqVMq-lx8ROxLjKA/s640/DSC05039.JPG" width="640" height="428" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1071" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQv1Dt_ahy8aFPCIX5GFnilmX9wZSqp2LOM-P4fG8JBLfegcQQr3Q3a0WovmF4y0Uy3GfxAHiG-ghy_Ka7DrncPqqrmBxCpt6s2AXdqW0TPwaEJ1d5BIEWFgcW9EsuEyTgX1d74udijMM/s1600/DSC05047.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQv1Dt_ahy8aFPCIX5GFnilmX9wZSqp2LOM-P4fG8JBLfegcQQr3Q3a0WovmF4y0Uy3GfxAHiG-ghy_Ka7DrncPqqrmBxCpt6s2AXdqW0TPwaEJ1d5BIEWFgcW9EsuEyTgX1d74udijMM/s640/DSC05047.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
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<br />
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-90068148229515127282017-05-28T17:02:00.001-04:002017-05-28T17:27:18.991-04:00and so summer begins...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jx-6ee0E6f6goIMRsox9fYiiFS7bgixh8L3bH2wd2WUr8XHopzhTDJVdUjg1et6BAUTIPfqXoZ8yAREFSE24eq9OJmMgx-nsiv48EUQOvZT-QWorP5elLBY5g0PtMNHnQMVRl9IqnZo/s1600/DSC04693.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jx-6ee0E6f6goIMRsox9fYiiFS7bgixh8L3bH2wd2WUr8XHopzhTDJVdUjg1et6BAUTIPfqXoZ8yAREFSE24eq9OJmMgx-nsiv48EUQOvZT-QWorP5elLBY5g0PtMNHnQMVRl9IqnZo/s640/DSC04693.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
<br />
though not yet officially summer...<br />
the storms have begun<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO_W6lDgvSztWCZgTTfn7r-ZYbz3qywWrW1AIOWQOgq_aTb6j2Y680uFVRL55Mk2q-yclOmTBqU96l9qRm3KpdC43NBKZsO2LcEt48o6eEmnXxJNY3SirYtZA32m16H8VE9BPP5a_hD8/s1600/DSC04715.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHO_W6lDgvSztWCZgTTfn7r-ZYbz3qywWrW1AIOWQOgq_aTb6j2Y680uFVRL55Mk2q-yclOmTBqU96l9qRm3KpdC43NBKZsO2LcEt48o6eEmnXxJNY3SirYtZA32m16H8VE9BPP5a_hD8/s640/DSC04715.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
<br />
billowy, unpredictable clouds<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWNXmhWYcK0KcMm2I4V_PX0qjk8jOU7Ks2jrIOGKM0ihxd0waDumC5PaRjLBUkXwkNsUoN5_KWuZ-lTEguzGUE7pdEKL24WzNYxgXMj8MYdukJgghcDr-4Fp3gv18YJD5HoGa9gr15JY/s1600/DSC04560.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWNXmhWYcK0KcMm2I4V_PX0qjk8jOU7Ks2jrIOGKM0ihxd0waDumC5PaRjLBUkXwkNsUoN5_KWuZ-lTEguzGUE7pdEKL24WzNYxgXMj8MYdukJgghcDr-4Fp3gv18YJD5HoGa9gr15JY/s640/DSC04560.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
<br />
high winds roaring all night<br />
bringing much needed rain<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6lGM5Umc-R8VzEE2LoYtLyL6mp6CZLXPWShF7Jn-dwG55hZjnVW3u-COL1jopLnKCk_w98P6oauXn2Qob2UkrHXGtslLXWmwp6lf1EmJtR4872NE4lyZXNCq6I1bv82nb9GkvoadYMI/s1600/DSC04679.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6lGM5Umc-R8VzEE2LoYtLyL6mp6CZLXPWShF7Jn-dwG55hZjnVW3u-COL1jopLnKCk_w98P6oauXn2Qob2UkrHXGtslLXWmwp6lf1EmJtR4872NE4lyZXNCq6I1bv82nb9GkvoadYMI/s640/DSC04679.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
<br />
along with glorious sunsets, <br />
when the sun suddenly appears from behind the cloud cover<br />
as it descends to the horizon<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiJaUge3zDnYnnqq210YIMyUlghlRQ7UoJbQmskSaRwV_JC4lBjTwFLt5DeKfylqYOzgM7IkUjMTQahRtiXwk9uHs7acB0UAxrPJEguHkdSXp0RPcrDRRmpSJMjAqmj8P6Q168uhso5w/s1600/DSC04717.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtiJaUge3zDnYnnqq210YIMyUlghlRQ7UoJbQmskSaRwV_JC4lBjTwFLt5DeKfylqYOzgM7IkUjMTQahRtiXwk9uHs7acB0UAxrPJEguHkdSXp0RPcrDRRmpSJMjAqmj8P6Q168uhso5w/s640/DSC04717.JPG" width="640" height="426" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1064" /></a><br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-30197627893983576872017-05-22T21:47:00.005-04:002017-05-22T21:53:12.855-04:00sunday egret play<br />
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<br />
<br />
the tiny little "bait" fish<br />
were crazy jumping at sunrise...<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcxgLGvPsRjH50c2zkmTr3Uy8nbycWnfYxc2g_k9bZe60iHOscuMh5NrPNdB5KgqDMu4wPn3WnXHVm2pbfBTibtd1biABmMftaHm8mgYQsC-zQhyjG59Zk1nEF0CMi9q0Brn0o0i47kw/ 600/DSC04605.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMcxgLGvPsRjH50c2zkmTr3Uy8nbycWnfYxc2g_k9bZe60iHOscuMh5NrPNdB5KgqDMu4wPn3WnXHVm2pbfBTibtd1biABmMftaHm8mgYQsC-zQhyjG59Zk1nEF0CMi9q0Brn0o0i47kw/s640/DSC04605.JPG" width="640" height="426" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwc3MFLvdkz0iJSoRWuKw6OV-n3NM27zUdlaMKhyJZCiQnhYBFmcUtb_-z2rTc5EZYp06FUpHPDHNaSUGGi2TNipbDkWAW2DwCC7AIwu2mu_p822oUSJtB2vVBQS_WNtWFmsFgzlYXSU/s1600/DSC04606.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwc3MFLvdkz0iJSoRWuKw6OV-n3NM27zUdlaMKhyJZCiQnhYBFmcUtb_-z2rTc5EZYp06FUpHPDHNaSUGGi2TNipbDkWAW2DwCC7AIwu2mu_p822oUSJtB2vVBQS_WNtWFmsFgzlYXSU/s640/DSC04606.JPG" width="640" height="426" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
I watched, mesmerized,<br />
at the antics of the snowy egrets<br />
<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4rlzFLCXMCdp7H6vHUKVNg7MeVGXg7Ap7Eb-7q9tlwB5NcMTt2Jn6_O936qcUdm0q1SeYhkrGt16TDEZ3Nugg0tNifvX7jgn5QQY1-BO5rAkRS9_dRwu6qqyjU6AOwrQsZTMaKsRYjo/s1600/DSC04615.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4rlzFLCXMCdp7H6vHUKVNg7MeVGXg7Ap7Eb-7q9tlwB5NcMTt2Jn6_O936qcUdm0q1SeYhkrGt16TDEZ3Nugg0tNifvX7jgn5QQY1-BO5rAkRS9_dRwu6qqyjU6AOwrQsZTMaKsRYjo/s640/DSC04615.JPG" width="640" height="426" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaWQTLPocJzyPTWMCnWSKLUkIMjtmH1sxV3UGQWLWjL4GNVYtktkA5pEYg-WGkYprT5xkhknfbDTAsjRfmIYmYdDteK1c2gJ7CLMMMYVHtt9jmv4SZR5eWmN95vHUvbX9P5UYD0KjERs/s1600/DSC04616.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaWQTLPocJzyPTWMCnWSKLUkIMjtmH1sxV3UGQWLWjL4GNVYtktkA5pEYg-WGkYprT5xkhknfbDTAsjRfmIYmYdDteK1c2gJ7CLMMMYVHtt9jmv4SZR5eWmN95vHUvbX9P5UYD0KjERs/s640/DSC04616.JPG" width="640" height="426" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
while, to me, it seemed like play <br />
it really was serious fishing for them<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7amB_01GVj8Pbd8sS8dkwrjKJOmfsJBaI7sur74HNzAkWHJxoozXBJpui9krCbo__2apSZ1yrohDmSnI_saLQ2SUrmAh3mce55-peBa0rRTJYsn7xKRBcZhPqcN61Xc4PD7pWGoxlgpQ/s1600/DSC04604.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7amB_01GVj8Pbd8sS8dkwrjKJOmfsJBaI7sur74HNzAkWHJxoozXBJpui9krCbo__2apSZ1yrohDmSnI_saLQ2SUrmAh3mce55-peBa0rRTJYsn7xKRBcZhPqcN61Xc4PD7pWGoxlgpQ/s640/DSC04604.JPG" width="640" height="426" /></a><br />
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<br />
Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-87968473897583938692017-05-15T22:01:00.000-04:002017-05-15T22:11:09.619-04:00moms<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetOvg-YdYT2vL-ZuoF8awalMt71KehlN8_sNDSh8jtikrWGdQYHnUOL_kAw4FUJHvXrkFiGxhbhTTLVLk_4zLiNRtWPNGjuUQHJFnXjwPb-KvP_18A6nfhUGs3EbhpyNZ-M3AhhNq-hk/s1600/DSC04498.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetOvg-YdYT2vL-ZuoF8awalMt71KehlN8_sNDSh8jtikrWGdQYHnUOL_kAw4FUJHvXrkFiGxhbhTTLVLk_4zLiNRtWPNGjuUQHJFnXjwPb-KvP_18A6nfhUGs3EbhpyNZ-M3AhhNq-hk/s1600/DSC04498.JPG" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
so we four <br />
gathered and celebrated <br />
our lives...<br />
as moms<br />
now grandmas too (for most)<br />
and our professions...<br />
as farmers<br />
accountants<br />
teachers<br />
social workers<br />
lawyers<br />
inspectors...<br />
and mused about <br />
foregone passions<br />
that might have been...<br />
and laughed<br />
and told stories of our crazy youth<br />
and shared food we prepared<br />
washed down with g&ts <br />
made with hand-crafted Welsh gin<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSvsBdbXAxECpG5o7adUTsFlZQB9Rsua8Ht51jXcr1fP-zVDhDXvRGFR7MT4DetY_eC8fhT-Qz-rUIr9IqOCXBxKtz8f_We9OBdoeJNT0gZZDQ_41bVHZg4vS68mAqddVKygve49tLfg/s1600/DSC04554.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSvsBdbXAxECpG5o7adUTsFlZQB9Rsua8Ht51jXcr1fP-zVDhDXvRGFR7MT4DetY_eC8fhT-Qz-rUIr9IqOCXBxKtz8f_We9OBdoeJNT0gZZDQ_41bVHZg4vS68mAqddVKygve49tLfg/s640/DSC04554.JPG" width="640" height="422" /></a><br />
<br />
it was grand<br />
and yes there was a sunset<br />
to watch too<br />
<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-89461825397190002692017-05-07T12:42:00.002-04:002017-05-07T13:19:10.661-04:00the hike and a sunrise<br />
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<br />
a week ago, I drove the two Es,<br />
father and son to tampa<br />
to begin their spanish adventure<br />
<br />
they flew to Paris,<br />
then rode the TGV, the french high-speed train,<br />
almost to the spanish border<br />
where the Camino de Santiago begins <br />
in the foothills of the Pyrnees<br />
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E, the younger, sent me beautiful, pastoral<br />
scenes of the village, St Jean Pied de Port,<br />
where the Camino begins <br />
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yesterday their first text message <br />
made it across the ocean, to let me know<br />
they are safe and well<br />
<br />
and this morning, in a garbled<br />
but very delightful phone call<br />
I learned that they are just past Pamplona<br />
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later, photos appeared in the photostream <br />
of their first five days of hiking<br />
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meanwhile, karma and I pass our days quietly at the jetty...<br />
karma expecting E to walk through the door momentarily <br />
and I, of course, checking for photos or messages<br />
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and early this morning, I kept my commitment<br />
to capture the glow of early morning <br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-6263806973150810692017-04-23T23:16:00.002-04:002017-04-23T23:16:50.769-04:00around the villa <br />
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<br />
our little villa life at the jetty<br />
finds us content and living at a slower pace<br />
<br />
morning walks with karma are earlier and longer<br />
before the day warms <br />
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slowly adding more pots of growing things, <br />
especially enjoying the fresh herbs all year long,<br />
throwing them into any dish I might be making<br />
and keeping some cuttings in vases here and there<br />
<br />
enjoyed a lively discussion of <i>Lila</i> by Marilynne Robinson<br />
at book club this week...the different points of view<br />
make me want to reread to see if I experience it differently<br />
the second time<br />
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yes, work is keeping me busy as it does from time-to-time<br />
but I do still enjoy it, especially the collaboration <br />
with other editors<br />
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and I continue to rise early on sundays<br />
to photograph the sunrise, along with five other photography friends<br />
in wales, canada, and elsewhere in the US...which makes my sunday morning<br />
something special and unexpected<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-81173572840240391672017-04-09T20:57:00.000-04:002017-04-09T21:10:55.963-04:00this week at the jetty<br />
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there were beautiful sunsets, of course...<br />
<br />
a special time for two brothers, <br />
retelling family stories<br />
laughter and tears, and puns of course<br />
sometimes they would finish each other's jokes<br />
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evenings we gathered for simple meals,<br />
a gelato night, and<br />
lunch at the art center's cafe<br />
where we did not have to wait for crowds<br />
<br />
lots of walks<br />
lots and lots of extra pets for Karma<br />
who made two new friends...<br />
simply, the best of family times<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-75322626038733746412017-04-06T23:02:00.001-04:002017-04-09T21:55:57.907-04:00memories<br />
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<br />
Today...<br />
swirling memories of this day when,<br />
thirty-six years ago, I became a mom. <br />
<br />
Early in the day I sent her a birthday message, <br />
in the evening we chatted about her day, <br />
and later there was a little video of her sweet, sweet boy doing a birthday dance for her...<br />
<br />
And so, as the late hour approaches when she entered this world, <br />
I relive the joy of that moment when I first held her in my arms. <br />
<br />
This woman,<br />
who is now a momma!<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-45329221378361888122017-03-31T23:34:00.001-04:002017-03-31T23:42:54.896-04:00what happened to march? <br />
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<br />
march just happened without being noted here<br />
<br />
early each sunday my camera and I greeted the sunrise<br />
a yearlong project with photofriends in wales, canada, minnesota, and rhode island<br />
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a brother came for a visit<br />
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and a sister <br />
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cafe breakfast after a sunday sunrise <br />
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a saturday visit to my friend's garden<br />
inspiring a pan of eggplant provencal (a simple roasted version)<br />
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and the evening magic of the sun setting over the sea<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-6103969697162516412017-02-26T20:34:00.001-05:002017-02-26T20:46:47.785-05:00beach<br />
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a saturday evening beach walk...<br />
now that the sun is setting after six<br />
it is easier to get in a walk before sunset<br />
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an early sunday before sunrise<br />
(as I have committed to doing for 52 weeks!)<br />
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once on the beach,<br />
the rewards are worth this weekly ritual<br />
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today, a little sand penisula<br />
where I could be surrounded<br />
by water on three sides<br />
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from where, turning around, I saw <br />
my first glimpse of the sunrise<br />
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a grape leaf caught by the wind<br />
rolling along the sand on its thin edge like a wheel<br />
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hundreds of gulls taking flight,<br />
and one that stood soaking in that first ray of sun<br />
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my cold, cold feet, why did I think it would be warm<br />
enough to walk on the sand?<br />
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a big LOVE sign carved into the sand for those flying overhead,<br />
maybe the gulls could read it, do you think?<br />
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<br />
returning to the villa<br />
I snuggled into our sunny corner<br />
in new chairs we bought for our patio<br />
but moved inside where we like them better<br />
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Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13744134942239760970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807284111086828847.post-21563503232926504902017-02-19T16:29:00.001-05:002017-02-19T16:29:24.132-05:00along the waterway<br />
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<br />
watched the sunrise along the inland waterway<br />
showing only a touch of pink<br />
through the cloud cover and fog<br />
<br />
the red tide continues to come and go,<br />
this week with high winds, it blew in again<br />
so I decided to explore the waterway <br />
instead of a morning beach walk<br />
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<br />
the walkway begins with a little history about venice,<br />
it was a planned resort town,<br />
first the train, then an airport<br />
a military base during WWII<br />
and the circus wintering here until 1991<br />
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<br />
a pair of mockingbirds were singing to each other,<br />
the pelicans flew up and down the waterway<br />
flying close to the surface and their shadows <br />
<br />
making my morning complete<br />
was a facetime call from my favorite little person<br />
"hi, nana!"<br />
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a perfect start to my day<br />
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<br />
an early sunday morning walk<br />
hoping to see the sunrise<br />
<br />
instead, it was foggy<br />
everything was muted,<br />
quiet and calm<br />
<br />
a good meditative<br />
beginning to the<br />
coming week<br />
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