postcards from milan

postcards from milan
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

got the idea of this project of shooting postcards from places i go to. started with paris last year and with milan and venice this year. next week i will have the chance to visit austria and can't wait to get postcards shots from there!

there was no one inside the church, but i felt a presence i could not

there was no one inside the church, but i felt a presence i could not describe...
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

i never thought myself as having a sixth sense. i have always wondered how psychics and ghost whisperers felt, but that place just had the aura of spirits all around you. the interior just exuded of another time. i felt i was caught in a time warp and was just waiting for medieval characters of the past to pop out of the maze of pillars within.

honey, can you stop singing "o sole mio"? you are giving me a

honey, can you stop singing "o sole mio"? you are giving me a headache....
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

this shot just made me wonder if the tip of the gondola hit the bottom of the bridge and if the gondolero actually stooped or sat as it passed under it. lol!!!

i feel these things can be a bit overrated and overpriced but if i had the time and the moolah i would have gone for it. ha ha! call me a tourist milking cow but venice is venice! the water looksed a bit murky at that time and had a not so appealing scent, but i would have done it anytime than can catch the ones in las vegas or macau...well, maybe next time.

i don't know about you, but masks make me feel eerie...

i don't know about you, but masks make me feel eerie...
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

its like being afraid of clowns i guess. it's as if behind the bright colors and the smiles lies something nasty and ugly, like sin. as benjamin franklin said, "vice knows she's ugly, so she puts on her mask."

these are venetian canevale masks. i do love their craftsmanship though and i actually got a couple to bring home and wear on halloween!

always and forever

always and forever
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

attended a wedding today, it was a beautiful wedding! a lovely young couple voed to love each other always and forever...it was a sweet ceremony.

still quite busy with work and other stuff, but will see you sooner than i had expected! good day my friends!

queen of hearts

queen of hearts
Originally uploaded by Doc Tony

a lovely purple heart of a heliconia plant, actually a sister of the banana and the bird of paradise.

pardom me for not visiting much my friends, still a lot of paper work to do and my deadline is april 10! help! lol!

it is great to see you all visit and appreciate all the comments. will see you soon ok?

xoxoxox