Travel Time

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We are getting ready to return to the States. We are flying to New York first and then on to Florida. I'm excited to leave Geneva but sad too. This is the dilemma of international living. Always this yin and yang pull from one home to another. I don't think its something that can be resolved, just a reality one has to live with. I found this old photo above that I made by combining an image of palm trees with one of my water color paintings. It seemed to suit my anticipation of Florida. The variety and possibility of these combinations are endless and so much fun to do. You can get quite a bit of texture and discoloration from the water color paper which you may or may not like.

Early Morning on the Jura Mountains

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Morning a Little Later

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The fridge.

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Absolutely positively the last one..................for now!

Another One

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I just can't stop!

Digital Fun

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I just love doing these digital manipulations. I find them not only fun but beautiful. There was a period in my early 20's when I was making a lot of quilts. These remind me of quilts. Or, I suppose it would make great fabric too. The above are autumn leaves.

One Year Celebration

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I can hardly believe that an entire year has passed since I started this blog. I've been thinking of changing the tone of the blog. The blog has been very personal in terms of expressing my thoughts about life, photography, art, and my travels. I am wondering if you would find it more useful for me to cover the contemporary photo and art world in much better detail and share things that I find inspirational from artists to books. I'm letting some ideas roll around in my brain. Please feel free to send me your thoughts as a comment below or email me. I am more than happy to hear from you all. It is with tremendous gratitude I thank you for sharing this past year with me.

Happy Mothers Day

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I was woken this morning by the sound of the door bell ringing. I answered the door and found a young woman standing there with a large bouquet of flowers. She hands them to me, says "bonne fete" and dashes off. It took my sleepy brain several minutes to realize it was Mothers Day. I had forgotten. It isn't Mothers Day here in Switzerland but it is in the States where my children are. How very sweet of them indeed. Thank you Alexandra and Victoria.

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I would like to wish my lovely mother a Happy Mothers Day. I miss her terribly and always will. Heaps of Mother's Day wishes to my sisters, sister-in-laws, friends, fellow photographers and artists and to the faithful followers of my blog, a very Happy Mothers Day to all.

Laconnex, Switzerland

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Spring has definitely sprung here in Geneva. The Wisteria is blooming everywhere in and out of the city. We were invited to dinner at friends in the tiny village of Laconnex. The village is only 20 minutes to a half hour going south west out of town. It is so close to the city yet one is definitely in the country. I always find that such a wonderful experience here. If you drive sometimes as little as 10 minutes you can be in the country. The population of Laconnex is 696 people. Our friends have purchased and renovated the villages "laitrie" which is where they would process milk products and convert them into cream and butter years ago. The wisteria outside their entrance way is spectacular and the scent in the air divine. We shared good food, fantastic wines and many memories.