A Tree Grows in Havana

Amidst the urban decay, trees take root in the strangest places. Did you ever watch the show "Life After People"? It's a series that explores what our planet might be like if the human race were to suddenly disappear. There are many scenes of nature taking back the city. In Havana, you get a little taste of that, even though the people haven't disappeared.

Turquoise

Paris really knows how to make a first impression.

Paris en Pastel

A fresh and cheerful Parisian palette for this fine spring morning.

Beige Est Belle

Beige is not boring the way that Paris does it. Being subtle, it emphasizes and enhances the beauty of the city's ancient textures. It creates an overall sense of harmony that is rare in a large city, creating a soft and calming effect (at least on me). When in Paris, I never tire of photographing its infinite variety.

Facades

Who can't help but fall in love with the cockeyed canal houses of Amsterdam? While strolling the streets, I saw numerous sofas being hoisted through windows, hanging from a hook on a wonderfully ornate gable. When I arrived with my enormous suitcase in tow, I laughed when I opened the front door to the apartment I was staying in and wondered how in the world I was going to get up the most narrow staircase I had ever encountered. Very carefully and sideways, as it turned out.
Interesting fact: the houses are narrow because property taxes were based on the width of the house, so people built them narrow, deep, and tall. 

Southern Belle

Walking from square to square. Strolling under the live oak trees dripping with their Spanish Moss. Breathing in the scent of flowers. Sipping sweet tea. Being called "Miss Irene". These are my memories of Savannah, Georgia.