Wednesday, April 24, 2013

CV - Bridges and Backroads

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.


This week's corner view topic was  perfectly timed for me!  My parents were vacationing in Jekyll Island, Georgia and Saturday Roxanne and I drove up and spent the day with them.  Here's the bridge to Jekyll Island.  (I would have taken more photos, but my camera battery died... oops.)






Happy cornerviewing!

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Corner View - Stunning Architecture

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.


This is my dream house.  It's bigger than I would ever need, but doesn't it have great bones?  (And I've always wanted a courtyard!)

It's in a great location - about two blocks from the center of the section of town known as "Little Saigon" and, thus, within walking distance of a myriad of Asian restaurants and a fabulous Asian market.  It is also within walking distance of several lakeside parks and the Vajrapani Buddhist Center, where I take meditation classes.

As you can see, it is in serious disrepair.  However, there is a ladder and a shop vacuum in the courtyard area and there are now cars in the driveway when I go past on Sundays.  I hope that this is evidence that someone is renovating the place.








If it were mine, I would install flower boxes, add a picket fence with jasmine, put some climbing roses on the walls... well, maybe you get the idea from my bad artwork below...






Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Corner View - Shadows




Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.



Yesterday at lunch, I walked to Lake Eola for this week's corner view topic. I thought I would be able to get a swan with its shadow and perhaps a heron or two.  However, it was a warm day and all of the birds were in the water or lounging under a shade tree... the only exception being this little ibis... who did not leave much of a shadow:

On my way back, I saw the lovely shadow of this tree as well as their reflection in the building behind:


I have to share a couple of off-this-week's-topic Spring photos.   This is on the perimeter of Lake Eola Park:




These irises are on the side of the building in which I work:





Until we meet again, good-bye!



Happy corner-viewing!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Corner View - Spring

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and currently curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. If you'd like to join in, please leave a link to your Corner View post in the comments at www.fuoriborgo.com, and be sure to visit other participants, too.

Spring came so late this year, that I really just want to take advantage of it and spend as much time outside as possible in the "blooming" yard:
 
 


Happy corner-viewing!