Bom dia. Buenos días.

Vámonos!

Torri n’me recently took a two-week tour of Portugal and Spain. We had great weather throughout the trip and everywhere we went the food was really good.

13 cities in 13 days. A whirlwind.

Lisbon. Sintra. Cascais. Evora. Merida. Seville. Jerez. Gibraltar. Marbella. Ronda. Granada. Toledo. Madrid.

13 cities in 13 days. A whirlwind.

It was jam-packed with all sorts of activities and city-by-city tours. We visited historic palaces, cathedrals, and synagogues. We saw Roman ruins, Muslim and Catholic architecture. Took a horse and carriage ride. We witnessed a Flamenco performance. We had a guided tour of an equestrian school. We even sampled Port and Sherry in two different cites.

My last-day favorite was a slow, lengthy stroll through the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, where art that I’d only seen in history books was right in front of me. Awesome.

I brought along three cameras – The Panny LX100, Olympus XZ-2, Sony RX100m3 – and my iPhone 8. Talk about an extended photo stroll!

We had a great time.

I put together an album on Flickr with all my fave shots. Take a peek…

Roman columns, Evora

Street lamp, Madrid

Las Setas, Seville

La Mezquita silhouette, Cordoba

Tile, Alhambra Palace, Granada

A slight breeze, Lisbon

Shop girl waiting, Toledo

New shoes, Jerez

Angel, Evora

Watching, Jerez

Stained glass, La Mezquita, Cordoba

Flamenco, Granada

Ornate, Coach Museum, Lisbon

Palace ceiling, Sintra

Yellow Hibiscus, Marbella

Cherub, La Mezquita, Cordoba

Sculpture garden.

A stroll through Laguna Gloria.

I finally had a chance to visit Laguna Gloria in Austin last Saturday morning, participating in a photowalk put together by the good folks that run Round Rock Image Creators.

It was well attended, bunches of fun, and getting to see all that amazing art was right up my alley.

I walked around the sculpture garden with the group, then after everyone else left I wandered around the art school that shares the grounds, peeking into classes that were in session.

I used the Panny GX8 and a couple of different lenses, the Fuji Instax SQ6 instant film camera, and the Blackie App on my iPhone 8.

I shot some 35mm film, too. The Minolta XG-1, Olympus Stylus Epic, and the Sprocket Rocket. All C-41. I have a few more shots left before I can get those processed.

Pretty cool.

 

Anna

Driscoll Villa

Room number three

Raised Laguna Discussion Platform

Pottery

Leaf detail

Road Angel

Watching

Looking up

Road Angel

Queen Victoria Agave

To see if time was there

 

I see patterns.

LEGO bricks.

Annie and I got out for her morning stroll today.

As we crossed the road that serves as one of a few main entryways into our neighborhood, I noticed this pattern in the ADA walkway at the corner on the other side of the street.

The sun was still low in the sky so the small, short bumps cast a long shadow.

They reminded me of LEGOS.

iPhone 8 + Blackie app.