And yes, however lovely the gardens, water lilies and architecture are wherever work or pleasure travel have recently taken me, I breathe a sigh of relief when I get home to my lovely lake views and my own bed & kitchen again :-). I’d been saving this May morning moon-set shot for either sky lights, or city lights, but I like how it pairs with the shot above.
Turns out I skipped Urban Garden on the last cycle: such things happen when I try to keep up with daily posts while traveling. Or maybe I knew that once I got home I’d have lovely shots like this, from Kuala Lumpur’s remarkable Botanic Garden, which I visited Saturday morning before flying home that night. These are all taken from or of the lovely and fun “Bamboo Playhouse” – which is not a theater but a house for kids (of all ages, if you count me) to play in – as you see from the sign below :-).
July 5, 2025 in Minden, Germany. A train re-routing due to track problems allowed me half an hour to walk around this mid-sized city en route between Berlin and Amsterdam, thus having the chance to appreciate how many more cultural and free-time activities might be available in such a city than when, say, I myself first spent time in Germany back in 1980. A further joy that day: my arrival in Amsterdam was still on time; nay, one minute early.
This was May 21st as the rising sun headed further north. I missed its pass through this building last week on its way back south :-(, because I’ve been out of town for a bit.