Hopefully, spring will come soon.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Icicle!
One of the icicles on our house became a sword in our dining room.
Hopefully, spring will come soon.
Hopefully, spring will come soon.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Some scenes from the Hagia Sophia
Inside the Hagia Sophia, the early Christian church leaders used to have their Synods behind these doors...
Gorgeous restored paintings inside the Hagia Sophia show a beautiful mix of Muslim and Christian symbols... I especially like the Seraphim.
Partially restored very old mosaic of the holy family with the Emperor Justinian and his son.
Outside the current building is the remains of the first Hagia Sophia which was built in the 300s. This stone panel is part of the remains and depicts the Apostles as lambs.
Gorgeous restored paintings inside the Hagia Sophia show a beautiful mix of Muslim and Christian symbols... I especially like the Seraphim.
Partially restored very old mosaic of the holy family with the Emperor Justinian and his son.
Outside the current building is the remains of the first Hagia Sophia which was built in the 300s. This stone panel is part of the remains and depicts the Apostles as lambs.
Some pictures of Turkey
Some pictures of my (too short) unplanned visit to Turkey...
The Hagia Sophia! This version was built in the 500's.
A Medusa head supporting one of the columns in the Underground Basilica. It's upside down because legend states that if it was right-side up, it would turn its viewers into stone. Medusa heads were supposed to be good luck.
A small bazaar near the Blue Mosque.
Inside the Blue Mosque- hundreds of thousands of handpainted tiles.
The Hagia Sophia from the Blue Mosque. The gardens were beautiful, and I can only imagine how nice they would be in summer...
The Hagia Sophia! This version was built in the 500's.
A Medusa head supporting one of the columns in the Underground Basilica. It's upside down because legend states that if it was right-side up, it would turn its viewers into stone. Medusa heads were supposed to be good luck.
A small bazaar near the Blue Mosque.
Inside the Blue Mosque- hundreds of thousands of handpainted tiles.
The Hagia Sophia from the Blue Mosque. The gardens were beautiful, and I can only imagine how nice they would be in summer...
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Snow!
We got socked with snow last night- the official count is 14 inches, but we have at least 20 in our backyard. It goes higher than my knees and past Shasta's chest.
We had a movie night last night and our friends ended up staying the night to avoid driving in the blizzard.
It was beautiful, though!
And Shasta LOVES swimming in snow! Click on the video below to watch.
We had a movie night last night and our friends ended up staying the night to avoid driving in the blizzard.
It was beautiful, though!
And Shasta LOVES swimming in snow! Click on the video below to watch.
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