Lines and shapes…

I live in a town that’s got an interesting blend of architecture – yet it seems as though it goes unnoticed by most of those who live in it. Admittedly, I hadn’t noticed much of it either until a friend once turned me on to it by simply demanding that I look up while walking. Thankfully, I took this advice — now rather than just looking at things, I tend to actually see them — and it’s made a world of difference for me, especially when I get the chance to visit other places. It’s not about seeing the big things, necessarily, it’s about seeing everything…

 

 

Early summer…

One of the things that I’ve been looking forward to this summer is the opportunity to just wander – to look at things from different angles, to try new things – you know the deal. We’ll get started with some observations…

I can’t get enough of the Westmoreland County Courthouse – the building is just absolutely, incredibly beautiful – and I love finding new ways of looking at it…

Again, just changing some angles and the focus — pretty cool ways to look at the same thing differently.

I’ll admit it – I was shocked to see this in Greensburg – but loved it nonetheless.

Perhaps it was just the time in my life when the Berlin Wall fell, but it’s always been of interest to me. The Newseum in Washington, D.C. has a section of it that includes this graffiti by Indiano. This was as seen on the West German side – the opposite side was completely blank – which shouldn’t come as a surprise.

From the Pennsylvania Avenue Terrace at the Newseum. A whole lot of lines…

Perhaps the best view of the Capitol – also from the Pennsylvania Avenue Terrace.

I really enjoyed getting this group of kids getting their photo taken in front of the Capitol building.

No trip to D.C. would be complete for me without visiting the National Gallery of Art. If you haven’t been to see it, you’re truly missing out. Chuck Close has long been one of my favorites, and catching this mother as she explained to her daughter that the entire painting was made from fingerprints was priceless.

Capped the evening off by catching John Lee and Caveman, as they performed in the National Gallery of Art’s Jazz in the Garden series — incidentally, Lee is the guitarist. Held in the National Gallery’s Sculpture Garden on Friday nights, the Jazz concerts are a tremendous way to get your weekend started.

Photo of the Week: Jen and Emily…

I had one of those weekends – everything just went the way it was supposed to. The rain held off for the wedding and only hit for about 15 minutes during the Westmoreland Croquet Tournament. I had a lot of photos to choose from for this week’s Photo of the Week, but kept coming back to this shot of Jen, the beautiful bride, and her niece Emily. After some nervousness, Emily just flat out lit up once getting to spend some time with Jen – and it’s pretty obvious to see in this shot.