Christmas decorations at the botanical garden in Chicago.
More Weekend Reflections at James’ Newton Area Photo.
About Me
- Jientje
- Antwerp, Belgium
- Welcome to the new, and improved version of Heaven in Belgium. I am Jientje. "Jientje", like the boys name Gene, followed by "chu"? "Gene-chu", that's how you pronounce my name. Yes!!!!That's it!! So now you know huh? I am an addicted blogger. I was born and raised and am still living in Belgium. Yeah, the "this-is- Tuesday-so-this-must-be-Brussels" kind of Belgium .. There, you see? Maybe you couldn't find it on the map, but at least I'm trying to change that a little by sharing lots of pictures. I really love to cook and create new things, like this blog for instance. I am a mother,a grandmothe and a wife too! They say I'm a traveler, and a photographer. Well that's just what they say, I love to make pictures, but I am far from professional ... If my English is not perfect, that would be because it's my second language. I do hope you'll forgive me any possible misspellings or strange vocabulary ... Now, as a result of all of the above, I get way too little sleep and my days are always much too short!
Showing posts with label The American Tour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The American Tour. Show all posts
Friday, December 18, 2009
Weekend Reflections
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Almost Sepia … and a Door…
Is it a Window Views or a Sepia Scenes? Or both?
I mean, it’s almost a sepia, it has a door … as well as lots of windows.
And it’s definitely grainy. Sorry for that.
I photographed this gallery at the Franciscan Monastery in Washington DC.
A peaceful hidden place which is usually what I prefer to see when I travel or visit a town.
I mean, I can find the White House on Google Images, can’t I?
Besides … they’d never allow me to take pictures in there.
But there were lots and lots of photo opportunities inside the monastery when we took the guided tour…
… as well as outside.
Click the links to find more Sepia Scenes and more Window Views.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wednesday Wisdom
"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."
Dawna Markova
Author of Open Mind.
Location: Chicago Botanical garden
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Lighthouse, playing with the light
No lighthouse without a light, and this was a real invitation to get creative with the camera. It was fun to play with the subject a little, 
transparency and reflections
creating something that becomes an abstract painting almost ... 
just using different angles. FUN!
I love that kind of photography!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Every little detail counts…
The rooms inside the lighthouse were not only very well furnished, they were also very nicely decorated.
Children’s toys
and kitchen utensils…
just a couple of simple items
made this lighthouse a light”home”
The lady responsible for the decoration was Anna Weems. She was born there in 1906. (She was almost the same age as my own grandmother who was born in 1907)
She lived there with her parents and her grandfather, who was the keeper of the lighthouse. When the lighthouse got turned into a museum it was decorated the same way she remembered it from her childhood years.
She did a wonderful job preserving this unique piece of American heritage.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Drum Point Lighthouse
It was built in 1883 and functioned as a lighthouse for eight decades before it was restored in 1962. In 1975 it got relocated to the Calvert Museum Site. It is now the only fully furnished lighthouse in the bay.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Almost Wordless …
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To the world you may be one person,
But to one person you may be the world
Author Unknown.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Ruby Tuesday, Only One
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So many roads we’ve travelled
So many trucks I’ve seen
But can you believe
… only ONE Coca Cola truck?
They were probably all called back to their stations to get decorated for the Holidays?
Monday, December 7, 2009
Macro Monday, Details and Close-ups of a Barn
Like I said, photographing barns was great fun and this particular one had a lot of great macro opportunities.
The woodwork …
Nature taking over …
I’m not sure if this is a spider or another insect. Does anybody know? He does have some kind of a web or silky threads, so it could be a spider, but he looks VERY different to ours?
He looks very threatening too, come to think of it. I’m very glad he remained up there while I was taking his picture!
More Macro Monday pictures at Lisa’s Chaos.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Weekend Reflection, Fall Colors in Maryland
Melli had been praying for the leaves to stay on long enough for me to be able to enjoy them, and her prayers were heard. The beauty of the colors of Fall was something I had never seen before. This is a little pond not too far from her home.
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More Weekend Reflections at James’ place.
Have a great Weekend!
Friday, December 4, 2009
A Boat on a Canal, two Mules and a Lot of Girl Power …
At Great Falls, - one of Melli’s favorite places to go all year around - ( and I can see why ) we took the canal boat ride. This was a treat.
Transportation like it happened a hundred years ago, a boat, a canal and a lot of muscle power … mostly by women and mules.
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