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Watching

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Couple views Santa Monica Beach from the pier.

The beginning of March brought a trip to southern California and a return to Santa Monica Pier. Arguably cooler than my summer trip, hardy souls still populated the beach while others were content to simply enjoy the scenery and storm-like clouds from afar.

For more photos from my travels, visit VisualVenturing.com.

Beautiful Eyes…

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Beautiful Eyes of a Tulip

Beautiful Eyes of a Tulip

SS 1/50  f 9  ISO 1000 Nikon D810

I used natural light to capture this decaying tulip.  I chose the settings to capture detail of the tulip petals and leaves.

As many of you know I do a lot of work with flowers and the history and language of flowers.  Tulips have various meanings, which I have included in the poem below, written to accompany the above image.  I hope you enjoy both the image and the poem.  You can find many more of my floral images and poetry on my personal blog: Robyn Graham Photography.

Beautiful Eyes

Beautiful eyes,

Of my faultless lover,

I look into your depths

And feel my soul,

A soul famed of imperfection,

Guarding a declaration

Of unparalleled desire.

Oh beautiful eyes,

Be mine.

Humble my longing

With a smile

And return my desire,

Share with me the fondness

Of a love unequaled.

poem and image are under copyright  by Robyn Graham

Far Far Away …

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I spent my New Year by the sea and walked during a long time on the beach.
It was so pleasant !

Oh chère mer,
Vois-tu le trou béant ?
Oui, là où se trouvait mon cœur.

Il n’y reste qu’un goût amer,
Laissé par mon tendre Océan,
Qui s’en est allé, me voila en pleure.

Oh dear sea
You see the gaping hole?
Yes, where my heart was.

There remains a bitter taste
Leave by my tender Ocean
Who is gone, here me crying.

A Glass Of Wine

Emilio
Canon T2i 1/30 sec at f/14, ISO 100 24mm (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6)

Canon T2i
1/30 sec at f/14, ISO 100
24mm (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6)

“Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that’s really a misperception. Because actually it’s just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers.” ~ Susan Cain

Susan Cain is the author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. How does this pertain to the image above? Simple. A close friend and I took a recent trip to Napa County. California wine country. This is the exterior to one of the tasting rooms we stopped at. Actually, we started out from Las Vegas with our wives who decided to stay in San Francisco rather than join us for the day. I admit I did have a different quote I was going to use but when I saw this one I said to myself, “that’s me”! It’s also Chris and Cee at their respective blogs 61 Musings and Cee’s Photography. It’s also, probably, a lot of other people who might even be reading this right about now.

Pyramide du Louvre

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Louvre Pyramid viewed through an alcoved archway.

Not all the treasures in the Louvre Museum in Paris are sculptures or paintings or jewels. This scene — an alcoved archway framing the famous Louvre Pyramid  (and one of the three smaller pyramids in the main courtyard) against the backdrop of the palace’s Richelieu Wing — took my breath away. C’est magnifique!

For more photos from my travels, visit VisualVenturing.com.