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Thursday Doors – 01/19/2017
Door of the Collégiale Basilique Notre-Dame in the town of Beaune, the wine capital of Burgundy in the Côte d’Or department in eastern France. Parts of Notre-Dame date from the 13th century, and its style is described as Burgundian Romanesque, with some Gothic additions.
For Norm’s Thursday Doors
Share Your World – January 16, 2017
Cee asks us to Share our World, so here we go…
Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? I keep them closed these days. It’s a walk-in closet and I used to keep it open until I heard weird noises coming from that direction one night and couldn’t sleep until sunrise. There’s nothing there, I’ve been assured. It was probably just some nocturnal animal trying to dig a tunnel to the house in the area. Never heard anything again, but the doors get closed every night.
Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? No. I travel with my own shampoo and conditioner because my hair is such a snob… But I do take bad iPhone pictures when I come across some exotic hotel stuff, like the chocolate-based shampoo and bath products in Salzburg, and the beer-based ones in Munich. 😀
What is your usual bedtime? Oh, gawd… I’m an incorrigible night owl. I can go as late as 2:00am.
Do you like to use post-it notes? No, never have and I guess I never will…
When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone on paper? Ages ago. I don’t think I could handwrite an entire letter without going mad. My handwriting has deteriorated so much, I wonder how much longer I’ll be able the sign my whole name…
Any phobias? I am slightly claustrophobic. If I think for a second that a door won’t open, my heart starts racing. But I don’t think I would be out of my mind if stuck somewhere, unless it became clear I was stuck for the night say in an elevator, or bathroom stall… 🙂
How tall are you? I think I’m still 5’4″ but who knows? I think I’m still growing…
Optional Bonus question: What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up? I am grateful that our family dog, the adorable Kaya, recovered well from a gastrointestinal infection that lasted quite a few days and had us all quite worried. Unfortunately, all I have to look forward to is a lot of aggravation, as the 45th president of the United States is inaugurated this Friday, starting what promises to be the craziest, nastiest, weirdest four years in human history.
Thursday Doors – 01/12/17
Most times doors are the main attraction, but sometimes they are just excellent frames for interesting stuff… Photo taken at Chelsea Market, in New York.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Names
365 -1 ~~ First Sunset
One of my new Year’s resolutions was to have a go at a 365 project again. It was a hard but successful endeavor for me in 2015, and I felt I’d gain a lot from doing it again. So, here is the first of 365 posts. It’s a shot of the first sunset of the year, taken in Santa Monica, California.
WPC: Resilient
When I hear the word resilient I often think about great architecture, structures that have endured centuries of natural and human destruction. The Colosseum, in Rome, is one of these fabulous structures. It was built between 71-72 and 80 AD as a gift to the Roman citizens. Over the centuries it suffered great damages due to natural phenomena such as lightning and earthquakes. By the 20th century, a combination of weather, natural disasters, neglect and vandalism had destroyed nearly two-thirds of the original Colosseum, including all of the arena’s marble seats and its decorative elements. And yet, following restoration efforts, it still stands majestic and continues to be a leading attraction for tourists from all over the world. I call it resilience!
Thursday Doors – Dec. 22, 2016
In 1998 sculptor Robert Graham was commissioned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to create the monumental bronze doors which would serve as entryway into the planned Cathedral of Our Lady of Los Angeles, the first major cathedral to be constructed in the United States in the new millennium. The Great Bronze doors were installed in May, 2002 and the Cathedral itself opened to the public in September, 2002. I wasn’t able to photograph the doors closed but the various shots give an idea of what they look like.
Nativity Scene
With Christmas approaching, I remembered this extraordinary Nativity Scene (Presepe), in the Duomo dei San Filippo e Giacomo, the Cathedral in Sorrento, Italy. Part of the Nativity scene inside the main doors of the cathedral is on display all year.
Shoot 'N Go 