Sunday, July 15, 2012

American Vacation

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Ágúst and I took a vacation in the US, landing in NYC and driving down to Virginia, then eventually Corolla in North Carolina for a week at the beach. This was one of the many rest stops we stopped to stretch our legs and get something to drink or eat. I loved the pea green water tower over the red and yellow structure.

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View from my grandmother's porch in West Virginia. I love the rolling mountains going back and back.

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One of the many gardens in Colonial Williamsburg. I loved the bright green tree front and center.

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A bee in a sunflower.

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The even lines of this house with the nice green hedge attracted my eye.

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So peaceful in some of these yards. I loved the pink flowering tree, and if you look at the full size, there is a male and female cardinal (Virginia's state bird) perched on the fence.

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A professor's lecture perch at William and Mary college. The glowing, symmetrical windows with the dark paneling made this a nice shot to me.

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Love the old map, and candles on either side of the fireplace.

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The front view of one of William and Mary's original lecture halls.

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And one of the gardens on the side.

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An out of business Chinese restaurant in downtown Richmond, Virginia. I liked the faded cracking paint.

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Virginia Science Museum. This was an epic train station at one point.

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A pool on the 2nd floor of a parking garage at the Comfort Inn on Broad Street.

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The elevator area at the Comfort Inn. I loved the park bench and big window.

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Lots of Richmond looks like this, but the sunset made it somehow beautiful.

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Inside a parking garage. I loved the rhythm of all the poles and glowing light from outside.

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A big, hot, desolate parking lot.

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View from behind our beach rental house. It just felt so peaceful and beach like, it captured my relaxed feelings of the week.

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The Wright Brother's monument in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The sky was beautiful that day.

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Beautiful sunset in West Point, Virginia.

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While we were waiting in the heat at Richmond International Airport, I saw this massive area under construction, and it perfectly captured the blazing heat we felt the entire week.

2 comments:

  1. I like the barrenness of your photos. Big open lots and spaces. :)

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    1. Thanks Anson, was I as obsessed with empty spaces when we were together as I am now?

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