Ipernity Explore

Our driver, Mario, took us to Taverna Azzurra, a lovely restaurant located in the fishing village of Marina Grande in Sorrento on the Bay of Naples. Our table was outside so we had a wonderful view of the bay. We had visited Pompeii and were on our way back to Positano. The owner, Gennaro, took such lovely care of us and treated us to bruschetta and lemoncello!! Perfect way to end a fabulous day! Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Venice, Italy Our favorite restaurant, Hosteria Al Vecio Bragosso, serves the most delicious fresh seafood!! That is not Pepsi in the glass, but an Aperol spritz!! {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Venice Italy - Venezia - This is such a typical canal scene. There is so much to see, enjoy, and experience in Veneza! One of my many favorite places in Italia! Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Rome, Italy I don't remember the name of this church (there were so many on our trip). The interior is spectacular and I hope I captured it well. Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Como, Italy Hotel Villa Flori - The beginning of another delicious meal at this hotel, served by Pietro and Ernest, who was from Ghana. Exceptional experience at Villa Flori in every respect. Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Florence, Italy Even though I took this photograph in May in Florence, it seems appropriate to use on New Year's Eve. I wish you all the best in 2015!!!! Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Greve in Chianti, Siena, Tuscany, Italy The wine country in Tuscany captures you. Everywhere you look, there are scenes that draw you in whether vineyards, villages, or roads through beautiful scenery. Or something as simple, as these rows of grapes. Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Antique Automobile Show - Oldsmobile - And a souped-up engine!!! Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Antique Automobile Show - 1952 Hudson Hornet - My father drove Hudson Hornets in the early 1950's. Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Antique Automobile Show - In the 50's and early 60's, car hops would roller skate to cars at drive-in restaurants and take your food and drink order. Usually, hamburgers, cokes and sundaes! {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

February brings autumn to Tampa. Our spring can be one (1) Tuesday in April and winter can bring below freezing temperatures to turn plants and grass brown before Christmas (and we can wear shorts on Christmas Day) or it can be a few scattered days/weeks in January and February. But, we will definitely, definitely have seven (7) months of hot and humid summer!!!!!!!! {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Tampa, Florida Sometimes you never know what/who you will find ... {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Finally had an opportunity to use the Fuji X100S to photograph flora. Could not be more pleased with this camera!!! When prepping for a shoot, I still keep thinking I'm forgetting something because all I need is another card and extra battery ... Yeah!!! {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

From the shape and petals, this could be related to or a form of hibiscus, but not sure. Please try viewing large. Finally had an opportunity to use the Fuji X100S to photograph flora. Could not be more pleased with this camera!!! When prepping for a shoot, I still keep thinking I'm forgetting something because all I need is another card and extra battery ... Yeah!!! {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Ybor City (EE-bor) is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida located just northeast of downtown. It was founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Spain, Cuba, and Italy. For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City's cigar factories would roll millions of cigars annually. The neighborhood had features unusual among contemporary immigrant communities in the southern United States, most notably its multi-ethnic and multi-racial population and their many mutual aid societies. A slow exodus out of the area that began during the Great Depression accelerated after World War II, leading to a period of abandonment and decay. After decades of neglect, a portion of the original neighborhood has redeveloped into a night club and entertainment district. The neighborhood has been designated as a National Historic Landmark District, and several structures in the area are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, 7th Avenue, the main commercial thoroughfare in Ybor City, was recognized as one of the “10 Great Streets in America” by the American Planning Association. Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Nothing like a windy day when you want to shoot macro. It took quite a bit of patience ... {:o) Thanks to Don, the flower has been identified as Lindheimer's Beeblossom. I did a little research, and it certainly appears that's what it is. Finally had an opportunity to use the Fuji X100S to photograph flora. Could not be more pleased with this camera!!! When prepping for a shoot, I still keep thinking I'm forgetting something because all I need is another card and extra battery ... Yeah!!! {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen

Nothing like a windy day when you want to shoot macro. It took quite a bit of patience ... {:o) Thank you all for visiting and for your gracious and appreciated comments! I wish I could thank each of you personally. Have a great creative day! Please do not use my photograph without my express consent. All rights reserved. Kathleen