Russian River Cruise - Day 11 - May 22

More photos from the Hermitage, in St.Petersburg, Russia.

This was our tour of the Hermitage in the morning. In the afternoon, after lunch on the boat, we go on our optional tour of the Peterhof - gardens.

Into the light

Just because I like it. Deliberately trying to capture the light rays and the flare. The sun was peeking out from behind the clouds for a very contrasty, moody light. I am quite pleased with the color of the flare. This is pretty well how it was directly from the camera. Minimal photoshop adjustments.

Water Iris Abstract

This is a very close up of my spectacular water iris (I have lost the name tag). I hope to eventually add this to my Flickr account. I did not get out to the garden today, so my new little plants are not planted yet. The little oxalis is a tender perennial, so I think I will just put these plants into a big pot. Their colors go very nicely together. I might add some tall marigolds at what will be the back of the planter.

I was to the lab today to give more blood samples. There were 4 tests marked on the lab requisition. I see Dr. C. in a week and the results of these tests should be in by then. Pat was wired with a gizmo to check his blood pressure. He is border line high. We were awake every hour or so when the thing would buzz and take a reading. He would have to write down on a list what he was doing at the time of the reading. So, we were both very tired today. The walk home from the lab was nice though.

I cannot seem to get into uploading my photos to the photo upload sites. Or commenting anyone. Maybe its just time to leave it alone for a while, and just do my own stuff.