Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photos. Show all posts

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Two Selfies this Saturday Afternoon



Two Selfies this Saturday Afternoon

I'm experimenting with the camera app of my Lenovo laptop and here are a couple of selfies.



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  Picture: Sunrise in Santa Monica, California
       Tags: pictures, photos, selfie, #selfie

      This is all for now,
      Cecilia






Saturday, August 15, 2015

Photos of Children from Colombia, Croatia, Amsterdam, Philippines



Photo by Hilary Walling, Little Boy in Colombia 

Here are some photos of children ... our future. 

Have a great weekend! 

Photo by Hilary Walling, Child in front to St. Mark's Church in Zagreb, Croatia

Children Watching Puppet Show in Dam Square, Amsterdam, Cecilia's photo


Boy Studying in Cebu, Philippines, photo courtesy of Joyce Torrefranca

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Friday, August 14, 2015

My Myanmar (Burma) Photo Published in CEO and Business Management Magazines!



A while back Daniel from a not-for-profit outfit working for health in Myammar (Burma) emailed asking permission to use a picture that I took of a little boy in a flower market in Burma. It would be used for a job advertisement for a new senior local member or staff. He said they wanted "to be more impactful and innovative than usual, and thought of associating with an attractive and positive image of life in Burma."

I gave him permission to use it and today he emailed back:


HI Cecilia,

Just wanted to forward you this – a bit later than I had originally promised, due to my summer vacation.

This is a scan from CEO magazine; we also used a B2B Business Management magazine.

Once again, thank you again for use of the picture.

Regards

Daniel
~~~

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Guest Blogger: Tesla the Cat "Cecilia Brainard Expose No. 1"






My name is Tesla. I'm today's Guest Blogger because the Woman Who Opens Cans is jet-lagged. 

Before I begin, let me tell you something about myself. My brother and I are owners of the Woman Who Opens Cans, otherwise known as Cecilia Brainard or Cecilia Manguerra Brainard. She likes to say she owns me and my brother, but that is false. We own her and her husband. This is evident in how they are the ones who serve us: they feed us, clean us, keep our box clean, and so on. 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Travel France: Paris Picasso Museum, Louvre, Love Locks on Bridges




Today we visited the Picasso Museum in Paris (in the Marais District), which was reopened last October 2014. The museum is a renovated 17th century building, which in itself is a pleasure to visit. (The vaulted ceilings with wood rafters in the top floor are quite handsome!)

Saturday, May 30, 2015

Travel France: Some Pictures that Make Me Smile


Here are some pictures taken in France that make me smile. 
The top photo shows the Eiffel Tower at sunset. the next two show the youngest member of our travel group posing for me.




Thursday, May 28, 2015

France Travel: Paris, Sainte-Chapelle and Musee d'Orsay


To avoid the crowd of tourists, we went early to Sainte-Chapelle. Even at 9:30, there was already a line although the wait to get in wasn't that bad. People entered in batches. We went through a metal detector and security check, after which we bought our tickets and entered the royal medieval chapel built by St. Louis (King Louis IX) in the 13th century. The Gothic chapel was intended to house Jesus' crown of thorns and other relics.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Travel France: BatoBus in Paris for Sightseeing




I discovered the Batobus of Paris last October. It's a boat service on the Siene that makes eight stops: Eiffel Tower, Musee d'Orsay, Saint-Germaine-des-Prix, Notre-Dame, Jardin des Plante, Hotel de Ville, Louvre, and the Champs-Elysees.

Monday, May 25, 2015

Travel France: Impressionist Painter Claude Monet's Giverny




We left Brittany and made our way to Giverny where the artist Claude Monet had lived. Monet was one of the founders of Impressionism. From Wikipedia, I quote:

"From 1883 Monet lived in Giverny, where he purchased a house and property, and began a vast landscaping project which included lily ponds that would become the subjects of his best-known works. In 1899 he began painting the water lilies, first in vertical views with a Japanese bridge as a central feature, and later in the series of large-scale paintings that was to occupy him continuously for the next 20 years of his life."


Claude Monet, picture courtesy of Wikipedia

The top pictures were taken at Giverny. It was a sunny day and relatively warm, and the flowers at Giverny were blooming. Unfortunately, Giverny was crowded, which minimized the pleasure of the visit, but it was still a great opportunity to see the artist's house and pond. We also saw a Degas exhibit at Giverny.


One of the things I have enjoyed in our trip is seeing the sites, such as Honfleur, Pont-Aven, and Giverny, that had inspired famous artists.

The other night we stayed in a house that featured in one of Monet's paintings (titled On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt), the original of which is exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago. (Look at the house on the top right of the painting. See that window? That's the window of the room we occupied!)



France Brittany: St. Vincent Ferrer in Cathedral of Vannes




Remains of St. Vincent Ferrer in the Cathedral of Vannes, Brittany

This is about St. Vincent Ferrer, Spanish saint who died and is buried in Vannes, Brittany.

I grew up hearing about St. Vicente Ferrer but knew little about him. Some friends who learned I was touring Brittany told me to be sure and visit his burial site in Vannes, which I did.

Saturday, August 29, 2009

PHOTOS FINDING GOD BOOK LAUNCH, MAKATI & MANILA


Makati seated l-r: Marily Orosa, Isagani Cruz; Standing l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Karina Bolasco

Makati, seated l-r: Brenda Arroyo, Nina Lim, Edna Del Rosario, Evelyn Bosch; Standing l-r: Mila Santillan, Maribel Alvarez, Joy Uytioco, Cecilia Brainard, Marily Orosa

Makati l-r: Marily Orosa, Cecilia Brainard

Makati l-r: Raquel Balagtas, Cecilia Brainard, Araceli Lorayes, Tessa Tan, Meng Sanico, Mila Santillan

Makati l-r: Mayen Tan, Liza Martinez, Felice Sta. Romana,Raquel Balagtas, Cecilia Brainard, Marily Orosa

Makati l-r: Marily Orosa,Mila Aguilar, Cecilia Brainard, Mayen Tan

Makati l-r: Mayen Tan, Cecilia Brainard,Brenda Arroyo, Maribel Alvarez, Mila Aguilar

Cebu l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Carlos Cortes

Cebu l-r: Cecilia Brainard, Jaime Picornell, Karina Bolasco

More photos of the book launchings of Finding God in Makati and Cebu in
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=135925&id=769308553&l=2818f5b677

Thursday, December 20, 2007

CENTRAL AMERICA PHOTOS - NICARAGUA, GUATEMALA




I took these pictures in Central America. The two photos were taken in Antiqua, Guatemala.

tags: travel, photographs, pictures, Central America