what do you call yourself?

Scharlooweg / Willemstad, Curaçao
A friendly ... There is no name for a person coming from Curaçao. How stupid is that? Someone from America is an American, someone from Venezuela is a Venezuelan, someone from Curaçao is, well, someone from Curaçao.

sucka

Pollywogg Hollër / Belmont, New York
Beware of the Hollër - 'nuf said!

still life

Somewhere in the Imagination
Figured I'd shake things up a bit from the norm - fun with Photoshop.

which way to the beach

Sandland / Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
This is where I should be. Basking in the sun, lounging about making sandcastles.
Sandland in PEI was worth the visit (hope they bring it back this year). It was an outdoor sculpture museum - seasonal of course. It wasn't a big place, but they did have some impressive pieces as well as a little sandpit for the kiddies. It'd be a shame if they discontinued it.

disconnected

Pollywogg Hollër / Belmont, New York
A weekend without internet access makes me a little bit stir crazy.

freebird

Temple Bar / Dublin, Ireland
As grey and dreary as Dublin can be at times, the colors of the Temple Bar area always serve as a "pick me up" - lots of happy drunks.

water nymph at rest

Margit-szigete / Budapest, Hungary
Otherwise known as Margaret Island, this park land area is a 225 acre, 1.4 miles long island in the middle of the Danube, conveniently located between Buda and Pest. The Japanese Gardens are particularly striking - and tranquil.

urban waterfalls

Brooklyn Bridge / New York, New York
Last summer, parts of New York City were bathed in giant waterfalls when the grandest public art project since Cristo's Gates in Central Park, hit the "water" (no pun intended). New York City Waterfalls, a $15 million art project paid for with private donations, ran from mid-June through mid-October. Four mechanical fountains were installed on the shores of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Governors Island standing from 90' to 120' tall. This one was running under the Brooklyn Bridge.

are you feeling hungary?

Mücsarnok - Kunsthalle / Budapest, Hungary
If you subway or trolley just out of city center, you'll find Hero's Square and City park. A great place to stroll around, ice skate or get some culture at the Museum of Fine Arts - designed in the eclectic-neoclassical style in 1906.

angels & demons

Ponte Santa'Angelo / Rome , Italy
For those who have seen Angels and Demons (which I highly recommend), you will recognize the Castel Sant'Angelo in the background. In the movie, Castel Sant'Angelo is seen as the last existing church of the Illuminati. The book also emphasized the Passetto di Borgo, an 800m long secret passage from the Vatican to the castle which was commissioned by Pope Nicholas III in the 13th century.

michelin man cometh

Fifth Avenue / New York, New York
Yet another shot of the newly renovated Guggenheim Museum at Fifth and E 89th St. Looks pretty good for fifty years old - kind like me.

hopper

Millennium Bridge / London, England
What the the Tate Modern looks like while crawling across the Millennium Bridge.

pax, baby

Charles Bridge / Prague, Czech Republic
There are 30 statues mounted to the balustrade of Charles Bridge in Prague. Most sculptures were erected between 1683 and 1714 and depict various saints and patron saints. Beginning in 1965, all of the statues have been systematically replaced by replicas and the originals have been exhibited in the lapidarium of the National Museum. I'm not very good at saint cognizance so I have no idea who this is.

welcome, my lovelies

Pollywogg Hollër / Belmont, New York
Tonight I am spending the night with this lovely. Deep in the woods - pitch dark - alone - in the wood loft. If I scream, will anyone hear me. She will - she once was one of us, afterall.

jesus saves nyc

Franklin Street (Tribeca) / New York, New York
One thing to say about New York City, there's lots of interesting street art - some good; some not so good.

iconic architecture

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (5th Avenue) / New York, New York
From the Guggenheim New York website.. "Fifty years after the realization of Frank Lloyd Wright’s renowned design, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates the golden anniversary of its landmark building with the exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward, co-organized by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. On view from May 15 through August 23, 2009, the 50th anniversary exhibition brings together sixty-four projects designed by one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, including privately commissioned residences, civic and government buildings, religious and performance spaces, as well as unrealized urban mega-structures." Put it on your calendar.

awakening

Pollywogg Hollër / Belmont, New York
Even the little wood nymphs are waking up to this Spring weather ...

loud mouth

East Village / New York, New York
A sampling of the often loud and colorful graffiti found throughout the East Village. This was on the side of a one story cement wall - definitely more interesting than grey concrete.

celebrate yourself

Râşnov Fortress / Râşnov, Romania
We should view this Easter celebration as an opportunity to work towards a renewed energy in all facets of our lives - make it happen.

no hobgoblins here

Redcross Way / London (Southwark), England
Taking the train down from Birmingham to London last Saturday, I struck up a conversation with another wanna-be photographer - and he recommended that I find myself in Southwark around mid-day as there was an amazing open market where I could find good fresh food and drink. Around 1pm I jumped on the underground to the London Bridge stop; found the market and got myself a fresh warm baguette, some hummus, olives and a cold pint of Guinness - then headed towards the Thames to enjoy the brilliantly warm afternoon. Walking along Redcross Way, I came upon this underpass.