Pagoda at Sunset

Pagoda at Sunset, originally uploaded by DanielKHC.

Chinese Garden, Singapore. (View Large) . Much more.

The Bride Wore Freckles

Radiant, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

Karen - Wed and Witnessed. (View Large)

Nova Scotia

no title, originally uploaded by iJohn.

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Abandoned Ship

forgotten, originally uploaded by pedro vidigal.

Lisbon, Portugal. (View Large) Much more to see from this photographer.

Wayside Chapel

Life is too short, originally uploaded by nicolas valentin.

In Scotland (View Large) Lots more beautiful countryside here.

Big River

Big River, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

Looking down on the Mississippi. (View Large)

Some Gestures are Timeless

Two Rings, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

Nearly six decades separate these photos of Jean and her great niece Maureen, but both lasses use the same method of showing off betrothal. (View Large)

Joan Crawford, 1933

Clarence Sinclair Bull, Joan Crawford, 1933, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

From Lisbon, Portugal, Mariana ("Gatochy") collects and shares a growing treasury of old photos, ads, paintings, kitsch, etc. Once you start browsing through her collections, it's hard to stop. One mark of her excellent taste is that she asked me to add my grandparents' wedding photo to one of her collections.

Cocktails Before Dinner

Cindy and Alisa, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

And a lively discussion. (View Large)

Laundry Day in Rome

i colori di Trastevere, originally uploaded by DarkFrame.

Energy conservation at work. (View Large) Lots more to see by this photographer.

And No Pot of Gold

reprieve, originally uploaded by sgoralnick.

Two visitors to Ireland seek out an internet connection and find instead a rainbow. (View Large) See their pictures here and here.

By the Bean

Cloud Gate Kiss, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

Brides and grooms have given up running to the forest preserve for photo opportunities and are flocking to Millenium Park to be seen by the bean.

Dreamy

Mill in ruin... / Moulin en ruine..., originally uploaded by Pilou@ttitude.

This French photographer's work has deservedly drawn a lot of attention from Flickr visitors. (View Large)

Greatgrandbunny

Easter 2007, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

Who else but a two year old could make everyone in the house don bunny ears for her amusement? Here GG (greatgrandma Noreen) complies with Emily's wishes. GG was the baby I referred to here.

Top of the World

“The higher you climb on the mountain, the harder the wind blows” Sam Cummings, originally uploaded by **ANNE.

Actually, it's high up on Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. (View Large) Visit this photographer's Flickr site for exceptional pictures from around the world.

Witnesses

Witnesses, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

What's a wedding without some tears in the audience?

Shipwrecked in Iceland

I have sailed the seven seas ..., originally uploaded by asmundur.

This is a gorgeous example of the HDR (high dynamic range) process. Three or more exposures are made of the same subject: the 'right' exposure, plus under and over exposures. Then software is used to combine all the exposures into one photo. Visit this photographer's Flickr site or his photoblog. More info about HDR is here and here. (View above photo Large or Larger)

Coffey Sisters, July 1917

Mary and Abby Coffey, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

My greatgrandmother Mary and her sister Abby can't be talked into saying 'cheese' for the photographer. These women had come a long way from their birthplace in Kerry, Ireland, to finally settle on the West Side of Chicago. A few months after this picture was taken, Mary's daughter Nora would give birth to my mother. (Meet these ladies upclose.)

Comfy on the Couch

Easter 2007, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

Emily comes to rest for a brief moment.

Precious

daffodil, originally uploaded by losiek.

Babies are awesome.

Girls in their Summer Dresses

The Youngsters, originally uploaded by dtimcarr.

Gorgeous day we're having in Chicago. Let's all run outside and have our picture taken.