Valfal's photos

A macro of my blooming Christmas cactus...no added processing or cropping was done to this image.

See original image in note. Shot taken at a horse farm in Colora, Maryland. Texture and processing by PicMonkey.

Three of the many beautiful costumes used during the making of the acclaimed British T.V. series "Downton Abby". They are presently on display at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. The exhibit runs through to January, 2015.

Three of the many beautiful costumes used during the making of the acclaimed British T.V. series "Downton Abby". They are presently on display at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. The exhibit runs through to January, 2015.

The 10 week Colorwheel Project: Brown Three of the many beautiful costumes used during the making of the acclaimed British T.V. series "Downton Abby". They are presently on display at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. The exhibit runs through to January, 2015.

Two of the many beautiful costumes used during the making of the acclaimed British T.V. series "Downton Abby". They are presently on display at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. The exhibit runs through to January, 2015.

One of the many beautiful costumes used during the making of the acclaimed British T.V. series "Downton Abby". This was one of the few dresses that is truly vintage (circa 1920s). It is presently on display at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. The exhibit runs through to January, 2015.

Three of the many beautiful costumes used during the making of the acclaimed British T.V. series "Downton Abby". They are presently on display at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. The exhibit runs through to January, 2015.

One of the many costumes used during the making of the acclaimed British T.V. series "Downton Abby". It is presently on display at the Winterthur Museum near Wilmington, DE. The exhibit runs through to January, 2015.

Archive Airings - AA170 - Purple Thank you all so much for your kind words and faves, friends! :))

A small basket of shells collected from Sanibel Island, FL. Due to its location and topography, it is the sea shell capital of the country. I must have collected at least 20 pounds of them during my visit to that beautful place 10 years ago. :)

10-Week Color Wheel Project: Blue Photographed at Longwood Gardens this past Spring. These flowers were among my favorites during my visit. Maybe it's because blue is my favorite color :) Thank you so much for your lovely comments and faves; your feedback means a lot! A very special thank you to Alina Orlicka who was inspired by this photo to compose the lovely poem below: A Sea of Blue Anemones Alina Orlicka “Anemony“ © Ach, ileż tu niebieskości, której niebo może pozazdrościć! Wśród łubinów, zieleni - anemony! Cały świat niebiesko-zielony!... Alina Orlicka “The anemones“© Ah, how much the blue there is here, which the sky might envy! Among the lupine, the greenery - the anemones! The whole world is the blue-green!...

This shot was taken at a dock in Havre de Grace, MD, facing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Thank you all so much for your comments and faves, they are much appreciated!

Lower Manhattan, New York.

10-Week Color Wheel Project: Green One of the many pretty sights at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA. Thank you so much for all the lovely comments and faves; they are very much appreciated!