Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
I love old train stations. Often they were built during a time “before accountants ruled the world.” One of my very favorites is Union Station in Los Angeles. The tile, the woodwork, the painting. You begin to understand that travel was elegant. This is the outdoor waiting area. A beautiful patio with a fountain. Other photos will follow later. (Los Angeles, California, 2002)
The phrase “before accountants ruled the world” is attributed to one of my favorite geographers: Michael Palin.
I had always wanted to see the Arecibo Observatory. Come to find out–so did my father. Neither of us had been there before so we spent a good portion of the day wandering through the public spaces and looking around. I had seen it featured in films and television shows. I’m glad I got to see it in operation before it was decommissioned. (Arecibo, Puerto Rico, 2015)
Although it is a “retired lighthouse” it remains a centerpiece in Honolulu Harbor at Pier 9. I have some daytime photos, but I like this one better. (Honolulu, Hawaii, 2008)
One of the great things about traveling is the surprise of finding something you didn’t know existed an hour before. Uncertainty and exploration leads to reward. Kathleen and I came across an iris farm in full bloom one June day. We spend a couple hours just wandering and taking photos–totally unplanned–totally worth it. You will see some other photos in the future. (Traverse City, Michigan 2013)
The big fireworks finale was going on. Although it was spectacular, I was more fascinated about how it was lighting up the park. (Milwaukee Lakefront, 2010)
Kathleen actually took this one when she was visiting her parents in Florida. I have an appreciation for the dangers involved.
There was actually a second photo because I wanted to be on a local grocery store’s website. They had a map of all the places their red bag had been brought to (https://www.sendiks.com/about-us/where-in-the-world-2). I took a few while I was in Doha, but I used the one from this space. This is the tasteful photo without the bag. You can see the other one on the website. (Doha, Qatar 2016)
I had a standing policy to not have class outdoors for lots of reasons. I broke that rule one very warm April afternoon when the heat came on at full steam in my classroom. Ironically this was the day the campus photographer was out and about and caught me. (Kenosha, Wisconsin 2002)
This was one of the last harvests before my mother sold the farm. The big rolls of straw await pickup (Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1990)
Cone Flowers in our own garden. (Whitefish Bay, WI, 2008)
Lighted Spaces and Landscapes 