skinny houses

Whenever I visit other cities (as a former Navy child) I always tend to notice characteristics about houses that distinguish one city from another. DC has many colorful, "skinny" houses that I took in with pleasure!

chair lines

I like to be surprised when art appears in everyday places....like my kitchen!

winter misfit

As much as I love winter, I love fall for the crisp days, crunchy leaves and a clean smell that tells me that snow is just around the corner.

sunrise Well's Beach

STARS AND STRIPED SKY



GOOD MORNING COTTAGES



SUNRISE OFF KENEBUNKPORT


Because we are fortunate to spend some time in Maine each summer, I go to the beach, camera in hand, at all times of the day and night. The sunrises from the east are amazing and often put on a display of fire and reds that cannot be matched.

winter wonders

WINTER MIRROR



ON THE ROCKS



DRY GRASSES



BREAKING CLOUDS


I've found these in my "archive" and have to say that winter remains my favorite season for these and many more reasons!

volumnious clouds

I love the heavy nimbus clouds that seem to hang over the tops of the mountains in NH. They look good enough to touch!

Diana's Bath

Located near N.Conway NH, this divine natural granite bath and waterfall located in the woods is one of our favorite destinations when we go to NH. I love the lush greens, the speckled rocks and the rushing, COLD water!

sea rose

Only a few other scents remind me of my childhood beach days on Cape Cod as much as sea roses.

Hazy Nubble Light

We were lucky to spend a day in York Maine recently, and the most photographed lighthouse in Maine looked spectacular even on a more hazy day.

looking up

I never stop being amazed at clouds, sunlight and the colors the two can make.

summer ferns

From a recent trip to North Conway, NH, I am always happy in the forest, among the trees and low growing greenery.

winter hill

It's sometimes surprising that one can find color on a bleak, grey winter day. I was happy there was still enough foliage on the oak trees to provide just a touch of red.

lone winter gate

Taken during the winter on a cold morning...great sunrise.

first communion

My daughter's first communion

moon over wells

The water was calm, the sunset was perfect, and the moon was up. A typical Wells Beach evening.

reflecting red

Our trip to the NH mountains in fall is always a surprise waiting to happen.

Nubble light

It truly was a "postcard perfect" day!

october ivy

As bad as it can be on a brick building, it is so good on a camera's lense.

silhouette

I was so pleased with how the barn created a silhouette against the bright beautiful blue sky.

puffs

I know it's a cliche, but they really did look like cotton puffs.

cell walls

The macroscopic world is one of my favorite- and the cellulose that separates these plant cells are perfectly aligned.

tree wrinkles

..even their wrinkles tell their history.

Bright cloud beach

The weather in Wells never disappoints, and this day there was a larger thunderstorm lurking just to the west...

Wells rocks

If only I could carry these home to go with all of the other smaller, round, soft rocks I find each summer on the beach.

aspen leaves

My trip to the NH mountains each fall is never disappointing.

circle of sun

Casey, the dog at the farm, always catching the best circle of sun....

daffodil shadows

I was flattered that a professional painter chose this photo to use as a subject of one of her paintings visit: http://marilynfuerstenberg.blogspot.com/2008/01/daffodils-in-vase.html

poppy perfection

...probably the most photographed and painted flower.....

hold your breath

As a kid, I would rush to a full dandelion, hold my breath and BLOW....

horizontal green

snow curves

I could enlessly paint and photograph the purple-blue shadows that are found on snow....

icy river

After a nice snow storm, I love to venture out early in the morning to see what surprises my camera and I can find.

Boston tulips

The gardens in Boston are spectacular in the spring, and I'll bet atleast 100 different varieties of tulips are planted each spring.

black alley

The back alleys of Boston are perfect for black and white photography; the shadows and litter, all giving good value changes and making for an interesting eye-walk.

puddle architecture

I find that I tend to notice more details in a puddle sometimes, than in the buildings above them. This happened again during a recent trip into Boston on a spring day following a typical New England shower.