Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-eight

Day Forty-eight

The scene - Highland Park.  The date - Today.

The title - Blossoms.

More in the flickr photostream.

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-seven

Day Forty-seven

The scene - Front yard.  The date - April, 2009.

The title - Pittsburgh Spring.

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-six

Day Forty-six

The scene - South Side.  The date - April, 2008.

The title - Sidewalk.

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-five

Day Forty-five

The scene - Trillium Trail, Fox Chapel.  The date - May, 2005.
Enjoyed every spring, what a gift of nature and conservation.

Trillium Trail, Squaw Run Road, Fox Chapel

Trillium

Virginia Bluebells

Skunk Cabbage

Visited the Trail today and if you want to see the Trillium in bloom, it is time to go!  This week, the weather is predicted to be warm and wet.  Heat depreciates this wildflower mecca.  Currently in bloom, I saw Trillium (three types), Spring Beauty, Virginia Bluebells, Cutleaf Toothwart, Trout Lilly, Jack-in-the-Pulpit and purple and yellow Violets.  Soon to blossom are Mayapple, Bloodroot, Iris and Broadleaf Toothwort.  More pictures in the flickr photostream.

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-four

Day Forty-four

Be cool, y'all!

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-three

Day Forty-three

The scene - Downtown Pittsburgh.  The date - Today.

The title - Puddle Reflection.

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-two

Day Forty-two

The scene - Beth's kitchen, Freeport, ME.  The date - June, 2006.

The mood - One of my favorite summer flowers!  The scent of this 

sensual peony filled the room for days.

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty-one

Day Forty-one

The scene - Used objects warehouse.  The date - Today.

The title - Attention!

Black and White at 57 - Day Forty

The scene - Beechwood Farms, Audubon Society of Western PA.

The date - October, 2007.

The truth - I love teasel and photograph it whenever possible!!

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-nine

Day Thirty-nine

The scene - North Park before the dredging.

The date - August, 2006.  The title - Beached.

April 2011 Aiken, South Carolina Trip

     During the first week of April, I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Aiken, SC with three friends.  We were on a journey that began with an invitation for me to exhibit photography at the Aiken Center for the Arts.   http://www.aikencenterforthearts.org/
    Our dear friend, Kristin Brown, is the Executive Director of the Center.  She suggested a trip for the bridge group, which was to include volunteering at the nearby Masters and attending the exhibit opening night.      Unfortunately, the volunteering opportunity fell through, but she kept the four of us busy with tours, lunches and dinners, in addition to the opening.  What a great trip it was!  We met many of her friends and wonderful volunteers at the Center, toured Aiken on a trolley hosted by a long-time friend of our Pittsburgh acquaintance, Barbara Bolls, and endured interesting weather for both 10-hour trips there and back by car.

     I can't wait to go back to Aiken!  It is a beautiful, historic city that has Court Tennis, horses and dirt roads for their comfort, early spring flowering and incredible shopping opportunities.
     More photographs in the flickr photostream.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-eight

Day Thirty-eight

The scene - Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

The date - September, 2008.  The title - Tentacles.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-seven

Day Thirty-seven

The scene - Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

The date - September, 2008.  The title - Old books.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-six

Day Thirty-six

The scene - Aiken, SC.  The date - April, 2011.

The mood - Spring!  It will be here!!

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-five

Day Thirty-five

The scene - Farm, Armstrong County.  The date - Today.

The title - Wagon Wheel.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-four

Day Thirty-four

The scene - Phipps Conservatory.  The date - December, 2010.

The title - Urn.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-three

Day Thirty-three

The scene - Phipps Conservatory.  The date - Spring, 2010.

The title - Handstand.

Upcoming exhibition - Three Rivers Arts Festival!!

I have two pieces accepted to the

Three Rivers Arts Festival's Juried Visual Art Exhibition

The exhibit will take place June 3rd to June 12th in the

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Arts Education Center

 805/807 Liberty Avenue

Opening Reception - June 2nd  More details to follow.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-two

Day Thirty-two

The scene - A woods find in early spring, Potter County.

The date - April, 2009.  The title - Winter Sacrifice.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty-one

Day Thirty-one

The scene - Potter County.  The date - Summer.

The sounds - Dragonflies buzzing and red-winged

blackbirds scolding.

Black and White at 57 - Day Thirty

Day Thirty

The scene - South Side backyard.  The date - Winter, 2009.

The mood - Irresistibly distressed!

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-nine

Day Twenty-nine

The scene - The cabin.  The date - Summer.

The title - Wildflowers.

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-eight

Day Twenty-eight

The title - Fence Line.

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-seven

Day Twenty-seven

The scene - Pittsburgh Zoo.  The date - March, 2010.

The mood - Sun finally after a month of snow!

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-six

Day Twenty-six

The scene - Pittsburgh Zoo.  The date - March, 2010.

The title - Ready for His Close-up.

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-five

Day Twenty-five

The scene - Strip District.  The date - April, 2009.

The title - Discarded.

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-four

Day Twenty-four

On the road again!  Will catch up with

series when return on Friday.

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-three

Day Twenty-three

The scene - Homestead, PA.  The date - December, 2007.

The title - Alley at Night.

Playing with my phone camera!

Juicy!

The scene - Penn Avenue, Garfield.  The date - April 1, 2011.

The event - Unblurred.

Reflections in the Hut

The scene - The first warm enough day to hang out there -

k.d. lang, sketch pad, project books and Chardonnay  Ahh!

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-two

Day Twenty-two

The scene - Manhattan, NYC.  The date - July, 2010.

The mood - Enveloped!

Black and White at 57 - Day Twenty-one

Day Twenty-one

The scene - Malcroft, a cabin in Potter County.

The date - July, 2005.  The title - Kitchen Table.