Unusual

Usually red but also a wonderful reminder of the Olympics last August!

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A most unusual day job. Entertainer/ dolphin trainer at Sea World. These people are amazing and MUCH braver than me.

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A coworker in Chicago is reading this book about Guernsey - a neighboring island to Jersey, where my mother was raised and I too have lived - off the coast of France. Their combined population is around 120,000 and Jersey in particular is a little piece of heaven!

Rather unusual how small the world is sometimes.

Unusual

Well, I'm breaking the rules this week and posting two.  (What can I say, I'm a rebel!)

One photo is my serious "unusual" themed photo.

This was captured inside the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier with my fisheye lens.  I think it looks unusual and rather like it came from Star Wars...

The second photo I'm sneaking in was captured when I asked my husband, "Next week's Project 52 theme is 'Unusual' got any ideas?"

He immediately replies, "Unusual?  A man cleaning the house."  Hee hee -- so I'm adding that as well.  No offense meant to all the men out there - and truth be told, my husband DOES help clean around the house....but we still thought it might bring a smile!

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This truck was in the parking lot the other day. I couldn't get the whole truck in using my cellphone without losing some of the *gorgeous* detail of the leopards. Along with them, the truck is covered from front to back and beyond with....stickers. What was he thinking?

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I saw this solid brass camel table in an antique store in San Diego. Not every home has one of these! And it can be yours for only $7,500!

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.............................bridge hand??!!

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This is a double dapple dachshund (say that 10 times fast...), which is a rather unusual breed.  His name is Otter.  He is absolutely gorgeous and he spent the weekend away with us in the Berkshire mountains.  He's very smart:  he absolutely refused to go outside in the 9F frigid cold, even in his fancy leather jacket. I don't blame him.

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I will start the week with this photo of moon jellies taken while at the aquarium with my little grandson.  He loves looking at the tanks filled with all kinds of unusual creatures. These are one of his favorites.

Romance/Love

colours of love...

Romance/Love

This might be more aptly described as Bromance/Love. Stick with me here...

Michigan vs Michigan State NCAA Basketball. Two friends on opposite sides came together to watch their beloved teams battle it out, in a Michigan State bar no less.

Sticking by your friends despite being arch enemies on the court - and outnumbered in the bar by 200:1 - now THAT'S love. Throw in bravery while you're at it too.

State won. Go Green!

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Spending a wonderful long weekend in the mountains with some of my closest friends. Here is a photo of my big love carrying my little love around the backyard of the house where we are staying.

Romance/Love

Romantic moments between a couple usually occur when they are looking into each other's eyes. However, this was one of the most romantic moments I have ever witnessed. This captures the First Look - the groom waiting to see the bride (one of my best friends) for the very first time on their wedding day. The anticipation, excitement and love in the air as she snuck up from behind was overwhelming.

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Valentine's Day celebrations in the French Alps

Romance and Love

How could I resist this wonderful show of romance and love!

Romance and Love

39 Valentines

Love and Romance

A gondola ride in romantic Venice for this couple, surely in Love!!

Romance/Love

I wanted to go out and find something to post that depicted love, but I got too busy.  Here is one from when we lived in Hawaii.  These two got married in one of the most beautiful places I've seen, and it was a beautiful ceremony on top of that.  So romantic!

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The most romantic thing I found all week 

my inlaws, 58 years together and still holding hands.

I didn't actually take this picture, the photographer at my daughters wedding took it

but I DID take a picture of the picture which is actually a fridge magnet, does that count?

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The morning after, and like every day the sun still rises and how you view the world is likely shaped by the feelings of the heart.  

This is another work project well timed to the themes of this blog.  It's the newest fragrance launch from Coach, simply called, Coach Love.  Milton Glaser designed the logo by transforming the  Coach C logo into a heart.   You may be familiar with another work of his, the iconic I (heart) NY graphic design.