travel theme: statues

 

Shakespeare
Lincoln Park
Illinois

 

The Tin Man
Oz Park
Illinois

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travel theme: pink

 

 

classic pink begonia

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travel theme: gardens

northern california garden-1

northern california garden-2

lincoln park conservatory, chicago – 1

completed blouse

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travel theme: tempting

sustenance temptations come in many forms

for the body

and for the mind

ailsa’s travel theme

travel theme: work

“Sometimes you have to talk to the bamboo.”
Internationally recognized Japanese artist Fujinuma Noboru demonstrates how to make a basket, Art Institute of Chicago, 2008.

it all begins with the bamboo

which must be split…

veeery carefully!

large completed basket, a beautiful work of art

ailsa’s travel theme

travel theme: romance

a romantic meal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the romance of discovery
original mosaic flooring of early 1900s building

 

 

the romance of strange lands
actually Chicago’s Main Library on State Street

ailsa’s travel theme

travel theme: yellow

old brick wall

original bell

el camino real

california

 

gerber daisy bouquet

flourishes in colder temps

do we?

 

ailsa’s travel theme

travel theme: dry

does a bouquet
of dried roses
smell less sweet
to memory?

 

 

ailsa’s travel theme

travel theme: wood

taken at street level
during a snowstorm
golden wooden moon porch
frames wooden door beyond
illinois

gothic frames for wooden door and stained glass
university of chicago

 

 

ailsa’s travel theme

travel theme: silver

antique dealer’s window
georgetown
washington, d.c.

gorgeous old silver

free  viewing

from the sidewalk

 

 

ailsa’s travel theme