Mediterranean Pasta, Los Angeles, California, USAWe had this delicious pasta dish featuring Mediterranean cheese and vegetables at Restaurant at the Getty Center. The refined service and decor combined with the breathtaking view of the mountains and landscape to enhance an already delicious dish.
Pioneer Park, Austin, Texas, USA
We visited Austin's Pioneer Park back in the winter of 2001. We had a nice time at the park. We find this photo interesting because of the contrasts of the green grass, the canopy of barren trees, and bare dirt paths.
Maraschino Cherry on Whipped Topping, Dillsboro, North Carolina, USA
The cherry and whipped topping of the dessert above are like a cubic zirconia set in gold-plated nickel. The cherry is not a real Dalmatian marasca nor is the whipped topping real cream. In America, we now prefer processed and fake over the real deal. While we try our best to avoid processed food, sometimes we give in. Like costume jewelry, the cherry and topping looked terrific!
Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA
This is the rotunda in the J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. It is very bright and pleasant to be in and to look at. It very much reminds us of the rotunda at the High Museum in Atlanta. This is likely because both the Getty Museum and the High Museum of Art were designed by the same architect, Richard Meier.
Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
This impressionistic photo is a reflection of clouds on Lake Clara Meer in Atlanta's Piedmont Park. While at the park, we enjoyed people watching, walking in the fresh air, seeing the trees and flowers, and feeding the ducks and geese who reside on Lake Clara Meer.
Continental 727, Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, USA
When this photo was taken in June 1990, the passengers on this Continental Boeing 727 could have been headed anywhere.
Some passengers may have been dreaming of home after Caribbean vacations; some may have been dreaming of winning clients on their business trips; some may have been dreaming of delicious hot meals served during a smooth flight.
The crew, however, were likely dreaming of the day when Frank Lorenzo would leave their carrier. Thankfully, within a few months, it would be the beginning of the end at Continental for the airline-wrecking Lorenzo.
Sadly, Continental is gone now too. Another storied American airline is now gone, but not forgotten.
Mustangs at Las Colinas, Irving, Texas, USA
We saw and photographed Robert Glen's bronze horses back in the late 1980's, on our first long distance trip together. The fountains in the "river" give the illusion that the horses are really in motion.
Mediterranean Sea, Tel Aviv, Israel
We've been to Israel many times, but until recently we'd never been swimming in the Mediterranean Sea. Sure, we dipped our toes in and waded in the water, but we never really had a chance to go swimming in the Med.
On our most recent trip, we finally got a chance to swim in the Mediterranean. This was the scene right before sunset. It was lovely!
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The airport is almost always a magical place. We were heading to our gate when something about the clouds, the lined up carts, the moving aircraft, and the general feeling of the moment compelled us to take this photo. We are very glad we did, as it captures so many things at once.
Duck, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
As children, we loved feeding the ducks at our local ponds. Now grownup, we still love to watch and feed the ducks.
Barber Shop, Bryson City, North Carolina, USA
We were vacationing in The Great Smoky Mountains and spotted the Riverside Barbershop next to the Tuckasegee River in Bryson City. While cutting Marc's hair, the barber said he had been there over 40 years and wasn't planning to upgrade the look since he could have done that years ago. We think he made the right choice.
Vinaigrette Salad, Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
Our friend made this salad for a Chanukah celebration. It was not only delicious, but looked so good in the bowl she chose for it.
Ladybug on Denim, Moccasin Creek State Park, Clarkesville, Georgia, USAThere is no doubt that the little critter above is a ladybug. What is surprising, however, is that this ladybug is crawling on denim blue jeans.The "flower" feature can turn the everyday into the extraordinary, as we discovered in the photo above.
It is amazing to think that a camera which cost less than a week of groceries can do this! Technology has sure come a long way.
Eyeglasses, Portland, Maine, USA
We were at a cute little basement club in Portland, Maine several years ago and spied these glasses just sitting on the bar. In a bar, it's often the case that you can't see far, with or without glasses. In this case, the glasses are blurry while the surroundings are crisp. Perhaps that is because the camera was not imbibing.
Formica Countertop, Portand, Maine, USA
The glasses above are reminiscent of the Populuxe (Mid-Century Modern era). Although not seen in the picture of the glasses, the Formica-topped bar had an amazing Mid-Century Modern pattern.
