Trip Memories, Part 1

We recently returned from our wonderful 15 days San Diego - Panama Canal - San Juan cruise vacation (please no comments on the wastefulness of cruising - we enjoy it and are not making a political statement) and I wanted to share some of our favorite photographs.

Let's start with San Diego:


You all know that I love to take shots of architecture and I found this building really interesting - the outdoor space is incorporated in an way you don't see here in the Northeast.




This was a morning visitor each of the two days in San Diego. The gulls would sit on our deck and smile for the camera. I thought it was just neat that they were so mellow. We did not leave out any food, so it seemed like a social call...lol.

This is the San Diego Bay, you can see towards the downtown area which was very nice. We walked around a lot on Saturday and while I had hoped to get out to Coronado, we just did not have the time.

I just love this photograph! This was about 6:30 am off of our room balcony. The water was so still, the shadows and light so beautiful and the reflection of the sailboats waiting for the day to begin. This will definitely be made larger for a decorating project!

The Wyatt Earp Hotel is one (or the one) oldest buildings in San Diego. It's been restored and is in beautiful shape. The colors were amazing bright at this time of day. We stopped at a bar across the street and just hung out for a few hours. It was so sunny and pleasant and I understood why people rave about the area.

Next up, the Mexican Rivera....

Greetings from Mexico!

One of the great joys of taking a vacation is the opportunity to see other cultures and to find out how other people live their lives.

As you can see from my blog, I love to take photographs of many things, but I especially enjoy taking photos of architecture, in all different forms. Balconies, windows, the shapes of trim, photos both close up and far away.

These things inspire me. They also afford me the opportunity to work on my eye - for lovely vignettes, for details, etc. I also like to use the photographs for art in some of my staging or decorating work. Blowing up details of a balcony or using three similar vignettes in matching frames can set the mood for a room.

So we are now on the Mexico portion of our trip, soon to go through the Panama Canal and I cannot wait to get home (well, I can but I wanted to be polite) and post some of my photographs for you.

In the meantime, I'll keep taking them.