There’s a wonderful shop in O’bryonville, Cincinnati, Ohio called “Dwellings” and all of these photos were taken there. If you haven’t started a series on being a “Tourist in your City” yet, it’s fun and great exercise if you walk the areas! It’s also a great way to become a better photographer!
The necklace around this mannequin’s neck is actually curtain tie-backs. What a creative way to display them!
I found lots of fun and artsy things to photograph last week while being a “Tourist in my City” in O’bryonville, Cincinnati, Ohio! The next six photos were taken in a unique place called “The Art of Entertaining” and “Uncorked”, which is part of the former. “Uncorked” is the wine shop and bar section and “The Art of Entertaining” is the private events section. I’ve enjoyed a few of their Friday night wine tastings!
These cute guys were sitting on a ledge…
O’bryonville (a town within Cincinnati, Ohio) was the last stop for Thursday’s “Tourist in my City” adventure and it was my favorite! There are so many interesting shops and restaurants. The first three photos are from a shop called “Hemptations”. They’ve been in business since 1995 and sell a lot of products made from…you guessed it…Hemp!
Thursday was a sunny day in the 40’s here in Cincinnati, Ohio. I mapped a route on Google Maps, grabbed my camera and set off to explore and see what fun photographs I could find. I stopped in Mt. Lookout first and found a few interesting subjects and made my way to Columbia Tusculum. Both of these towns are on the East side of Cincinnati. If you’re in the area, I recommend having a burger at Terry’s Turf Club…shown below. I’ve met the owner a few times. His eccentricity shines through with his lawn decor! The atmosphere inside is very small and lively! Definitely have one of their blackberry martinis…they’re beyond yummy and if you drink two…there’s no telling what you might do!
My exploration of Covington, Kentucky ended at a restaurant along the Ohio River, meeting a girlfriend for a drink, before heading home. The Cincinnati skyline was beautiful…
If you’ll remember from my post yesterday, I was walking around Covington, Kentucky, in the freezing cold, taking photographs and talking to shop owners. These next two photos are from a candy store! That wasn’t difficult to guess. It’s hard to believe that Pez candies are now collectibles. There’s something to be said for those people that collect and/or keep things for many years. I’ve moved over 40 times in my life…so I’ve become an expert discarder of things!
Yesterday, I explored Covington, Kentucky, which is located right across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio! In the area called MainStrasse Village, I found princesses and fairies at Stoney’s Gifts, where the owner Sandi Stonebraker has created a magical shop. She and I chatted for a while…about travel, art, and photography, but I forgot to ask her if she painted the paintings in the shop. I believe she did! They are whimsical and fun.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is all about Squares and Angles. This is one of my favorite aspects of photography. I love to experiment with different angles and learn how to compose the photo!
This photo from Dubrovnik, Croatia has lots of squares and angles! I was on top of the 2 mile wall that surrounds the City! Continue reading
Recently I discovered Freegal Music, an online site offering free music through your library. I love anything free! I’ve been downloading free book rentals from the library to my Kindle for a while. Anyway, you just log into your library online with your card number and pin…and if your particular library offers the service, it will be listed on their website. Once you’re in the site and you’ve clicked on a song to download, it will go directly to your iTunes account. My library allows three downloads per week and the week starts over on Monday. So…tomorrow I get three more. They don’t offer all of the songs I’d like yet…for example…Bruno Mars “When I was your Man”; Ed Sheeran “The A Team”, The Civil Wars “Billie Jean”, or Red Hot Chili Peppers “Scar Tissue”. They add songs frequently, so I’ll check back soon on those.
Today I downloaded Sara Bareilles “Love Song”, Ella James “At Last”, and Wild Belle “Keep You”. I have over 3360 songs so far on my iTunes. My iPod is almost full, so eventually I’d like to purchase one that has a larger capacity.
I like most genres of music except rap and some country. I lean towards soft rock, R&B, some pop, etc. I love Adele, but who doesn’t? I went out dancing Friday night with girlfriends and had a great time! It’s great exercise also!
I can’t remember if I posted this photo recently, but I think it’s the only one of me dancing. I was in Lisbon, Portugal…
If you can dance to accordion music, you can dance to anything!
As you can easily surmise from looking at these photos…I love hats! This is the challenge at A Word in Your Ear! I didn’t really feel comfortable wearing hats when I was younger. I was a bit shy and felt it brought more attention to myself. Being almost 6 foot tall demanded enough attention as it was. As I’ve aged and become more comfortable in my skin…I realize hats are fun and they protect your face from the sun!
My recent excursion to the local Thrift shop was not only to further develop my photographic skills, but also to illustrate the concept that you can find art and beauty everywhere!
Imperfections in glass make it beautiful!
In my quest to further develop my photographic skills, I went to the local Thrift Shop this week. I met some interesting characters and thought you might like to meet them also.
This guy tried to joke around with me while I took his photograph. I think his blue eyes are beautiful, but he may drink too much…look at his big red nose.
Last night I went to a place called Cheers to Art in Madeira, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. Initially I heard about it through the wine meetup I belong to. They had a private party there. It’s a place to let your creativity flourish by drinking wine and painting a picture during a two hour class. I auditioned earlier this week to work there. They’re opening another location in Downtown Cincinnati and need people to set the room up, check people in upon arrival, tend the bar, clean-up, etc. They also need people that can instruct a class. After attending one of the classes, I believe I could do that, with a little more practice! Either way…what fun! To watch people create and have fun!
The owner was the instructor last night and I really like the way she made it so simple and fun!
One of the advantages to living in the country is passing animals while driving to town. Monday evening my husband and I went to Paxtons Grill in Loveland, Ohio and of course I had to stop to take photos of these cows! The color of this first cow is so vibrant!
This is Part Three of my series on the Essex Studios Art Walk held in Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend. If you missed Part One and Two…go here. I wandered through a large warehouse for a couple of hours taking photos and talking with artists.
This was painted on one of the hallway walls…
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