Eighty-Sixth Collection

In Venice the wonder is not only in the Palaces seen from outside but also in what you see from the Palaces. Here from Palazzo Donà-Brusa.

On a whim, I made a quick trip to a small town called Devon. It is on a major river and usually has pretty views in the fall. I decided to include the highway bridge as a strong architectural statement in contrast to the natural surroundings.

“When in doubt, add twenty more colours!”
by Kaffe Fassett, visual artist

The ruins of Urquhart Castle sits next to the Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

“Wait for me.” Shaw Cove, CA.

Hiking With My Buddy
At the trail head in Mannlichen, heading to Grindelwald, Switzerland

Venice, Rio de la Tetta. An old gondola moored next to the water gate of the legendary Libreria Acqua Alta.

A lucky moment. It was as if the clouds or the tree limbs were mimicking each other. Perfect against the rich blues of our Alberta skies.

“Time passes like clouds in the sky. Summer fades to fall, winter yields to spring, different minutes of the same day.”
by Yann Martel, Canadian author

“Calling it a day.” Shaw Cove, CA.

“Fish with sheep-like tendencies.” Monterey, CA.

Sitting along a Venice Canal I noticed this woman feeding the seagulls. They were all gathered around her but she was only interested in one at a time.

“Alice, perhaps?” Monterey, CA.

“School’s in.” Monterey, CA.

“Open door policy.” Monterey, CA.

“Stairway to…” Bandon, Oregon.

“There are no wrong turns, only unexpected paths.”
by Mark Nepo, poet & spiritual writer

“Gray shades of color.” Bandon, Oregon.

“Twice-captured.” Bandon, Oregon.

A rainy street scene, Venice, Italy.

“The nose knows.” Hailey, Idaho.

“Lonesome window.” Hailey, Idaho.

“Sneak peek.” Hailey, Idaho.

“Perhaps because colour is so much about light, we feel it as energy, like the sun.”
by Kaffe Fassett on the Healing Power of Colour

“Undefenceable shadow.” Hailey, Idaho.

Venice, Italy on a rainy day.

“You’re so weather-vane.” Hailey, Idaho.

La bonita y espectacular catedral de Mallorca.

A cosy weekend getaway with a carpet of fallen leaves is the perfect fall season finale! This photo instantly transports me back to the location!

I fount this boat tied along the bank on Otter Cove, in the Gulf of Maine, USA.