Meet Aimée, the exotic shorthair Persian cat of two friends of mine. Picture taken on April 28, 2008.
And since Aimée has an older brother (not genetically, though), meet Aaliyo:
Monday, April 28, 2008
#008 - CAT
Meet Aimée, the exotic shorthair Persian cat of two friends of mine. Picture taken on April 28, 2008.
And since Aimée has an older brother (not genetically, though), meet Aaliyo:
Sunday, April 27, 2008
#262 - BALLOON
They are flying again! From my vantage point, overlooking the city, I can spend countless evenings in spring and summer watching the balloons ascend and float over Dresden. Picture taken on April 23rd, 2008.
#331 - GREEN
Pretty self-explanatory--springtime in the valley of the river Elbe in Dresden. Picture taken on April 26, 2008.
#292 - DISTANCE
One of my choirs had a little concert in a gallery or rather a big studio. The studio is in a so called "artist's house" that celebrated its 110th anniversary this weekend. I wasn't allowed to sing since they were singing a program they had already rehearsed and performed before I came into the choir (although I'm very sure I could have done it *nod*). So I could only watch and listen from a distance. Picture taken on April 26, 2008.
#016 - HANDMADE
This is the art in the gallery where the little concert was. Everything is handmade. Picture taken on April 26, 2008.
#363 - DELICATE
My little blossoming lemon tree. Since none of the blossoms so far ever fully developed into a lemon I'm going to give it some extra special care. Very delicate. *nod* Picture taken on April 27, 2008.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
#350 - SIGNS
The Italians seem very strict about their rules. These signs leave you with...nothing, actually. *lol* Picture taken on March 27, 2008 in Verona.
#117 - MOUNTAIN
This is the mountain the city of Bellagio at the Lago di Como is built upon or into. I don't know. *lol* Picture taken on March 25, 2008.
#282 - MONUMENT
This is a monument in the inner courtyard of a museum in Milan. I thought it was a beautiful sight, especially with the stairs in the background and the whole feeling of it. :lovely: Picture taken on March 26, 2008.
#012 - PERFORMANCE
Technically not taken by me but with my camera. This is our concert in Milan on March 26, 2008. The picture was taken by my dad who was in Milan that day as well for a congress. :w00t: Since I'm singing I'm unable to take that picture myself. I hope it's not agains the rules. When I found a better picture for this theme, I'll post it.
#321 - FOUNTAIN
The fountain in front of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan. Picture taken on March 26, 2008.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
#223 - REFLECTIONS
On our way back to Dresden from Italy we went over the Brenner Pass (Brennero) and had the most beautiful weather. The scenery is very hard to capture from the bus, because you can always see the reflections from the window in the pictures. I like this one though, because it shows the contrast between the green (or at least snow-free) mountains on the side I was originally taking a picture of, and the still snowy mountains on the left side of the bus, which are reflected in the bus window. Picture taken on March 30, 2008.
#143 - BIRDS
The one thing St. Mark's Square is most famous for (except of course St. Mark's Cathedral) are the thousands of pigeons that populate the square and start flying right over your head at the most inopportune moments. Like when you're trying to get a close up of one of the parts of the Cathedral. *grumble* Still, I kind of like how the picture turned out. *lol* Picture taken on March 29, 2008.
#175 - CROWD
The crowd in St. Mark's Square in Venice. It's not really the season yet, but there are already lots and lots of tourists. Probably because it was the week after Easter. Picture taken on March 29, 2008.
#220 - BRIDGE
One of the most famous bridges: the Rialto bridge in Venice. Picture taken on March 29, 2008.
#161 - SKY
The sky over Venice at sunset, photographed from the pier closest to our hotel. Picture taken on March 28, 2008.
Monday, April 7, 2008
#031 - BOAT
One of the first boats we saw when we got to Venice! Well, except the one we had already boarded to get to our hotel. *lol* Picture taken on March 28, 2008.
#102 - PAINT
The church we were singing in in Verona has some very old parts, some even pre-Christian, which have been restored recently. These painted arches are part of that and can be found in the Crypt of the church. Picture taken on March 27, 2008.
#007 - SMILE
The group from our choir I was exploring Verona with posing for a picture. There are some cute smiles in there. Hee... Picture taken on March 27, 2008.
#064 - COLLECTIONS
A wall of spoons in a café in Verona. This cafè is all for collections, as you can see in the theme below. Picture taken on March 27, 2008.
#077 - COINS
A wall of 1 and 2 Cent coins in the same café in Verona. They have strange but interesting decoration ideas. *lol* Picture taken on March 27, 2008.
#182 - STATUE
The statue of St. Bartholomew in the Milan Cathedral, or: the guy who's carrying his own skin. I really like this picture, because the statue is all clear and focused and the people standing before it are blurry. *lol* Picture taken on March 26, 2008.
#061 - VIEW
The view from the Lago di Como (Lake Como) near Bellagio to the snowy Alps. Isn't it wonderful? Picture taken on March 25, 2008.
#110 - SNOWFLAKE (2.0)
I already posted a not so pretty snow picture, thinking that it might have been the only snow we'd get this year. Unfortunately I was wrong. It snowed on Easter Sunday, the day we departed on our choir trip to Italy! Luckily, it didn't take us any longer than anticipated to get to our first destination of the tour. The next morning, somewhere in the South of Germany, the sky had cleared, but it was still white all around us. That's the kind of snow I have no problem with... Snow in the city usually isn't as pretty, that's why I don't like it. Pictures taken on March 24, 2008. I couldn't decide on which one to use, so I put them both up. They just count as one for the theme anyway. *lol*
#104 - CAKE
On the Saturday before our trip I baked a lemon cake for the whole choir. It was the end of Lent (I didn't eat any meat, sweets, cake and drank no alcohol) and that had to be celebrated! *lol* Picture taken on March 23, 2008.
#095 - PRINT
I was responsible for the program flyers for our choir trip to Italy. I was very happy to see them printed out and that they looked all shiny and colorful and were without mistakes. I folded them while watching The Life of Brian on Good Friday, two days before the trip. Picture taken on March 21, 2008.
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