For a nice Sunday post, I decided to combine challenges. The weekly photo challenge is GLOW this week. So here is my entry for GLOW:
Second, Deb’s word this week is SHADOW. This colorful (glowing) circle art installation cast a shadow that connected to other items in the area. We see a tall sign and also the shadow from the crepe myrtle blooms. I liked the mix of geometric shapes and organic… and aren’t flowers and art a nice way to break up all the concrete.
And speaking of crepe myrtles, this next photo is an up view of some blooms, linked to Becca’s Sunday Trees:
Lastly, below that last tree – we did feast – as the lights came on (glowing) and dusk set in…
This hazy panoramic shows you we had the entire patio alone – to chat and eat (downtown #RVA 2017).
Happy Sunday,
Be back soon with a short fiction piece and another yoga teacher interview.
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The last photograph of the leaves and branches is very unusual, Yvette. Lovely!
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well thanks for checking out the pics R…. and that is a very very old patio – I believe with some bricks going back to late 1800s – and the tree is old – but only a couple decades….
it used to be one of our favorite places to eat – 🙂
peace
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What a unique patio!
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Nice
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Great combination of themes, Yvette. And the mix of solid lines and “frilly” leaves works well for you shadows..
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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Thanks and u also 👍☺️
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Lovely photos, and a good idea to combine the prompts.
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Thanks GM – and I only combine if it does not feel forced – but I do try to do it with respect – if that makes sense. 😊
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Love the perspective of the second shot. Looking outside, looking up and seeing quite a lovely view though it looked overcast. What a treat to have a patio to yourselves. I really like that when that happens – that I have the whole restaurant to myself, even for a few minutes before other diners come in. There’s just something more cosy about having smaller meals together. Smaller group, more attention to each other 🙂
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Hi M – thx for the comment and yes – I love having the patio all to ourselves – and it happens often for us – and one this night it was nice but nothing too out of the ordinary – oh there was a bird who kept coming and going – he must have been foraging people food ☺️
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Hehe. That bird did sound like it wanted food. Or maybe it was lonely. Or maybe both. Eating outdoors under the sky isn’t something I’ve done so much. Well, it’s been winter and cold here but we’re slated to heat up hopefully soon 🙂
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And we are slated to get cold soon….
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Yep… happy Sunday! 😉
I enjoy that shadow pic! Fun!! 😀
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Thanks and good day to you too 😄😄
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Geometric and organic – that is a cool concept. I can see that from your picture there. I think it is also fun to keep eyes on good shadows. I also like to look for ones too.
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I bet u see some great ones as you roam about ☺️
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That patio looks like a pretty cool place to eat. Having it to yourselves must have been special.
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We have had it alone a few times – the eatery is huge and on certain weeknights tables are wide open –
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Great shots! I love the variations of color and texture in the panoramic.
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Thanks and I almost left it out and so I am glad to have included it –
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LOVE the shadow combo, Yvette! Such a great reflection in your text about the stark lines added to the soft lines of foliage. I think shadows and optics are so interesting. Sometimes I get up in the morning and notice an unusual shadow on our walls from the light coming in through windows or across bannisters, and it’s very calming and intriguing at the same time. Thanks!
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Oh that light greeting you sounds just like fodder for an artist / author – …..🌸
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“light greeting you” – poetic!
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Great selections for the different challenges, Y! I absolutely love your tree photo. It looks like a lacy pattern! Happy weekend!
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Thanks so much L and it is nice to have you back in blogosphere – even tho we both know those breaks are important too (and we don’t always get to pick when they come – ha)
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Your photos are great, love the first one with th dark background!
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Thanks for your visit And that was a shade loving plant from spring
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You play with light and shadow so effectively, Yvette!
Hope you are having a great start to the week!
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Thanks for your feedback PP- and the week is starting so nice – hazy weather but after a weekend of sunshine I’m not complaining and hope your week is off to a good start – ☺️❤️
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Variation in weather is fun, although not always convenient.
We had a hot hot hot weekend, but I am now listening to the thunder rumbling in the distance so I think we are in for a little rain and hopefully slightly cooler temperatures.
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☀️💦🌈
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Loved the shadow photo and the tree – a designer tree 🙂
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Ha! A designer tree indeed
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Great take on the prompts 🙂 “…aren’t flowers and art a nice way to break up all the concrete” – I agree, and your thought is powerful.
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thanks Write Might…
and yeah – the way art and greenery softens and enriches was really felt here as we walked. I did not care for the circle art – but the pop of color made a lively statement and just adding something – as did the trees and grass…. sounds kinda obvious – eh? but this is why we need landscapers and artists – well one of the many reasons – ha
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Mooie invulling van de foto uitdaging
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Hi naturefreak – I had to translate the Dutch (wish I knew it…)
Beautiful interpretation of the photo challenge
and my reply:
gracias !!!
I mean, bedankt
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