Reflections on Orchids, Life and Aging

August 19, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Orchid flowers are beautiful for having a sophisticated simplicity. I enjoy gardening, but as I live in a canal house in Amsterdam, I cultivate some small trees in the roof terrace and flowers inside the house. This year one my orchids blossomed in early March and exhibited three beautiful stems of flowers until two weeks […]

Abstract

April 24, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

I selected some photos to submit to WP Weekly Photo Challenge: Abstract. Ben Huberman, WP editor, asks us to turn the concrete and familiar into something new and mysterious. ‘This week, find your own (proverbial?) chestnut tree. Point your camera at something familiar and turn it into something else. Whether it’s a wall in your house, […]

Week 51: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

December 21, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

Please enjoy this week’s wrap up of the Photo Rehab. This week’s featured image is from the new addition to the Photo Rehab, the photoblogger Stephen Oravec, a Husband, Father, Grandfather, Picture Taker, HTML Tinkerer, Loves to go Camping, Likes Bluegrass music mostly , but will listen to just about anything. The Photo Rehab is […]

Week 50: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

December 14, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

Please enjoy this week’s wrap up of the Photo Rehab. This week’s featured image is from Mitch Zeissler at Exploratorius. This sweet kitty is Nala in his last night with Mitch and his wife Cindy. Their generosity and love for animals, transformed the life of this cat and in turn also theirs. I was touched […]

Week 47-49: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

December 7, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

On December 6th we celebrated the first anniversary of the Photo Rehab event in this blog, a ‘healing clinic’, for all of us who love photography (hobbyists, amateurs, pro-shooters and enthusiasts). It is also a fabulous opportunity to virtually travel around the world and see its beauty from diverse angles and perspectives. I cannot stop thanking those who joined from […]

Week 46: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

November 15, 2015.Reading time 9 minutes.

This week’s featured image is mine. It is an image of the Arch de Triomphe taken from the Eiffel Tower. The triumphal arch is in honor of those who fought for France, in particular, those who fought during the Napoleonic Wars. I am honoring Paris, the City of Light, the French Nation and all victims […]

Week 45: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

November 8, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

We are approaching the first anniversary of the Photo Rehab Event in this blog, a ‘healing clinic’, for all of us who love photography (hobbyists, amateurs, pro-shooters and enthusiasts) who missed the course and daily interaction with other photo-bloggers. Every week I have the pleasure to share their impressive photos and to welcome new ‘patients’. I am overwhelmed and grateful for all […]

Week 44: Wrap up Photo101 Rehab

November 1, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

Last year, after completing the Photo101 course, I opened the Photo Rehab Event in this blog, a ‘healing clinic’, for all of us who love photography (hobbyists, amateurs, pro-shooters and enthusiasts) who missed the course and daily interaction with other photobloggers. I’m thrilled to share with you the arrival of new “patients” every week and the honor to share their photos […]