This bell tower is at the Tlaquepaque Center in Sedona near the bridge that crosses Oak Creek. The shopping center is fashioned after a Mexican village and is a very beautiful place to visit, shop and dine. Here is a link to its interesting history. This photo was taken with my Canon 4OD DSLR, upladed to my iPad and processed … Read More
Shadows and Lines
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) The late afternoon light was shining through the wooden blinds of one window casting shadows onto the wooden shutters and wall on the other side of the room. To me, the lines were mesmerizing and I just kept standing there looking at them. Ah, better go get my camera… (Scroll down, or, click … Read More
Rustic Beauty in the Valley
Here is an exterior photograph of of a house designed and built by Roman Kristl of R. Kristl Konstruction, Inc., located in Carmel Valley. As I described in yesterday’s post of Felix, the cute cat who watches over things here, the setting is beautiful. There are many old Oak trees on the property with spacious areas outside for gardens and … Read More
The Old Sugar Mill of Koloa, Hawaii
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) The Old Sugar Mill of Koloa was part of the first commercially successful sugar plantation in Hawaii, which was founded in Koloa in 1835 by Ladd & Company. The Koloas sugar plantation and Mill were in production until 1996 when the last sugar crop was harvested. (Click on the comment bubble to leave … Read More
The Door is Open
(Click on the photo to enlarge it.) This is the side door to the 1930’s Aloha Theatre in Hanapepe, Kauai. The wood on the old door has been broken and you can see into the room, suggesting this occurred as someone outside tried to unlock the door through the hole. I suspect this door and this theatre hold many interesting … Read More