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Anna Surface - Love that photo! Simply lovely and great composition. I've clicked over and looked over the article at Memoir Space. I'm interested in something like this. I bookmarked this and will read more tomorrow morning when I am rested.03/09/2010 - 6:37 pm

Montucky - I love that photo too! The cactus pottery with its bright colors goes beautifully withe the rough textured wall. So typical of Arizona!03/09/2010 - 9:00 pm

Gandalf - The look through hole is a great visual.03/10/2010 - 7:35 am

Molly - Haha, love this. Makes me smile for some reason. :)03/10/2010 - 10:07 am

Robin - I love this one, Bo. It's my new favorite. :) I enjoyed the article, too.03/11/2010 - 7:11 am

Debi - I loved that photo immediately and didn't see the tree in the background until I read your post. Way cool, dear. Love it!03/11/2010 - 3:21 pm

Marcie - Extraordinary architectural image. Love the symmetry..and how you managed to keep all of the lines from converging. A wonderful old building.03/07/2010 - 3:41 am

Montucky - That's a beautiful piece of architecture! Great shot!03/07/2010 - 8:00 pm

Gandalf - Great perspective. There are so many interesting visuals in this photo from the reflection at the base of the water tower to the shadows on the big buildings. Very nice.03/08/2010 - 8:18 am

Molly - My neck kinda hurts thinking of looking up to get this photo. Your effort was worth it. Very nice.03/09/2010 - 10:42 am

Anna Surface - LOL all the way around. Strange looking mannequins and some store person has a weird sense of taste and humor. I sure would love to have a pair of binoculars, though. That is too funny of the little guy with the big gun camera coming over to snap what he thought you were snapping. I've had that happen too. There is nothing like going to a well-attended event and rubbing elbows with the big-time photographers with lens way out there. I'd be there totally involved with some little detail and here comes one of the big guns sniffing around wondering what I'm seeing. LOL Oh, I've had my picture taken too and I'd turn on a dime and take their picture. Funny, how when out with a camera slung around the neck you run into other photographers. Fun post, Bo.03/06/2010 - 8:48 pm

Montucky - I think that trash can deserved a much more elegant location that what it has. The manikins reminded me of an old college prank a couple of friends and I pulled off one time in Seattle. We stood on a down town street and stared and pointed to a spot well up on a tall building. We didn't say a word, but a crowd soon formed, all looking up where we were looking, After a bit, we sort of melted away, leaving the crowd all looking up, by that time with their own momentum.03/06/2010 - 9:18 pm

Sue - LOL Great post...and funny too!03/07/2010 - 12:41 pm

debsgarden - This is so funny! I especially like the brainless manikins. I think the guy was taking a picture of you, so he could tell the funny story of the photographer shooting a trash can!03/07/2010 - 8:08 pm

Gandalf - Great political commentary. Keep this one for election time. Unfortunately it applies to both parties.03/08/2010 - 8:16 am

Molly - Haha, that's a great story. Made me smile.03/09/2010 - 10:40 am

Gandalf - I just got a crick in my neck with that photo. Nice sky.03/05/2010 - 8:51 am

bernie kasper - Great shot Bo, love the perspective and the reflections are wonderful, well done !!03/05/2010 - 3:55 pm

Anna Surface - Great framing of the tall building by tall buildings pointing up. Nice reflections of the puffy cloud blue sky. :)03/05/2010 - 4:35 pm

Montucky - Great composition, and I love the sky.03/05/2010 - 11:06 pm

Molly - That sky is pretty, especially after all the gray skies we have had.03/07/2010 - 12:50 pm

Gandalf - I love how the pitcher stands out.02/27/2010 - 7:13 am

QuinnCreative - Beautiful coloring. I love the ocotillo outside and the watering can inside. Great composition.02/27/2010 - 11:03 am

Montucky - The can is nice and colorful. I also like the contrast of the indoor and outdoor plants.02/27/2010 - 7:55 pm

Anna Surface - Hey, that is a really greet shot! I like the white tones, contrast with that splashy turquoise watering can and the squares. Very inviting photo.02/27/2010 - 8:39 pm

Preston - Looks like modern art. There are many lines, reflections, and shadows, but the pot boldly stands out. I like this.02/28/2010 - 6:08 am

Aiyana - Hope you enjoyed your trip to AZ! Aiyana02/28/2010 - 2:57 pm

Marcie - Wonderful soft colors here. Great eye!!!03/01/2010 - 6:19 am

Molly - This photos are my favorites. It reminds me of the "Even in the times of sadness or darkness, there is a spot of color to brighten the world around you." If that makes sense. Love this.03/01/2010 - 1:18 pm

Susan - hauntingly lovely...03/01/2010 - 4:36 pm

ybonesy - I really love this photo. The tonal quality. Perfect!03/02/2010 - 9:13 am

Debi - Turquoise and Arizona....how perfect is THAT? Love this shot and artistic creation, Bo. Really, really nice.03/03/2010 - 2:31 pm

Sue - I admire how you composed this to make such a artistic image from a watering can in a window! Nicely done!03/07/2010 - 12:32 pm

Gandalf - Striking image on the dome. What is it? The copper is beautiful.02/26/2010 - 8:26 am

Marcie - Exquisite detail and light. Hard to imagine that kind of sun in the winter. WOW!02/26/2010 - 2:54 pm

Anna Surface - Detail always take extra artistic work for these buildings but well worth it enhancing the architecture. That is an interesting figure/statue on top and looks like a messenger angel. I wonder what the angel represents and if it is an Archangel such as Gabriel.02/26/2010 - 3:04 pm

Montucky - Nice shot! The artwork on the gable looks like embroidery!02/26/2010 - 10:35 pm

Aiyana - ‘Winged Victory’is the name of the figure at the top of the dome. It is 17 feet tall, weighs 700 pounds and is made with zinc-plated iron. In her right hand is a liberty torch and her left holds a victory wreath. The statue is actually a weather vane that moves with the wind. I've seen this building my whole life and have always thought it was beautiful. Aiyana02/28/2010 - 2:55 pm

Molly - That is gorgeous.03/01/2010 - 1:13 pm

Anna Surface - Wow! Look at that cacti! I bet it was a sight to see. Amazing plants, actually. Say, I really like the header, Bo.02/25/2010 - 12:53 pm

Montucky - I had all but forgotten those, Bo. I'll bet, somewhere in my old file of 35mm slides, I have photos of those same cactus! Good memories.02/26/2010 - 12:18 am

Susan - Wonderful, joys of nature! These are amazing:)02/26/2010 - 7:09 am

Gandalf - Beatiful image, and I see you've switched from winter to hopeful in the header. :)02/26/2010 - 8:19 am

Marcie - I learn so much as you share with us your travels. What an exquisite cactus plant. WOW!02/26/2010 - 2:55 pm

Molly - Interesting plants, cacti. I never knew there were so many varieties before I started viewing all of your photographs.03/01/2010 - 1:08 pm

Debi - I love these organ cacti almost as much as I love the saguaros! Great pic...makes me long for Arizona!03/03/2010 - 1:35 pm

Bo Mackison - Debi - makes me long for Arizona, too. I am going through a massive withdrawal...:-)03/03/2010 - 1:36 pm

Sue - Very interesting. I learn something nearly every time I visit your blog! :)03/07/2010 - 12:30 pm

Debi - Hey...how'd you get inside my house? JK! LOL! I mean, wow. Is this house fantastic? Mr. Wright was a genius. This is stunning. Thank you so much for sharing your photos and experience with us.02/24/2010 - 3:33 pm

Montucky - That sure does look relaxing and comfortable. I'm not sure how efficient all that glass would be as far as air conditioning is concerned. I wonder what the school is doing now to increase heating and cooling efficiency.02/24/2010 - 5:23 pm

Anna Surface - Awesome you got to tour inside the house! I love the wide open space and windows. I would have more live plants and built in fish aquariums with weather tempered glass, of course, and riotous gardens outside.... if this were my house.... Seeing this makes me dream.... Love Frank Lloyd Wright.02/25/2010 - 12:51 pm

Susan - I have gotta say...the red painted (and chipped)stairs leading to the door...is my favorite part of these images:) Looks like home...02/26/2010 - 7:11 am

Gandalf - I love the lines in his designs, but i'm not sure I favor his taste in furniture. One heck of a day dream, though.02/26/2010 - 8:18 am

Molly - I wouldn't mind taking a book into that room there and have a little reading session. :)03/01/2010 - 1:04 pm

ybonesy - What a brilliant man to have created such inviting space. I love how functional and gorgeous it is both.03/02/2010 - 9:15 am

Gandalf - Very interesting images and a bit ironic.02/23/2010 - 7:24 am

Sue - This is a sight that is new to me...reflections of cactus in rain puddles! Very nicely composed image.02/23/2010 - 11:53 am

Montucky - That's a wonderful photo, and getting it was a rare opportunity!02/23/2010 - 7:50 pm

Molly - Love that blue color, it's gorgeous!02/22/2010 - 3:41 pm

Anna Surface - Memoir Space sounds wonderful! That is something I might like to do but for now my time is limited. I'd love to pick up writing again and what a great way to do so. Love those deep blue containers. By the way, we've moved to our own website and have a new photoblog. Thanks for answering my questions after you opened here. :)02/22/2010 - 4:08 pm

Bo Mackison - Thanks Anna. It does sound like a big commitment, doesnt it? Just so you know, a lot of these projects can be done in 15-30 minutes, once a month, no special skills or equipment - except maybe a computer and some sort of camera. The neat part about the project is that, with a little time, it will accumulate over the months. When the time is right for you, it will happen!02/22/2010 - 4:22 pm

Gandalf - I love the blue pots and cast shadows.02/23/2010 - 7:23 am

Sue - Congratulations on being part of the team at The Calm Space! Now I see just why you made such a lovely self-portrait! :) I'm afraid that I nearly forgot to comment here on Seeded Earth because I spent so much time at The Calm Space. I have subscribed to The Calm Space newsletter and will certainly try to follow your work there as well as here, my talented friend!!!02/23/2010 - 11:51 am

QuinnCreative - What a great shot to announce your memoir space. All those pots of memory to fill. It's a deep and wonderful photograph.02/27/2010 - 11:02 am

Bo Mackison - Quinn, I think you are the only one who noticed the metaphorical aspect to the photo. Yes, filling all those pots with memories--what a collection one could have!02/27/2010 - 11:38 am