September 26, 2018 (269/365) #domke #doorsopenmilwaukee
"A well-ordered life is like climbing a tower; the view halfway up is better than the view from the base and it steadily becomes finer as the horizon expands." - William Lyon Phelps
September 25, 2018 (268/365) #domke #doorsopenmilwaukee
“People are like stained-glass. They sparkle when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within." - Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
I'd love to see this beautiful new water tower illuminated at night.
September 24, 2018 (267/365) • Week 39: Photograph a common object in an abstract manner.
"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something..." ~ Pablo Picasso
#dogwoodweek39, #dogwood52, #dogwood2018 #domke #doorsopenmilwaukee
September 23, 2018 (266/365) • "The Quiet Company" - Northwestern Mutual
My mom worked at Northwestern Mutual in the late 50's and 60's, decades before the post-modern tower that now dominates the Milwaukee skyline. She lived on Knapp Street with her friend, Jeannie — yes, just like Laverne & Shirley! She wore cat-eye glasses and sweater sets with pearls, and she often ate lunch at George Watt's Tea Room (Oh, how I miss that!). Before she quit working in 1968 to start a family (me!), she bought her daughter an insurance policy for which I just paid the $28.50 biannual fee. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to tour the new NML Tower and to take in the awesome view from the top, as part of Doors Open Milwaukee. From 22 stories above Milwaukee, I couldn't help but feel a little bit closer to Mom 💙
PS: I'll be featuring more of Doors Open Milwaukee 2018 throughout the week. #doorsopenmilwaukee #domke
September 22, 2018 (265/365)
“To say it was a beautiful day would not begin to explain it. It was that day when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of fall.” - Ann Patchett
le 21 septembre 2018 (264/365)
« Sur le Pont d'Avignon, l'on y danse, l'on y danse; Sur le Pont d'Avignon, l'on y danse tous en rond... »
Pont St. Bénézet aka Le Pont d'Avignon
Begun c.1234 AD and abandoned in 1644, spans half-way across the Rhone River
L'Hôtel de Ville - Avignon
Le Palais des Papes - the seat of Western Christianity during the 14th century papal schism.
