The title of this post is a reference to something I remember seeing referenced in comic strips, where a shop-owner posts it on their when they want to play hookey and take a day off. I assume that the original … Continue reading
I took a photo of some raindrops on a leaf the other day. Based on some of the other experimenting I’ve been doing in my “digital darkroom”, I was curious to see what happens if you start to change things … Continue reading
Did you catch the breaking news over the weekend about the latest Eurovision scandal? No? Well, you’re in luck — I did.
I’ve been experimenting a bunch lately with some photographic techniques and styles.
You’re used to seeing the cathedral and the buildings in Tübingen taken looking north from a vantage point south of the town, since that’s where I most often take photos. But what if I were to walk up the hill … Continue reading
It turns out there is a webcam on a building near the Neckarbrücke that we only recently stumbled across on the internet.
So I shared my posts from the past couple of days with one of our friends who took us on that outing on Saturday. And what do you know – it turns out that whole Alps conversation has been headed … Continue reading
Before we headed to that hillside on Saturday — for the cake, the coffee and the goat-gazing — we went to a place called Wimsener Höhle: Wimsener Cave. It’s a small cave that’s noteworthy in that it’s the only cave … Continue reading
I’m not sure what the term “Alp” originally meant. I tend to think of the term as referring to really tall mountain peaks, like the ones in Austria, Switzerland or Italy. So it’s always been surprising to me that the … Continue reading
Let me ask you this: how many times have you used a door knob to open a door? More than once per day, I’m guessing. Am I right? Good. Now, during how many of those times have you thought about … Continue reading