Mom's Picks

While the kids (Nadia and Casey) are away in Versailles this weekend, most likely seeing it only through their lenses........  Casey's mom (me) is going to do a post of my favorite photos.  I wish I could ask Nadia's mom which are her favorites, but since I won't be able to do that today, I get to hog the post all to myself. 

  

I have so many favorites it's going to be difficult for me to narrow it down, but here goes.

I love photos that give me a feeling of peace and warmth, like in all of these.  I also love living in the city, so it is obvious why I would love this one of San Francisco, a beautiful, beautiful city.

 

San Francisco, California, USA

Downtown San Francisco at night seen from Russian Hill

 

 

Happy Mother's Day

 

Keukenhof, Netherlands

We are wishing the women of the world a Happy Mother's Day with a guest post on our blog from Casey's sister, Breanna.

 

Nadia and I both feel strong ties of love and affection for our families, and we feel that each of us share more with our siblings than just having grown up together in our respective households. 

Our ties to them are even stronger because of our common interests.  Breanna and I grew up in the ballet studio together, danced together, we were home-schooled together, studied together, went to the same places and had the same friends, and we also shared a love of culture, music, art and history.   Now we also share a love of photography.

 

We welcome her to our blog today, and we wish all women, no matter what "mothering" role you fill to someone in the world, a Happy Mother's Day from Nadia and Casey Photography.

 

Breanna specializes in family photography and we invite you to visit her blog if you'd like to see more of what she does.

 

http://breannaphotography.blogspot.com/

 

Rivers

A look at a few of the beautiful rivers of Europe

 

Nervion River

Bilbao, Spain

Nervion River Travel Guide from Tripwolf.com 

Bridges

In his 1930 poem, Hart Crane uses the Brooklyn Bridge as a symbol for what manmade things can do: bring together - or bridge - the fractured aspects of society.
(from Education Portal.com)
This post is dedicated to that symbolism.

One stanza from Crane's  

The Bridge

  

How many dawns, chill from his rippling rest

The seagull's wings shall dip and pivot him,

Shedding white rings of tumult, building high

Over the chained bay waters Liberty—

You can read about Hart Crane and his poem on Education Portal.com

We hope you have a great week!




Tower Bridge
London, UK
The famous Tower Bridge in London illuminated by a ray of sun on a cloudy day

We Love You, Boston

We have family in Boston, and know that the whole city, and far beyond, as runners come from all over the globe, has been deeply affected by the horrible recent events there.

Nadia's sister-in-law tweeted the following Friday evening,
"So thankful they caught him, and our city can begin to heal. #hugapoliceofficer #Bostonstrong"

It's over: Boston bombing suspect captured alive, police say, (from NBC)

We wish you all the best, Boston.
 

 

Old Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Of course Boston is a wonderful place to travel, to see, learn something, enjoy beauty, and history, great food, and family time together.
 

Greater Boston travel plans and tips from Massachusetts Vacation.com 

Nadia's brother and sister-in-law are both principal dancers in Boston Ballet.  It is a gorgeous ballet company, and it's worth seeing them while you visit Boston. 

http://www.bostonballet.org/