pineapple upside-down cake

my mom made individual pineapple upside-down cakes for thanksgiving this year. not sure this photo does them justice, but there is something about it that I like. the cakes were delicious btw. 
today is abc wednesday and today's letter is U. if you'd like to see other representations of the letter U, or if you'd like to add your own U representation, please visit "abc wednesday".

morning fog

yesterday morning started out with fog as well as ended with fog. it seemd like one giant raindrop fell at a time every couple of minutes just as it was getting dark and seemed to keep doing so until I went out again at 9pm. it was the most unusual type of  "rain" I think I've ever experienced. this scene was shot one morning earlier this autumn when we still had an abundance of leaves on the trees.

mellow yellow architecture

this building was colored yellow by my iphone. I snapped this while touring carnegie mellon in pittsburgh. the campus is amazing, so spacious and open with a nice variety of architecture. I was really impressed with the city. there seemed to be so much to photograph and so little time!
meanwhile I am still wondering if I will ever be able to consistently blog again. if I knew how involved a home renovation would be, I am not sure I would have done it. life is too short to have to give up the things you love to do.
speaking of which, today is mellow yellow monday. please visit drowsey monkey's mellow yellow monday meme and join in the fun.

happy thanksgiving everyone! and an answer...

a little late, it only took me a week to answer my last post's question! "walking to the sky", a sculpture by the artist jonathan borofsky stands on the carnegie mellon campus in pittsburgh.

can anyone guess what this guy is looking at it?

I'll give you two hints; he is standing in pittsburgh, and, this same piece was once installed at rockefeller center in 2004.

poppies for the veterans

just when I thought I had the blogging/home renovation thing under control, all hell breaks loose and I fall behind yet again. the good news is, things seem to be falling into place. more importantly, god bless our dear veterans. hope you all have a wonderful weekend! 

golden autumn leaves

I look forward to these particular leaves turning every year. the yellow is so bright it actually lights up everything else around it. it's already sunday in australia, where I should add, they are deep into springtime! so if you like shadows and you want to join in the fun, please visit  hey harriet's shadow shot sunday meme. and a big thank you to tracy for hosting shadow shot sunday too.

this morning's sunrise

this all took place in minutes and before you knew it, it was over. moments later, the sky turned blue and the sun became a bright orange ball against it. this post is a part of the 'skywatch friday' meme. if you'd like to add your own sky, please visit skywatch friday, thanks to klaus and his team, sandy, wren, and sylvia.

merry christmas

the christmas season doesn't wait for the day after thanksgiving anymore - it officially starts the day after halloween.