fall tree at ladybird lake

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I found this pretty autumn tree while strolling around the Ladybird Lake trail during the “golden hour.” There was a slight breeze, so I caught a bit of movement in the leaves. The leaves almost look like brush strokes.

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boston in hdr

Copley Square Farmer’s Market
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Acorn Street
Acorn Street on Beacon Hill

Lone Sailboat at Night on the Charles River
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Stained Glass in the Memorial Hall at Harvard University
Memorial Hall at Harvard

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boston in black and white

Acorn Street, the most photographed street in the United States
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Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge
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Scales and Bottles Inside Five Napkin Burger
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Sailboats in the Charles River
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An Old Church Steeple
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celebrities & musicians at sxsw 2011

I became a celebrity/musician stalker at SXSW. Here are a few people I saw.

Rachael Ray and I at her party at the Greenhouse
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Rachael Ray later at the Greenhouse
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Andrew WK at the Greenhouse
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John Popper of “Blues Traveler” plays with John Cusimano and “The Cringe”
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Lisa Ling at the Greenhouse
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Bob Schneider at Stubb’s
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More Bob Schneider, because I love him
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scenes from sxsw 2011

Everyone loves “Keyboard Cat”
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House and fence plastered with event signs
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Pedicab – I bet this guy was busy later!
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Another internet meme appears
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Rachael Ray’s party at the Greenhouse
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The Greenhouse at night
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cloud gate aka “the bean”

Cloud Gate, aka “the bean” is a sculpture by Anish Kapoor in Millennium Park in Chicago. It reflects the Chicago skyline from every angle. It’s fascinating, and we spent at least an hour taking photos of it and photos of ourselves reflected in it.

Cloud Gate/The Bean Panorama
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Cloud Gate/The Bean in Black and White
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Jessica Reflected in The Bean
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Cloud Gate/The Bean in Millennium Park
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chicago in black and white

Jessica at Giordano’s
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The Subway in Greektown
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Detail on the Chicago Public Library
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Part of Carl Sandburg’s Chicago Poems
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Inside the Art Institute of Chicago
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chicago

A Chicago marquee downtown

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The Chicago Public Library

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View of the Willis/Sears Tower from Greektown

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Giordano’s AKA Best Pizza Ever

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View of Chicago at night from the John Hancock Tower

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I fell in love with Chicago! The architecture is amazing, the food is wonderful, the atmosphere is vibrant. I hope I get to go back someday. It was hard to choose which photos to post, so I’m making three posts on Chicago.

See the full set of Chicago photos on my Flickr set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orchidphoto/sets/72157626422651098/

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“fireworks of glass”

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For Thanksgiving this year, I visited my friend Jessica in Indianapolis, Indiana. One of the places we went was The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, which features “Fireworks of Glass” by the artist Dale Chihuly. The permanent exhibition is a huge tower of glass shapes with a ceiling of glass beneath it. These photos are all from the ceiling.

To see more photos visit my Flickr gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orchidphoto/sets/72157625590811206/.

For more information on the exhibit visit: http://www.childrensmuseum.org/themuseum/fireworks_ofglass/index.htm.

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fall in fredericksburg, tx

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