Siesta Key, Canon Digital Rebel Photo Friday's theme this week is "Hot."
More of the Peach
Marcia, orange wall Canon Digital Rebel Couldn't resist sharing more of the sassy miss Marcia. We met when we were 19 years old and living in Italy together on an Education Abroad program. Marcia inspired me to be a bit more visible, a...
Results are in!
My dear friend, The beautiful Marcia Gagliardi, Canon Digital Rebel A huge thank you to everyone who voted for me in the Photobloggies! It was such an awesome honor to be listed among all those talented people and to win "Best Kept Secret...
beneath the surface
Refresh, North Beach Canon Digital Rebel After a photoshoot I did last weekend, I wandered into North Beach and saw construction going on and this sign emerging from the wall. Apparently it had been there for a hundred years or so, an old...
favorite bits
buddha, Canon Digital Rebel Since so many new folks are coming to the site this week, I thought I'd post a list of some of my favorite entries over the last year or so. Hope you enjoy them! Lost and Found Grief Deserving Faithless Hawaii...
not just your average water anymore
pregnant belly, orange daisy, Canon Digital Rebel There is a scientist named Dr. Masuro Emoto who has shown {through high speed photographs of water crystals} that an ordinary glass of water will literally change form according to the...
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