Sylvia Beach Hotel Snapshots

View onto Nye Beach from the Mark Twain room.


Edgar Allen Poe room. I wouldn't want to sleep under this blade! There's a raven on the dresser (out of the photo).


The Dr. Suess room -- one of the more colorful rooms at the hotel.


Tennessee Williams room.

Reflections

"Little Venice" in Colmar, France


Staatstheater in Stuttgart, Germany

Venice in the Winter

We took a short trip to Venice at the beginning of January. I couldn't believe that streets in the center of town were still crammed with tourists! My advice: don't try visiting in the summer.

Around Athens

This little girl and her Grandma had such fun feeding the pigeons. A nearby vendor was selling bags of old bread crumbs and the number of pigeons got to be a bit scary, I must say.

Photo Blogging--From Two Continents

Brandon lives in Burundi and Leah lives in Vancouver. They've never met (except in cyberspace), but decided to start a photoblog: Leah Meets Brandon. For the next 12 months, they'll take pictures of their daily lives according to a monthly theme and post several times a week.

If you know me at all, you know that I love photographs and I love Burundi--so this is an irresistible combination! I'm curious to see what happens with Leah and Brandon's blog over the course of a year.

Garmisch Scenes

A few fall scenes from last week in Garmisch. Jeff had to work at the Marshall Center, so I drove down and spent a few nights with him. We celebrated our 26th anniversary last week too!

Autumn View Over Schriesheim

The Cathedral

"A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Along The Way

Pictures from our 26 kilometer training walk this Saturday:

A Friendly Duck

View Of Heidelberg From Philosopher's Way

Reflections In The Neckar River

Heidelberg Old Town Bridge Gate

Up the Mosel

A few photos from a drive up the Mosel River valley several weeks ago:

We ran into a group of American bicyclists who were cruising the river on a barge and taking day trips ashore. They were mostly in their late sixties and seventies, it appeared--all of them fitted out in spandex gear and cycling shoes. Hope I'm as energetic at that age.

For lunch, we followed a Rick Steves suggestion, and ate at Restaurant Haus Lipmann in Beilstein. Wonderful mushroom soup and an even better view of the water!

The grapes were just ripening, and I couldn't resist plucking one or two (or more). Still plenty left for the wineries and the birds.

ps. Click on the top photo, it's got lots of detail--that's the town of Cochem.

Oregon Coast Photos

Last Sunday, I drove Anna and her friend Amy to Newport, where we visited the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Yellow jellyfish make great abstract art!



It was fun peering up at the fish in water tunnels overhead, too. Felt a bit like being under the sea, which I'm sure is the effect the architects aimed for.



The freaky car gave us all a few moments of amusement. Note the pairing of one of the seven dwarfs with a rubber duckie and a praying nun, not to mention several decapitated dolls' heads with wind-blown hair and unnaturally red lips.



Wonder how many traffic accidents this car causes, when people do double-takes? Must be fun to drive around town.

Bologna Photos

French Children's Books

Bikers at the Bologna Resistance Memorial

Bologna's Main Square

Typical Covered Sidewalks and Arches in Bologna


Since the Facebook photo link seems to have expired, I've uploaded a few of my Bologna pictures, in case you didn't get to see them.

Out & About

Yesterday, all of Germany abandoned their homes for green areas, at least in our region. No wonder, after the sun deprivation of these last few months. I did the same, walking around the nearby town of Speyer with several friends.

Good Friday

On the hiking path between Vernazza and Corniglia--in Cinque Terre, Italy

Photo Shoot

A glass mural at the Saguaro Museum--

Silhouette at Mission San Xavier Del Bac:

Succulent plant at the Desert Museum:


A few shots from Tucson, Arizona--my mother wanted to see more of my photos. Here you are, Mom.

Snippets of Arizona

A few snippets from Arizona, land of spiky plants and desert rock:




Arizona has a whole different type of terrain than either Oregon, Burundi, or Germany--places where I've spent the most time.

2007 Pics

October--Gaudi Window, Barcelona, Spain

November--Leaves & Seeds

December--Strasbourg Carousel, France

More Pictures From 2007

June--Swan Princesses, Oslo, Norway

July--Nürnberg Church

August--Black-Eyed Susans, Oregon

September--Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France