Scene on the streets of Venice
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Well, by “streets” of Venice I mean canals, of course, which means that any scene on a street there involves water, and usually some type of a boat or two.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Geysers gushing near Geysir
Although I’ve seen Old Faithful in Yellowstone, I didn’t know much about geysers. Until we went to Iceland in May, I didn’t know that the English word”geyser” comes from the name, Geysir, of a giant geyser in Iceland. “Geysir” as … Continue reading
Random ramblings
Today I’d like to share a couple of random things that don’t tie together for any kind of regular post, since they aren’t related to anything in particular. All of the following facts and photos all came out of random … Continue reading
World Cup 2014: A Date with Destiny
Although it’s Monday there’s no mystery today about what the topic has to be: Germany won the World Cup last night!
Food on Fridays: Danish in the Darkroom
Food on Fridays takes a look at a food Chris and I figured had to try on a recent layover at the airport in Copenhagen: Danish.
The Innovators
Tonight was my latest lecture about 20th Century American Women Photographers (3rd in a series), and I was been busy putting the finishing touches on it today, so I never got around to a proper blog post.
Scene from the 28th floor
In Baltimore we stayed at a swanky high-rise hotel on the Inner Harbour.
Once the strings stopped coming down
Our weather recently here in Tübingen has been really bizarre. Last night we had a storm that lasted for hours, starting around 10pm. The thunder wasn’t really thunder – it was more like a plane flying overhead had just stalled … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: The captain and Miss Libby
As promised, today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at a photo I ran across at the Library of Congress last month that has raised some questions in my mind for future exploration.
Food on Fridays: Happy Hot Dog Month!
Happy Fourth of July to all our friends and family in the U.S., sent from us in Tübingen, Germany, home to a currently trendy food item: American hot dogs.