Through the fog (Weekend Street/Reflections # 284)

 Venice, Italy

Thanks so much for all of your thoughts and prayers. It has been a strange and overwhelming few weeks. Back in May, we thought everything was fine. Just a few weeks later, we were told my wife needed a difficult, life-saving surgery to remove a large tumor in her cervical spine, a procedure that carried a risk of quadriplegia. We also learned she had nodules in one of her lungs.

A few days later, she had the spine surgery and spent a critical night in the ICU. The next morning, we didn't know if she would even be able to walk. Incredibly, less than 24 hours after surgery, she was walking laps around the Brain and Spine Acute Care Unit and was able to come home the following day. While she has lost feeling on her left side, the surgeon says the operation couldn't have gone better, and she may regain sensation over time. 

After an anxious week-long wait, the pathology results came back, and thankfully, the tumor was rare but benign! Now, she is scheduled for more scans and a lung biopsy in a few weeks. We are praying these go just as well as her spine recovery.

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The Hour of Rain (Weekend Street/Reflections # 282)

 Venice, Italy

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Walls closing in (Weekend Street/Reflections # 281)

 

Venice, Italy

I've pre-scheduled a few posts because I'm not sure if I'll feel up to blogging over the next little while. Yesterday, my wife and I received some very unexpected news from a specialist. In short, she needs to undergo what the doctor described as one of the most difficult and dangerous operations on several levels of her cervical spine to remove a tumor of unknown type. The best-case scenario is a painful six-week recovery. The worst-case scenarios are unthinkable. I'm not usually a very emotional person, but the sudden shock of this news has really hit me. I tend to overanalyze everything and imagine multiple possible outcomes, which has been quite overwhelming.

Prayers are welcome.

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Il passaggio senza fine (Weekend Street/Reflections # 246)

 

Venice, Italy

The cat stretches, the man disappears, and the photograph remains — a quiet witness to the endless, ordinary acts of daily life.

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The Spies Who Stayed Out in the Cold (Weekend Street/Reflections # 171)

 Venice, Italy

They reminded me of Richard Burton and Oskar Werner in the 1965 film, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. 

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Mysterious Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 150)

 

Venice, Italy

Venice has an air of mystery when the sun sets and the fog rolls in. 

I'll be away until the end of the month but I've pre-scheduled the Street/Reflections posts. Have fun!

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Pigeons (Weekend Street/Street Reflections # 143)

 Venice, Italy

Old people feed them, kids chase them and I try to avoid them. 😏

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Another night in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 135)

 Venice, Italy

The mysteries of Venice continue. 😎

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Venice at night (Weekend Street/Reflections # 134)

 Venice, Italy

There are so many interesting and mysterious places to explore in Venice, especially at night.

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A late day conversation (Weekend Street/Reflections # 133)

 

Venice, Italy

The last rays of the winter sun illuminated these men as they talked at the end of a corridor at Ca' Rezzonico (the palazzo/art museum in Sestiere Dorsoduro).

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Le pettegole (Weekend Street/Reflections # 130)

 Venice, Italy

I couldn't understand what they were saying but it seemed like gossip. Maybe it was their body language or maybe because they looked around and then lowered their voices as they talked. In any case, it reminded me of the title of a painting from the 19th-century Venetian artist Luigi Pastega "Le Pettegole" (in English The Gossips, ou Les Potins en francais).

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A Pigeon in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 123)

 Venice, Italy

Anticipation and timing are important while trying to capture “the decisive moment". I used to like to practice and experiment. One day I saw an interesting-looking man walking toward me and a pigeon flying from the right. There wasn't much time to think but I was able to capture the pigeon at the right moment.

-Last week's picture was of a wedding photographer who wasn't expecting to be photographed.

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Table for one (Weekend Street/Reflections # 115)

 

Venice, Italy

This cat looked well-fed but didn't seem very satisfied with the service on this particular day. I imagine the service has improved since this location now boasts a Michelin star.

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Uber in Vence? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 113)

 

Venice, Italy

An Uber driver waiting for his passenger? No, but that's what I thought of when I looked at this picture.

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Praying for pizza? (Weekend Street/Reflections # 99)

 

Venice, Italy

The first time I walked by this window neither one of them had food, a few minutes later I noticed the woman was eating and the man looked like he was praying.

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Bar Royal (Weekend Street/Reflections # 98)

 Venice, Italy

He was getting ready to smoke a cigarette and read the morning newspaper.

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A Lonely Dinner (Weekend Street/Reflections # 97)

 Venice, Italy

While walking in a particularly dark area in Venice, I turned a corner and saw this man sitting alone at a table in a restaurant. Coincidentally I took this picture exactly eight years ago, on December 2, 2014. It was during a wonderful trip to London, Florence, Venice, and Paris.

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Dolce far niente (Weekend Street/Reflections # 88)

 Venice, Italy

Soaking up some winter sunshine before he speeds away in his Riva Aquarama boat. 

Riva's slogan - “Sun, sea, joy of living!"

Dolce far niente is an Italian phrase that directly translates to “sweet doing nothing.”

Definition: “pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness”

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Service (Without) a Smile (Weekend Street/Reflections # 82)

 

Venice, Italy

Who remembers the "Service with a smile" signs that used to be in many shops and restaurants?

It would have been really funny if this place had one.😄

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The Fastest Hands in Venice (Weekend Street/Reflections # 72)

 Venice, Italy

It's not easy to see but the man has a knife in one hand and an artichoke in the other.

The fact that he still had all of his fingers revealed that he was good at his job. He sliced with amazing speed. It probably didn't take long for him to cut all the artichokes in the boxes. I took this picture as he sliced. Can you see the leaves about to fall into the bucket?

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