Tasty Manicure

 Chess can certainly be a nail-biting experience.

I know. I've played, and in some circles I'm considered a master of dynamic proportions with a score of 700!

Ok. Ok. Seven hundred is not a great number; not even mediocre. I think that 700 is a number you are given when you first start out and for some of us, it's downhill after the initial game.

el mercado de Puigmartí

El mercado de Puigmartí is a wonderful market, great vendors, marvelous food and a touch of the past.







Puigmartí is located in el Barrio de Gràcia here in Barcelona.

I suggest you get there as soon as possible, before, if ever, this market is modernized.

He gave me A finger!

 A friendly gesture that says, Hi! How you doin'?

I love workers such as those in the photo. 

More often than not, I get a smile, a pose and a wave.

Four My Eyes Only

Well, it finally happened.

 

Toys like computers, ipads, iphones, ipods, and fancy cameras have reeked havoc on my eyes.

I thought I had a clear defined photo of a dapper young man.

Love Knot!

Ah, young love! 

Two kids, resting on a church step, oblivious to their surroundings in twisted perfection.

If I was lucky to be in their position today, I'd unfortunately need help straightening up.

Pregnant Pause

A confident woman seen walking along the tavessera de Gràcia completely oblivious to the stares of the passers-by.

An Elephant on Her Back

Hey! I'm no fashionista by any stretch of the imagination,

But,

 

Does 'you are what you wear' hold true in some situations?

I'm going to be more careful from now on.

Summber Bargains!

A day of shopping and he's more than what she bargained for!

Pounding the Pavement

Life is tough for many of us today.

Whitney

Whitney Houston.

What a fantastic voice, great look and sad life she had.

And why does the girl in the photo, think that I, with a camera, am interested in her?

Or maybe I'm misinterpreting the glare in her eyes.

Ya think?

Blahssez faire

He's cool, sophisticated, carefree and

 

blah, blah, blah,

I'll let him be,

Blahssez faire.

He seems to me.

Hey! I don't pretend to be Ogden Nash nor a powerhouse writer.

But, I think I'll give myself a "C" grade for rhyming and,

For you, an "A+" for not minding.

Antonio

He sits each morning on a special ledge in a special neighborhood smoking his special cigar. 

 

His name is Antonio, an observer.

And,

His greatest pleasure is YOU!

Plaça De La Vila De Gràcia

Formerly la Plaça de Rius i Taulet is now known as la Plaça De La Vila De Gràcia and the plaza with the new name has certainly outdone itself this year.

Carrer de Mozart

It's the middle of August of 2013 and la festa de gracia is in full swing.

The photo is of carrer de Mozart. They won second place out of 17 participants.

Intense Intimisi

I'm trying to determine if I should delete the blogger and use google+ or use both?


Can anyone out there give me an opinion?


I feel like the guy in the photo; ever so diligently contemplating what ipod he should buy.

 

And while I'm here, I'd like to let men be aware.


You are noticed.


Girls do look.


Even by little old ladies like me.