Last night’s waxing crescent moon, from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
Continue readingOctober Moon, over Nice
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Smoke Break, Candelaria
In Transit: Waiting on a Train, Litija
The Patience of a Fisherman, Essaouira
Budapest Last Week – 14 September 2026
At the Iglesia Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Bogota’s Candy Cane Church
People in Bogota cross themselves. A lot. And not only when I was passing by or when they were passing by me.
Continue readingMy First Dragonfly Close-up
I was reminded that this post about a visit to the Wahkeena Nature Preserve in southeast Ohio, which sparked a brief reflection on native Americans, was published one year ago, so I just felt compelled to share. Much obliged if you could take a few minutes to give it a read.
Continue readingSahara Dust, in the Northern Adriatic and Mediterranean Seas
Sand from the Sahara painting the skies over the northern Adriatic in hues of milky yellow.
Continue readingAugust Moon, Over the Kvarner Gulf
Ship Spotting at Sunset, Rijeka
We’re back in Rijeka for the week where I plan to do some ship-spotting from the balcony, like tonight. At left is the Sara Star, a container ship that was parked in this spot for two days before heading onward to the port of Bakar just a few kilometers up the coast. And at right,… Continue reading
In Transit: Pardubice
The finest mosaic clock/mural combo on the planet – a permanent fixture at the main train station in Pardubice, Czech Republic.
Continue readingHat and Bag Peddler, Quito, May 2015
Kukova Spiča Sunset, Near Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
Sharing a sunset view in four scenes of Kukova Špica (2427m/ 7962ft), a peak at the western end of Slovenia’s Martuljek mountain group in the Julian Alps, with a Eurasian Kestrel.
Continue readingMain Entrance, Cartagena Cathedral
Two Girls Watching a Drone, Quito
Mammatus Clouds, in Nice
These are Mammatus clouds hovering over the Promenade des Anglais, drooping like mysterious celestial bubbles ready to burst. I don’t recall ever seeing them before, and hoped that my Sunday evening spotting turned out to be a rare sighting of a rare formation. Mammatus clouds are sometimes described as rare, but that’s a perception based… Continue reading
Lottery Ticket Vendors, Quito
Last Hope Rainbow, Chile
The remnant of an early morning rainbow over the Seno Última Esperanza, or Last Hope Sound, not far from Puerto Natales, Chile, in southern Patagonia.
Continue readingBlue Door, Essaouira
In Transit: Between Trieste and Monfalcone
