Passing through the Piazza
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I’ve been experimenting again with that “sweep panorama” feature on my cellphone.
Category Archives: Just for Fun
Monday Mysteries: Facing an Egg
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at an item for sale in a vending machine at the Munich train station: a Spiegeleie -Form.
Monday Mysteries: The Missing Leg
Today on Monday Mysteries we look at a mystery man seen in a photograph from Verona, circa 1900.
Ringing in 2015 with Saturnalia
Happy New Year 2015!
Same procedure, and then some
Today is December 31: in English, we refer to this day “New Year’s Eve”, but in German it’s called Sylvester, because December 31 is St. Sylvester’s feast day in the Roman Catholic Church calendar.
Monday Mysteries: The tree that wasn’t there and other photos
Today on Monday Mysteries I have a hodgepodge of photos related to a variety seasonally-themed mysteries.
Stop Lights and Silver Bells
I started piano lessons the summer I was 8 years old, and I remember that by Christmas that first year, I was able to pick out the song Little Drummer Boy to be able to play something Christmas-y on the … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: Unexpected Sweep Scenes
Today on Monday Mysteries we consider a few photos of Sweep Scenes. Unlike standard street scenes, these photos are slightly mysterious, since they are clearly not anything you’d see in real life, even though the contents of the photos have … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: The Chocolate Pot that wasn’t
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a quick look at something that we encountered last week: a Chocolate Pot that wasn’t either chocolate or a “pot”.
Quiet contemplation
Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family in the U.S. Since I realize you’ll all be busy with the meal today, I’ll just offer a single photo that I took in a quiet spot near the Anlagensee.