A Sunday stroll and shopping at my favorite metro boutiques~ Washed in gorgeous bright colors, surrounded by fantastic Italian Renaissance architecture and sipping the best soy white chocolate mocha around town.
A Sunday stroll and shopping at my favorite metro boutiques~ Washed in gorgeous bright colors, surrounded by fantastic Italian Renaissance architecture and sipping the best soy white chocolate mocha around town.
west517 
Great architecture and colors, nice!!
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Thank you!!
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I like the fantasy in the colors, and there is something exotic in this gallery, as if they were taken centuries ago far away =)
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Thank you very much! I do love these bright colors very much—and thr architecture as well 🙂
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Love those colors. I needed that blast about now 🙂
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🙂 Thank you! I know bright colors always give me a boost!
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You’re welcome! Blast away hehe
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Delicious!
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Indeed!!♥♥
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Superb colours. The first image is my favourite – the elements in that one are excellent 🙂
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Thank you Mike! The first image is also favorite– I really liked the layering of the column the lantern/light and the blocks of colors 🙂
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Wow! Nice color pop! I like it!
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Thank you Melody!! 🙂 btw — I love all the colors in your mixed media masques! ❤
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You’re welcome! And thank you for the compliment and the fancy spelling! I love that! I’m glad you are enjoying the photos. I’m having so much fun putting them together these days. I can’t wait to get started on my next two. Got my inspiration this morning for both of them and I hope to start work some time this week. 🙂
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🙂 I can’t wait to see them! Inspiration is a wonderfully magical thing!!
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Me, too! I only have a vague idea. It’ll shape itself as I go along. It’ll be a surprise for everyone! LOL 😀
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beautiful fragments capturing the atmosphere of the place… 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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Lovely pics west517, as usual! Great warm colours but confess my favourite is the first shot – gorgeous contrast of ‘Roman’ pillar with that wonderful talian Renaissance style lantern! Could almost be Italy…! 🙂
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Thank you Jane!! …the first shot is also my favorite– I love the pillar and lantern combination. — and the shopping here is SOOO GREAT! ❤
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Do they sell vintage ball gowns there I wonder?! 🙂
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🙂 hahaha – Alas, no– no ball gowns but THE MOST beautiful pair of six inch ruby slippers I’ve seen in at LEAST 3 months!! LOL
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Love your colours!
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Thank you!! 🙂
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Gorgeous pics as usual!
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Thank you very much!! 🙂
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Hmmm I’m playing to be Hercules Poirot 🙂 Warm colours , very nice and well getting , :), Bon, because colours are you in the aerea of California, center or in Miammi or near it 🙂 I’m guessing hehehehhee
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How did you guess I liked Poirot? …a good detective you are! …I am closer to Miami than California…although I am not in Miami 🙂
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Great looking colonial style architecture!
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I’m so happy you like it — I love this style of architecture and made a point to take my camera along in my backpack today for my shopping excursion 🙂
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This kind of architecture with its special colour is in full harmony with the southern environment. I love it!
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🙂 For me these colors and style just spell– warm and sunny!
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Stunning shots once again West — wonderful colors and detail. The images are just captivating.
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Thank you Matt!! 🙂
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A delightful capture of that ornate lamp. And the colours of this gallery are so attractive.
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Great shots! Love the first one especially. Happy a great week, West 🙂
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Thank you so much Amy!! Have a fantastic week!! ❤
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Une belle série pleine de couleurs, j’aime particulièrement la dernière photo.
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Merci beaucoup!
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Wow, splashy and so fresh!
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🙂 Thank you!!
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Attractive colors of walls, this is plaisant !!!
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Merci Stephane!!
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Okay, so no Casual Friday post yet, but I’m in happy land anyway because of this post! Absolutely FANTASTIC! Love the concept, love the colors, love the composition of each. You have such a great eye. Thanks for the inspiration, West! 🙂
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How did I miss this. Superb images. Your blog really is such a joy to visit. 🙂
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Thank you so much Andrew – and thank you for always encouraging me! 😉
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Oh– and just a note about this place — would you believe that it’s almost entirely abandoned?
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Hi,
I like very much first foto.
Have nice a day/evening. 🙂
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Thank you very much! 🙂
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You are welcome 🙂
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I like this unfocused background, good summer there
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Thank you!! ❤
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Colors light up my life.
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