French Friday: La Semaine de la Mode

le 28 septembre 2018 (271/365) • La Semaine de la mode

« La mode n’est pas quelque chose qui existe uniquement dans les vêtements. 

La mode est dans l’air, portée par le vent. On la devine. La mode est dans le ciel, dans la rue. » - Coco Chanel

It's Fashion Week in Paris again. I was there for the Fall/Winter installations in both 2017 and 2018.  I thought I was pretty stealth when I snapped these photos last February in the Palais Royal, but the look on her face indicates that I'd been spotted! Zut!

Milwaukee Federal Building

September 27, 2018 (270/365) #domke #doorsopenmilwaukee

"It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government." - Alexander Hamilton

North Point Water Tower

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

Coakley Brother's Water Tower

 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.

Week 39 - Creative: Abstract

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

NML

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