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Islands.115

Posted by  |  August 29, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, Noord Brabant | Tags: , | Leave a comment

City Lights.115

Whilst Sam and I were enjoying a lovely concert by the US National Youth Symphony inside the Concertgebouw, across the street from us on Museumplein, World (LGBTQIA+) Pride was holding a wonderfully energetic outdoor concert and celebration. I expect that, as usual, the row of flags indicates the many countries where queer folks risk imprisonment or death. In case anyone was in doubt about what kind of world we’re still living in.

Posted by  |  August 28, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Signs of the City.145

Posted by  |  August 28, 2026 | Categories: Macedonia R.N., The Balkans | Tags: | Leave a comment

Urban Entrances.185

Posted by  |  August 27, 2026 | Categories: Macedonia R.N., The Balkans | Tags: | Leave a comment

County Views.185

This was the first resting elephant seal my friend Steve & I saw as our group walked with our docent towards the main elephant-seal conglomeration, up and over a dune from where this guy was resting. All on the coast of San Mateo County.

Posted by  |  August 26, 2026 | Categories: California, SF Bay Area, United States | Tags: , | Leave a comment

City Views.285

Last city-view visit to Ohrid, which Steve & I visited already more than three months ago. I did edit things down, but there really is so much to see and enjoy there. In full view it’ll pass faster, or just skip it since I put so many photos in, sorry.

Posted by  |  August 25, 2026 | Categories: Macedonia R.N., The Balkans | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Small Wonders.305

Because small wonders surround me in the summer (and lead to a backlog which means I’ll be showing you beautiful small things well into next winter or beyond, I’ve decided to post any remaining unposted images that contain small wonders from my May week of magnificence along the shore’s Macedonia’s Lake Ohrid all in this post. (Probably best views in ‘full view’ mode since there are so many of these little beauties. Sorry: I just love beauty!)

Posted by  |  August 24, 2026 | Categories: Macedonia R.N., The Balkans | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Mountains.105

The bus between Palermo & Liccata goes past Valle dei Templi in Aggrigento, and through other lovely hilly & mountainous countryside. I hope on some future visit in Sicily, I’ll manage to get up to what you see above, which I believe would be the Temple of Juno.

Posted by  |  August 23, 2026 | Categories: Italy, Sicily | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Found Objects.5

Spectacular modern Japanese ceramic art at SF’s wonderful Asian Art Museum – which has several personal favorite spots and is a must visit, IMHO, for anyone going to SF :-).

Posted by  |  August 23, 2026 | Categories: California, San Francisco, United States | Leave a comment

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Bridges.55

Posted by  |  August 22, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, Rotterdam, Zuid Holland | Leave a comment

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Windows.45

Posted by  |  August 22, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, Noord Brabant | Tags: | Leave a comment

Signs of the City.145

Let’s hope the above sign near the base of the Mt Dajti cable-car in lovely Tirana remains largely anachronistic :-). I’ve gone ahead and popped all Tirana photos with anything vaguely sign-like into this post. So you’re seeing several photos from inside the claustrophobic former command-bunker near the cable car base, which is now the one of two museums based inside ex-bunkers, and of Steve standing atop a bunker-like miniature golf hole at the top of Mt. Dajti. We sensed that Albania is very happy that now one can, more or less, make fun of the bunkers rather than depleting the national budget building them. I can think of quite a few things I wish the current US govt weren’t spending our tax dollars on, and several folks getting very rich indeed on the spoils of their current power and influence, in ways that feel much more like the Albania of old, than the US I grew up in.

Posted by  |  August 21, 2026 | Categories: Albania, The Balkans | Tags: | Leave a comment

Skylights.35

Last week’s solar eclipse peaked here in Amsterdam at just about 89% coverage of sun by moon, shortly before I took this photo with my phone. Note how many people you see out enjoying the unusual event. I spent most of it ensconced in my sunroom, with my eclipse glasses on, and have shared below some highly-unprofessional shots in which I either popped the glasses over the lens so you could get a bit of a sense; or tried out the manual settings on my phone.
I emerged with one strong recommendation: if an eclipse is happening near you any time soon, DO get eclipse glases in advance, and DO put them on at the time the sun starts being obscured, and keep them on. It’s a rare thing and I’ve now added eclipse chasing to my list of probable retirement pastimes. Included below are other shots once the moon had cleared and the sun continued it usual beautiful arc below the horizon.

Posted by  |  August 21, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: , , | 1 Comment

The Source.25

Ice on ground, clouds in sky somewhere over Western Nevada or Eastern California, on my flight from ORD to SFO last December.

Posted by  |  August 20, 2026 | Categories: Airborne & Unknown Location, United States | Tags: | Leave a comment

Countryside.25

…and some last photos from various rides & walks around the Utrechtse Heuvelrug park.

Posted by  |  August 19, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, Utrecht (Province &/or City) | Tags: , | Leave a comment