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Bridges.52

No shortage of bridges at Schloss Ahrensburg, given that the castle itself is an island within an island. To see what I mean, enlarge the castle photo below – if you’re on computer or full view, it’s the left photo in the circular gallery below; if on a plain phone view, it’s the next photo.

Posted by  |  June 11, 2026 | Categories: Germany, Schleswig-Holstein | Leave a comment

Coasting.152

So now we’re back to my most recent visit to Año Nuevo State Park, which we showed you in one post from January. This time I’m including the video I took in which you can, if you wish, see a pretty newborn elephant seal pup with its mom: this was calving season.

Posted by  |  June 10, 2026 | Categories: California, SF Bay Area, United States | Tags: , | 1 Comment

Urban Garden.252

The garden and grounds of Albania’s former dictatorial ruler, Enver Hoxha, are now a lovely museum and oasis open to the public in the heart of the busy city.

Posted by  |  June 9, 2026 | Categories: Albania, The Balkans | Tags: | Leave a comment

Urban Garden.251

Posted by  |  June 8, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, North Holland & Amsterdam | Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Small Wonders.291

An assortment of the many stunning wildflower and abundant beds of purple irises that we saw just on our first full day in Trpejca :-).

Posted by  |  June 7, 2026 | Categories: Macedonia R.N., The Balkans | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

City Views.281

Posted by  |  June 7, 2026 | Categories: Bangkok, Thailand | Leave a comment

Urban Entrances.181

A sampling of Tirana entrances.

Posted by  |  June 6, 2026 | Categories: Albania, The Balkans | Tags: | Leave a comment

County Views.181

High water in the laguna de Santa Rosa when last I saw it, in January.

Posted by  |  June 6, 2026 | Categories: California, SF Bay Area, Sonoma & Napa, United States | Tags: | Leave a comment

Coasting.151

Posted by  |  June 5, 2026 | Categories: California, SF Bay Area, Sonoma & Napa, United States | Tags: | Leave a comment

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Signs of the City.141

Posted by  |  June 5, 2026 | Categories: Macedonia R.N., The Balkans | Tags: | Leave a comment

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Lake Living.91

Posted by  |  June 4, 2026 | Categories: Netherlands, Noord Brabant | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Ah, Royalty.81


Schloss Ahrensburg, which we showed you once before, shortly after I went inside the castle for the first time, back on March 1st – how time flies.

Posted by  |  June 3, 2026 | Categories: Germany, Schleswig-Holstein | Leave a comment

Longest Beach.71

Posted by  |  June 2, 2026 | Categories: Bangladesh | Tags: , | Leave a comment

Bridges.51

Posted by  |  June 1, 2026 | Categories: Albania, The Balkans | Leave a comment

Windows.41

Tirana has lots of modern and new, and also some ‘needing repair.’

Posted by  |  May 31, 2026 | Categories: Albania, The Balkans | Tags: | Leave a comment