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  • architecture,  Black and White,  lifestyles,  window

    The Quiet Place

    January 30, 2017
    The Quiet Place

    I like to start my day with a few minutes of quiet contemplation and this is usually where I practice. I have a sort of bay window in my bedroom, about 18 inches of space to collect dust. I have a battery powered candle sitting which I use sometimes to change the mood. I’ve had the wicker rocker now for several years and have it broken in to fit my tush. It is beginning to be brittle so every so often I find pieces on the floor. This window faces the south-southeast so early morning sun will be my companion during the summer. I use the fleece blanket, draped over the end of my bed, to wrap around my legs on those colder winter mornings. It is my quiet place.

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  • fountain pens,  journal,  writing/reading

    TWISBI Eco

    January 28, 2017
    The TWSBI Eco
    The TWSBI Eco

    This is my TWSBI Eco fountain pen. This pen is not as attractive to me as my conventional pens because it is a demonstrator pen. A demonstrator pen is made of clear resin so you can see the inside of the pen, its piston mechanism and ink flow. I have this pen loaded with Pelikan Edelstein Topaz ink which is a very pretty blue. The more I use this pen the more I like it. It is a smooth writer and allows good ink flow. I ordered the medium nib which seemed too wide for me until I found this ink that works well with the wetter nib.  

    A side note. Had to replace my water heater on Thursday. I have been wanting to replace it for the past year as it’s somewhere between 16 and 18 years old. The last thing I need is to have it break down and deal with flooding. On Monday it began making unfamiliar noises so I called to have it replaced. There is a sigh of relief but also a cringe because my wallet it $1150 lighter which means a delay on the next camera lens. 🙁

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  • Black and White,  lifestyles,  People/Portraits,  Portraits

    Business Attire

    January 26, 2017
    Dapper looking Dan
    Looking Dapper
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  • architecture,  Black and White,  Documentary/Street,  doors,  street photography,  window

    Shopping Cart

    January 25, 2017
    Shopping Cart

    I could not find a parking permit on the cart but it was parked as if it had one.

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  • coffee shops,  Documentary/Street,  lifestyles,  quotes

    Mocha Latte

    January 23, 2017
    Mocha Latte

    “It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity.”

    Dave Berry
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  • architecture,  Art/Design,  quotes,  shadows

    Shadows at the Mailbox

    January 20, 2017
    Shadows at the mailbox

    Photography is not about cameras, gadgets and gizmos.
    Photography is about photographers.
    A camera didn’t make a great picture
    any more than a typewriter wrote a great novel.

    Peter Adams
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  • Art,  Art/Design,  Candid Portraits,  coffee shops,  Creativity,  lifestyles,  quotes

    Amber’s Art

    January 18, 2017
    Amber's Art at the Coffehouse
    Amber’s Postcard Art

    Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

    Henry Ward Beecher
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  • architecture,  Cityscapes/Urban,  Documentary/Street

    More Shadows

    January 16, 2017
    More Shadows
    More Shadows
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  • Candid Portraits,  Documentary/Street,  People/Portraits,  quotes

    Conversation

    January 14, 2017
    Couple on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont
    Conversation  on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont

    “The greatest compliment that was ever paid me
    was when someone asked me what I thought,
    and attended to my answer.”

    Henry David Thoreau
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  • Anne Lamott,  architecture,  Church,  quotes

    Being Changed

    January 11, 2017
    Arches
    Arches

    “Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can’t imagine.”

    Anne Lamott
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