Venice

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Sorry, I've been a bad blogger lately. Hopefully my life will deccelerate soon!

PhotoHunt; Wet/Rain

Ty and I spent a few days in Chicago last month - the first was a rain deluge. But, that didn't stop us although we were a little soggy by day's end. Here we are at "The Bean" in Millennium Park. If you look closely, you can see the rain drips off the side of the structure.

PhotoHunt: Two

Since I've been in the process of connecting cousins together, family has been on my mind. Hence, the twosomes are family photos. The graduates are now one-year newlyweds having graduated from UF; the other two photos are cousins. I assume in many families such as ours, the younger cousins just can't get enough time with their favorite cousins.

PhotoHunt: Sicily

Thought I would stay in Sicily for this week's post too. This is a shot of a Sicilian sunset - the last light of the day. This is one time I actually have truly scrolled through my Sicily photos and found some satisfaction with them. When I returned from my Sicilian trip, I was diagnosed with Legionnaire's Disease. Looking back, I was probably sick when I was on the trip too because I do remember not having a lot of energy during my 7 day stay on the island. Anyway, it is a wonderfully enriching place, lovely people and eye catching scenery - of course - beaucoup history as well from all the conquering lands in its history.

PhotoHunt; Broken

Broken as in 'ruin'.

The Greek amphitheater in Taormina, Sicily. Amid the Roman ruins of the island, this ruin certainly harks back to the Hellenistic period and demonstrates the Greek influence on this southern area of the Italian peninsula/island. In its day used as an amphitheater for oratory and by gladiators as a sport. Mount Etna can be viewed from here as much of Taormina is overshadowed by this active volcano.

PhotoHunt: High

High on the top floor of the university in Rome (a perk of working for a university), I was treated to Rome at twilight. It was a special treat to see the domes of Rome from this vantage point.

PhotoHunt; Waiting

While in Chicago to celebrate my son's birthday, we took in the architectural tour via Chicago's Fair Lady on the Chicago River. Our day began, waiting for the train.

Fortunately, the air show was going on that same weekend so we waited to catch a glimpse of the Blue Angels and their supersonic stints. There were many 'missed' opportunity as well as many blue sky (only) shots. But here are a few that made the wait worthwhile.