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<br />by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-76076990684548073632011-09-07T19:34:00.000-07:002011-09-07T19:34:40.241-07:00Cherries For My Cherry Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aKjM59av5KE/TmgoqE65RpI/AAAAAAAAA7o/_K6F_aJvoXs/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="264" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aKjM59av5KE/TmgoqE65RpI/AAAAAAAAA7o/_K6F_aJvoXs/s400/14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="color: #999999; text-align: center;">George, a former co-worker of mine whose heart was in gardening and the donor of this lovely tree did say "Give it 2 years or so and it will give you cherries." </div><div style="color: #999999; text-align: center;">Well, it's exactly around that time and almost like calendar work, they're here. I know this is one of those mundane things but how exciting it is for me that fruits are now growing among my plants! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">And they tasted sweet too! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-78567975475784963422011-06-17T09:55:00.000-07:002011-06-17T09:55:52.369-07:00Country Church<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W9r8LhVjenM/TfuGj2nJ1BI/AAAAAAAAA5s/VYeN8g7n0Ng/s1600/40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W9r8LhVjenM/TfuGj2nJ1BI/AAAAAAAAA5s/VYeN8g7n0Ng/s400/40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br style="color: #cc0000;" /><span style="color: #b45f06;">A historic church structure in Tallahassee, FL. I loved seeing this while on the road and on a Spring day with all the blooms, to boot!</span>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-54675310716338298062011-05-30T15:34:00.000-07:002011-05-30T15:36:53.084-07:00Ikea Boy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TknBC8UvSvM/TeQZ9ntXZOI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/G8swS-vtwmY/s1600/119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TknBC8UvSvM/TeQZ9ntXZOI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/G8swS-vtwmY/s400/119.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is the first-ever portrait of our newest cat Ikea Boy. He has been adopted from a family with 9 cats and we were happy that Ikea came to us. In no time did this feline charm our hearts to a melting point but only to the chagrin of our first baby Gata Girl who has been used to being the only cat for 7 years and is not about ready to relinquish the "alpha" title. Oh well, kids will be kids... </span></span> </div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-44706921514204488932011-05-10T17:47:00.000-07:002011-05-10T17:47:30.170-07:00L.A. Boy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uKZuuwK--EA/TcncNL2H9gI/AAAAAAAAA5M/X0xxezJRU0s/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uKZuuwK--EA/TcncNL2H9gI/AAAAAAAAA5M/X0xxezJRU0s/s640/6.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">A bit of gradient-ing with this boy, still around Venice Beach, CA.</span></div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-72517134297917660722011-05-07T07:23:00.000-07:002011-05-07T07:23:47.834-07:00L.A. Woman<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KaaiDUjTZJc/TcVTjh22rBI/AAAAAAAAA5E/-mPMpCmg1X4/s1600/27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KaaiDUjTZJc/TcVTjh22rBI/AAAAAAAAA5E/-mPMpCmg1X4/s400/27.jpg" width="267" /></a></div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-47284976481950134402010-11-26T15:35:00.000-08:002010-11-26T15:55:16.125-08:00Maine<div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maine is Beautiful, one of the 3 states in the US that I would voluntarily live in. I like the quaintness, the New England appeal, the seafood, the houses, the predominant architecture and its privacy. </span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TPA8A4jk3xI/AAAAAAAAA0E/fRNL4yNJeW8/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TPA8A4jk3xI/AAAAAAAAA0E/fRNL4yNJeW8/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Capturing this was just as memorable as the scene itself, I decided on the vision of this angle and had to climb sharp rocks high and higher still to get to this point. I loved it and I love this picture. This was in Cape Elizabeth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">If there is an ugly part of Maine, I must have missed it; everything I saw was romantic and I was charmed. </span></div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-22304264278982699772010-11-26T13:15:00.000-08:002010-11-26T16:00:37.295-08:00Travel Snippets:<div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TPAnNiMdE4I/AAAAAAAAAzs/XjOX8iHR47Y/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TPAnNiMdE4I/AAAAAAAAAzs/XjOX8iHR47Y/s320/11.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TPAmpQ0tVPI/AAAAAAAAAzo/GrQQkA5hYCQ/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am going to chronicle my travels in the succeeding posts. Most of this will be photography pictures of the locales, structures, tourist spots and so forth of the places I went to mostly in, but not limited to, the year 2009. </span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 2009, I traveled more than I was at home it seemed, when I summed it all up, perhaps I was away from my home 46% of the time, sojourning either for work or vacation and I loved it. The places I traveled through will not be posted in the order of the trips, as I have forgotten the order of which I journeyed; nevertheless, my intention is not to miss a destination. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, without further ceremonies, I begin with Maine...</span><br />
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</div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-62508484745130618862010-10-11T18:58:00.000-07:002010-11-26T16:12:50.984-08:00The Cowgirl That Could<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TLO-QRFd_nI/AAAAAAAAAzg/Wr4-wmFsqDU/s1600/64.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TLO-QRFd_nI/AAAAAAAAAzg/Wr4-wmFsqDU/s320/64.jpg" width="310" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> <span class="insertedphoto">Inspired by a true story.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As the sun highlighted the red on her hair, she walked towards me with the distinct sound of the click-clacking of her cowboy boots. She had a burgundy- colored button up shirt, a medium-length white skirt with black embroidery at the edges and a pair of worn out black cowboy boots. I noticed the color coordination deficit in her choice of wardrobe, yes, but all of that will be non-sequitur with the moments to follow. <br />
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</span> </div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As she walked towards me, I noted a mild slouch on her upper back, a constellation of freckles on her forehead and her cheeks, and her hair which was coarse and long became even redder as she came closer. She had no make up on, not even a hint of “bare minerals” as they call it these days and with the click-clacking of her boots more audible than ever, my eyes fastened on to it and she noticed my paying of attention.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“I didn’t brang any other shoes so ah just had to wear it with my skhert.” She said to me about her boots. An authentic southern twang and sweetly uttered was what I heard. A bit embarrassed for my ocular intrusion, I rambled on to say</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Cool boots!” after having said the words, I wondered if I didn’t over <br />
compensate by sounding shrill.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“It’s worn out, but I forgot to brang a pair of shoes to go with this<br />
here skhert.” She said again. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Well, i think its awesome!” I said with a sincere smile because I really meant it.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The dynamic of what was happening here was simple. As I examined her, it became obvious that there was personality-envy on my part. Envy for this nameless cowgirl who did not care about the world where it stood. Her basic, earthy and happy self, devoid of the things and issues that beset, weigh down and sometimes betray the best of my kind. The sight of us standing face to face each other was contrast in motion for sure. Here I was Ms. Independent, network-conscious chick, who <i>for example</i> made it a point to use the French phrase <i>“Je ne sais quoi” </i> in the proper context, in the presence of something genuine. "Genuine" here, was personified by a cowgirl who could guide a herd of cattle from one county line to the next, drive a tractor in a twenty-acre pasture with or without sunblock and tame a wild mustang if she had to. I felt defeated and vulnerable as I stood in front of her even if there was no competition taking place. Personally, I don’t respond to competitions or comparisons but today, for some reason, I weighed in on whether she had it better than I. Not in appearance or age but in life. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The cowgirl told me that she came from rural Morgan County which was a roughly 250 miles from where I live and meeting her in this Expo for state farmers, ranchers and other retailers was a breath of fresh air. She and her family were here to market their Angus Beef while I was a part of my employer’s entourage, who was the main sponsor for the Expo. Her handshake was not business-like, for what would it matter? But her coarse hand gave the impression that despite her youth, she could handle herself and her life’s situations just as easily as she walked with her boots. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">At this juncture, Chuck, the son of my employer and an unassuming gentleman who was about the same age as the cowgirl was giving a small speech to thank all the attendees for helping in the success of the Expo. After the speech, the cowgirl would pleasantly surprise me yet again when she walked forward to him with a shy and blushed face, politely said: </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Am not good at these thangs, but I think you spoke nice.” It was one of the sweetest introductions I’ve witnessed in a long time. In my world, this would be referred to as the pick-up line; and the game of bait and hook, predator and prey, would ensue, but in hers, it was good old fashioned meet and greet, no fuss, no muss, innocent and sweet. Would she be asked for a phone number? that’s not the point is it? the point is, today, Cowgirl came to the state auditorium, true to herself, not minding that she had mix-matched outfit, not caring that she did not have make up or new shoes to wear for the Expo. Today, Cowgirl came 250 miles from where she lives a real life to instruct me that there is meaning in her world, meaning in helping her daddy by the sweat of her brow; or perhaps being the second mother to her younger siblings when her mother is exhausted, that there is value in gathering a herd of cows or being a feeder of pigs, and still, there is sense in toughening up even more for when she grows up to face life by herself. And certainly, there is something endearing about approaching a boy with innocence and honesty. I was convinced that her University was better than mine. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I did not see that she would become jaded like I and my ilk have become – materialistic and dissatisfied. There is no explanation needed for who or what I am as a person next to this girl - I thought; at this moment it was just vital for me to understand that she is the antithesis of what I have become, especially in character. I did not see that Cowgirl would ever have the desire to peek at the runway shows in the metropolises and mind <i>haute couture</i>; no, I don’t think she would ever complain about the antenna problems of an iphone 4 or wonder whether she would look better driving an Infiniti G35 instead of a G37. On the contrary, I believe she will never be desensitized to the point that she wouldn’t allow drops of rain on her freckled face in the summer storm or be too prissy to run and tumble as she wrestles with a strong-willed mustang pony, or to laugh at herself when she falls on a puddle and muddy-up her Wranglers. Listening to her speak politely, bereft of pretenses, I realized something, with no more than 7 sentences uttered, the Cowgirl owned me - as they say these days. Just as I was immersed in these thoughts, I heard her speak with some boldness to the son of my employer. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“If you’re ever in Morgan County, just hang a left on county road 332, the second ranch is ours. Pa grills up a really good T-bone steak and I can make the meanest tater salad this side of the Mason-Dixon. This here is our callin’ card, I guess they call it, and there’s our telephone. It’d be an honor to have y’all.” </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Thank you.” Chuck said as he smiled. She too smiled and semi-bowed down politely as she took her leave. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Perhaps, my employer’s son and I had different thought processes when we listened to the clicking of her boots as she walked away because both of us were fixed on her without saying anything. Mine was for the lessons learned and appreciation for what was basic, real and true and how I wanted to become best of friends with those words from this moment on. And Chuck’s?…quite frankly I didn't know why Chuck was staring.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Ms. Sophie, do you think that girl just asked me out on a date?” My employer’s son asked me. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“It might have meant that Chuck.” I answered. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“She didn’t strike me as a girl that could do that.” Chuck said. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Of course she can.” I said back, “She’s a cowgirl.”</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We smiled again. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I know, I know, this product has been around since time in memorial, but like many things in this world, I nearly always have to prove, probe and prod something for myself before I decide that I like anything that’s existed before me… and Nutella, this silky, sweet, smooth and healthy hazelnut spread is the latest of the simple things in life that has captured my fancy! I spread it all over everything it seems these days from wheat, oat, pita breads, even my finger and go to town with it. Certainly, my Saturday crepes would not be an exception. Oh, how delectable when the sweet cocoa-flavored hazelnut spread melds with the crisp and lacy part of the crepes. So simple yet savory.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A sign of a beautiful Saturday for me is usually heralded by my homemade crepes, any sort of black tea with cream and saccharine cubes, 2 lumps or 3 and for the 2<sup>nd</sup> time only, this day, the Nutella joins the mix. Yep, I think it will be a most blessed Saturday yet again. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fancy a cup of tea and Nutella-flavored crepes? </span></div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-73408957801033587482010-08-28T21:28:00.000-07:002010-08-30T19:38:23.946-07:00A Multifarious House<div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ypil/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><style>
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</style><span style="color: #999999; font-size: 11pt;">While predominantly mid-century; this house which I had the pleasure of photographing is really an amalgamation of diverse furniture styles and home accessories; and the predominant use of books, bookshelves and plants as the theme all around the rooms and outside, was what impressed me most about it. </span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</style><span style="font-size: 11pt;">According to history, the original owner of this 25 year-old structure had this house built to suit for what a surgeon and a glass artist couple would prefer their nest to be. The modern geometrical lines of the house’s interior conveyed a message that prosaic areas were not in mind during it's construction. </span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">From inside, outside, entrance to exit, this house rouses a tremendous amount of inspiration. From now on, my vision for houses is not only to make the best of what an abode ought to be, but rather having a dedicated heart and the eye for perfect suitability for dreams and needs in a dwelling place - should be considered as well. </span></div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-24458799563438771922010-07-15T17:45:00.000-07:002010-07-15T18:53:06.833-07:00Staring at Doors<span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;"></span><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 9" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Ypil/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></link><style>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TD-rd5dEeiI/AAAAAAAAAvw/QqA7azJpvXI/s1600/42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TD-rd5dEeiI/AAAAAAAAAvw/QqA7azJpvXI/s400/42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Staring at doors allows me to study the character of a house and ponder upon it’s very state and about the people behind it. Each would remind me of my home, no matter how uncared for or opulent. The subconscious representation of a door is home to me. Doors remind many of us of new beginnings, journeys, goodbyes and comfort. Oh, how significant is the door. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">For years I have pondered upon taking photographs of those doors I would find particular whether optically pleasing or not; and it would take me the year 2008 to finally take the pictures. In 2009, it’s time to put it together and here are the results. I know each door I have taken and I can tell the background of each one. If I do not know the story behind it, I have made one up to add for an interesting measure.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My sister once commented about how sad must the destitute be in rural areas wherever we would venture to those towns and it’s the doors that tell the story; my retort has always been, “As long as there is a family inside a house, it is home and someone will always answer the door.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">My last trip home to my family made me see more beauty in simple things; yea, even provincial things which I didn’t mind growing up with. Mother’s plants at the rooftop of our home has become an elevated garden of tropical plants and relaxing place. </span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Some snippets inside of the house meanwhile were much like how common houses are in our island town – a hodgepodge of whatever one likes and can afford. Our house reflects the orthodoxy of living back home, which is to say, the things we like are the ones we can afford. (hehe..)</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TDi_sKCyaNI/AAAAAAAAAuA/04gJj0t63Rg/s1600/46a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TDi_sKCyaNI/AAAAAAAAAuA/04gJj0t63Rg/s320/46a.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hmm... the simple snippets of life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TDjGdQeIE4I/AAAAAAAAAuw/639g0AMkqj8/s1600/56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TDjGdQeIE4I/AAAAAAAAAuw/639g0AMkqj8/s320/56.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3692151033912367640.post-82617088836497005362010-07-09T18:02:00.000-07:002010-07-09T20:15:16.601-07:00Captivation in South Carolina:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TDfLkE9wMKI/AAAAAAAAApY/NulfFruUKZE/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Q6JP6YD265w/TDfLkE9wMKI/AAAAAAAAApY/NulfFruUKZE/s320/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Columbia, South Carolina, is a town not wanting in history and blooms. My second rendezvous with this destination only confirmed the ease in my heart for this Southern and unaffected place which bears the mark of <i>Dum spiro spero</i>.</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">With Georgia to it’s south and the other Carolina to it’s, north, the current allure of South Carolina encompasses 3 centuries worth of history, an awe-inspiring landscape and people still rooted in feet-to-the-ground hospitality. Founded in 1670, South Carolina was one of the original colonies to declare independence from the British monarchy and for better or worse was the first state to secede the Union during the American Civil War. </span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">With a penchant for photography one year long and a companion - true southern woman strong, I chronicle COLA’s wonders as best I could. Contemplating on one Daffodil caused me to inquire (like the Psalmist), what merit does man have that the Almighty would bother with him? Humbling. Rusty, a worker at one of the mundane fast food joints queries us if we were bothered by the cleaning he was doing some feet away as we eat inside the joint; he offers to stop if it was so. A fine example that values are well placed and practiced in COLA. </span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The nightlife destination is dubbed The Vista, on and around Gervais St. It is an amalgamation of the old structures preserved and renovated for new business, USC apprentices earning extra for college and elegant restaurants and bars for folks ready to unwind. I however was not oblivious to the decline in commerce in this large-scale financial crunch at present. </span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Still, Columbia has a bountiful land which houses luxuriant blooms of Azaleas, Daffodils, the most celebrated dogwood tree flowers, with more to spare. Spring wild flowers croon to sojourners and inhabitants alike and so do classic architectures of Colonial, Neo Roman and Puritan designs. Venturing into Columbia, for certain will connect one to the days of - old natives displaced, European settlers vying for a new life, slaves who’ve toiled, yet were residents all, who have hoped while they lived. The contemporary enterprise between citizens and visitors is a surviving testament.</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">If one has not been to this place yet, these photographs I took are just a few of the hundreds I captured of the oldest town discovered and settled in this side of earth and I hope you enjoyed them. </span></div>by: ypille miahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09812090388880787854noreply@blogger.com2