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Lake Ladoga

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Rosemary

Near St. Petersburg, Russia 2009 Russia has several huge fresh water lakes north of St.Petersburg. This one, Lake Ladoga, and another, Lake Onega. As our ship made its way to Moscow from St. Petersburg, I felt as if I were on … Continue reading →

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Bokhara, City of Khans

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Rosemary
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Bokhara Uzbekistan 2013 Geometry. It’s “key” as Cartier-Bresson might have said. Here we have those difficult to photograph towers (cylinders), plus square shapes, arches and triangles. A surfeit of geometry. Did I think all that when I shot this photo? … Continue reading →

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Oualata, Ancient Oasis in the Sahara

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Rosemary
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Oualata, Mauritania 2005 Oualata was known in the 14th century as one of the ‘seven sacred cities of Islam’. Its reputation as a holy city with well stocked libraries attracted scholars and future imams. As an oasis deep in the Sahara, it was a … Continue reading →

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Thousand Hills

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Rosemary
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Yunnan Province, China 2005 It rained, causing the mysterious, beautiful karst hills to fade into a dull blue gray. The rice paddies were a brownish yellow. I remember our leader, Keren, remarking about the unusual circular rice paddy. My eye kept … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Rosemary
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I loved this girl’s face and her 40’s looking dress. I turned the red flowers into hearts.  I was looking forward to Valentine’s Day so I could post this, but forgot!!! Here it is anyway. I’ve read that fashion bloggers … Continue reading →

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Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Rosemary
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Ireland 1996 My husband was realizing a dream by playing golf at Ballybunion and I walked along a narrow path a foot or two from the edge of the Cliffs of Moher. A strong, cold wind blew off the ocean. The … Continue reading →

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An Evening Stroll by the Sea

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Rosemary
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Essaouira, Morocco 1995 White is the color of the haik worn by women of Essaouira. In Taroudant, a hundred or so miles to the south, the color is a medium blue and in the desert, it is black. The haik is worn … Continue reading →

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Somba Tribe

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Rosemary
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Africa:  A Somba Village in Ghana 2001 A young man holds his mother’s head so that I can photograph her lip plug. The tradition of lip plugs is  said to have originated in the days when slavers hunted this tribe.  Lip plugs were … Continue reading →

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Katie’s Last Horse

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Rosemary
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Southern California 2013 I was happy to go to Katie’s barn to photograph Marshall. He’s a Hanoverian/Saddlebred cross with the huge stride and sweet temperament of a warmblood. I turned the photo into a digital painting. I had to delete the background. (It … Continue reading →

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Silk Road Milestone

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Rosemary

Kyrgyzstan 2012 The Burana tower isn’t as tall as it was back in the day, but it was tall enough for Torie and me to refuse to climb to the top. I’m not keen on narrow winding stairs going up … Continue reading →

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