Category Travel
The Fountain
Thought I would do something travel-related today. give everybody a break from politics. This fountain is at the base of the old Water Tower in Mannheim, Germany. When I lived in the country it was a city I always intended to visit, if for no reason other than to see their hockey team in action. […]
Remembering The Dead
On this Flashback Friday we go back to a post from September 6, 2014. At the time I visited this German war cemetery I never dreamed that three years later I would be living in Germany. It is a solemn place and a stark reminder that there were no winners in the First World War. […]
Seven Sisters – II
Today a photo essay, following up on yesterday’s post, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Seven Sisters – I
If you go to East Sussex, England, these chalk cliffs are considered a “must see.” I’d never heard of them before this year, but I’m usually happy to go with the flow. I’ve never been a fan of pebble beaches – sand is more my thing. Still, standing at the bottom of the Seven Sisters […]
Maybe Not What You Think
The cliffs are white, but this isn’t Dover. These are the Seven Sisters, as seen from Seaford Head, a local nature preserve in Sussex, England. Admittedly, it isn’t that far from Dover, and that body of water is the English Channel. I must admit, I had never heard of the Seven Sisters, though I realize […]
This Year’s Pigs
They’ve become emblematic of the German city of Lippstadt. Three wooden pigs, roped together, that inhabit the pedestrian mall in the city core When I first met them, more than a decade ago, I thought they were a rather quaint idea. Something mostly to amuse children, they can be pulled down the street. You never […]
Images of Sunrise 2024
What would August be like if I didn’t share new photos of the sun rising over the Atlantic Ocean at Old Orchard Beach, Maine? This year I was up early enough to be on te beach for the sunrise each day, but most days were either overcast or foggy. Today’s photo essay is a sampling […]
An Old Mill Flashback
It’s Flashback Friday as throughout 2024 we revisit posts from years past. I didn’t remember this one, from July 19, 2016, when I first saw it, but the memories came back when I read the text. I lived and worked in Renfrew County for 15 years or so, and never once checked out any of […]
Flashback Cars
We continue our Friday Flashback series with a post from July 5, 2018. I’m not really a car guy, but I had fun at this one. This post was the fifth in a series on the event. Time to wrap up our car series from this year’s edition of the Mullheim city festival. You can […]
A Few Regrets?
I used to say I had no regrets about time spent living in Germany, even though the language and COVID-19 were challenging. Now though, I am beginning to wonder. I was meeting a friend for coffee in Freiburg, so I grabbed an earlier train. I figured I would wander around the downtown core for a […]
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