double take

Written Inc. has done it again. The thematic photo this week is different. It's about looking at things from a different point of view, or perhaps slightly off the beaten path. About seeing beyond the obvious and finding something, well, different.

While he took the vantage of taking a second look at an obvious photo spot, I decided to take a second look at something average.

An average street in my city:



Holding an unexpected burst of sunshine:


Try it ;)

reflective

Thematic Photo, Reflective...

simple

see Written Inc for more simplicity

surprise

This week's thematic photo from Carmi at Written Inc is "surprise"... I have two...



I was sure the gecko was part of the painting and was just thinking to myself, "How whimsical that they painted little lizards into the fresco" when it moved.

baby sis was born while you were sleeping... surprise!

And the classic photo for the family album, my son holding his baby sis just hours after she was born.

aged

Carmi's Thematic Photo for this week is aged. You can imagine the vast majority of what I photograph in Italy falls into this category. Age is everywhere. Castles, churches, ruins, artifacts... Evidence of society, so similar to what we are living now, from a thousand years ago. Forget 2100... imagine that things might not be very different in 3009. 4009. Would the Roman's have believed it? Believed that the same basic systems would still be in place TWO THOUSAND years into their future?

Back to the Thematic Photos....

walls of Belfort Castle, Trentino-Alto Adige









Amalfi


relatively infantile, but still aged










bath in Pompeii (the nooks between the small statues were used as lockers)








and my favorite angel, Castel Sant'Angelo, Roma

edited to add: Thank you so much Carmi for choosing my caption "Nitty-Gritty" for last week's caption this and welcome to everyone passing by from Written Inc. I decided to leave my Thematic Photo post up for a few more days because of this honor. I hope you stay a few moments and check out the blog... see especially the resiliance and culture shock posts... I think they are my better ones.
-Christine

shadows

I move in shadows
smiling
whispering
"breathe"
"let it go"
"love just a little more"
"and a little more"
"and more"

I know your heart
not perfect
not pure
not even always honest
but growing
learning
and open
To whispers from shadows...

This is my entry to this weeks Thematic Photo.