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Last day of my third full year based here in Amsterdam, a city in which I’m now always happy to “come home.” It celebrates its 750th anniversary next year, with that light shining up into the sky originating from that first settlement. There’ll be anniversary celebration events all year, which you can check out if you’re planning or thinking about visiting the city. I’ll share a few shots of a recent sunrise over Sloterplas (where I live), to wrap up this year in ‘city views’ from home. 🙂

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A sampling of photos from my three late-October nights & 2+ days in Paris that I feel contain “entrances.” May our exit from 2024 and our entrance to 2025 be alive with grace and joy.

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Final train-window photos from the Paris to Geneva trip early November. Looking out the windows on clear days, checking what villages we’re passing, and imagining a day or a week there is one of many things I enjoy about train travel here in Europe 🙂

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We’ve shown you the Rheinfall, or Rhine Falls, and also the city of Schaffhausen just upstream from it, before. These are most of my remaining shots of the Rhine and the Rhine Falls. I’m saving a few for a new series I expect to launch in the new year :-), for which I haven’t quite decided on a name yet & might even try to do something snazzy like include a poll in the first iteration to seek reader advice… Stay tuned, and may these last days of 2024 be full of people, place and activities that bring  your joy and presence.

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On clear mornings, my bike ride to work can feel like a gift.

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A different perspective on the longest beach, with erosion-control measures that weren’t in place (at least in the parts I walked regularly) when I spent more time there in 2018-19-20.
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These were all over the trails I enjoyed walking while in Ticino, especially behind Melide while I was staying across the lake in Bussone. Feels appropriate for today, eh, even if it’s lying where it landed on a rock, rather than roasting on an open fire :-). May today and the remaining days of your 2024 be full of warmth, good company and good food.

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