Young Writers Society

Adam - Thank you for the suggestion. I was considering it, but the way the light was hitting everything yesterday was too pretty for me to put it in black and white! But I will definitely try some black and white ones sometime soon.

Sohini - I agree with you about the flowers, espeically the first one. If the weather cooperates again today I might go out and re-do the blue flower ones before they start to die.

Myth - The pictures make it look more secluded than it is. The house is in the middle of a neighborhood, right off a somewhat busy street. But it is in a small town!

Tin Fish - It is a funky house. I'm glad you like the spiderweb one. Doesn't that just seem like the quintessential thing to take a picture of? I've always wanted to, and now I finally have!

Kitty - It's in Texas, and it's on sale for something like $650K. Or it was the last time I checked, which was several months ago. Seriously, NOBODY is going to buy that house. It's kind of sad, actually.

write me - I like the staircases too. Those staricases are actually the reason I went over to take pictures in the first place. Hehe.

oregon girl - Thank you, that's very sweet. I'm glad you liked them!

Sorry for the double post, but I took some more today and wanted to post a few of them. Even with the light going all funky on me, I still managed to get a few decent shots.















I live in such a pretty town.

tis all so pretty =D

I realy like all of them. I think my favourate would have to be the staircase one. It is really nice and kind of mysterious!

I realy like the second lot. My favourate is the one where the forest is all dark and you can see the path.

All fantastic!

I love the first one, and the one with the trees and the path! Gorgeous, Ari! ^_^

It's so beautiful! And sunny... I remember the sun... but it is really bright there.

Areida wrote:Well... it is for sale!

We'll all pitch in five dollars...

My guess is that five bucks from all the YWS'ers might not cut it... especially if we want any furniture.

More arboretum pictures!













My favorites:

Ari! So pretty!

I love the one with the brook in the bottom of the frame.

Ari -- these are all gorgeous! I think my absolute favorite is the one with the bench, though. There's just something about it that seems so peaceful, and yet seems like there could be such a rich story behind it. Beautiful!

the second photo would be PERFECT if the corner wasnt cropped off. I like the first two best....I almost thought the first one was upside down, until i looked closer. I like that effect. I love that back yard...it makes me want to be a child again.

I like the two with the streams and the very last you posted. Very pretty. Also, the dark one in the earlier lot has a really sinister, eerie feel to it. Very good.

Thanks for commenting! I really need to crop that second sunset... stupid column on our house got in the way.

((Click on the pictures to get the larger, less pixellated version.))

Plane pictures! These were taken last Friday while taking off in Houston. Couldn't decide which one I liked best, so I just posted them all.








Welcome to the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas. SO PRETTY. Go if you ever get a chance. The buildings alone are worth the effort.

These are all FANTASTIC shots, Areida. My favorite would have to be the one with the tiled steps. (I don't know what they are) That one's really pretty, and you took at a great angle, by the way. The previous pictures you posted, the ones I didn't comment on because I didn't know about them, were great as well.

I have a thing for shady trails, so the walking trail/bike trail (the 4th picture you posted) was also my favorite.

These are awesome. Great job with these!!

-Nic

I agree that the tiled one has a brilliant angle and I love the reflection of the building in the water. Old style architecture fascinates me and that building reminds me of ancient Greece.

Thanks for commenting!

I've had a lot of fun messing around with my camera these last few weeks. I'm just glad I was able to convey something of just how gorgeous all these places are.