Yes it is Theme Thusday again, and today we are talking GLASS . I've three possible hooks to hang my [glass] hat on with this theme. First, the photo! Yes, it is the river again from an odd angle in an interesting light. You can just make out the bottom, which should tell you that I'm right on the shore. In some ways, the distortion of the stones below the surface reminds me of ye olde glass windows, what they call "cylinder blown sheet glass". You can still find some of this around Hobart these days. Thw second link comes from a trip I took to Venice a few years back. You're probably aware that Venice was (is?) a glass-making centre of excellence. If you have ever been there and taken the tour of the glass factories, you might be familiar with the sheer amount of coloured glass that sits at the bottom of the water there. These fragments of glass have been worn down and had their edges dulled by their time in the water, which makes them ample keepsakes for the ...
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I like the new layout. The picture on your heading is gorgeous! What made you decide to change it all?
The header pic was taken in Bellerive (just down the road from us) last Sunday afternoon.
I changed it all because I was bored with the old look, and I also wanted to expand the template, as it was chopping off the sides of photos for those viewing with small laptops.
Also, congratulations on the, uh...art being done and over with.
I like the blurred effect too...of the photograph.
Nice photograph!
Nice quote...Well,an interesting quote to say the least.
Thanks, for sharing and
Happy TT
DeeDee ;-D
Sometimes, the best mirror I’ve got is the look in my daughter’s eyes.
I am truly impressed.
Mine is here
http://justmeshakirack.blogspot.com/2010/02/mirrors-of-my-life-thursday-theme.html
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
and
GONG XI FA CAI!
(means WISHING YOU PROSPERITY! in Mandarin, Chinese)
hugs
shakira