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Been away for a month. You would think it would have been travel–but you would be wrong. We moved and we have been working on the new place. A friend of mine noted that he has been in all but one of our homes. When we counted there were 14. This was the first, The…
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I smile every time one of these trucks drives by. The brand and and the tag line are spot on. I actually don’t know how well they do moving, but they have been in business a long time–so that tells me a lot. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2024)
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I like to arrive early for my train out of Grand Central Station. The main waiting room is beautiful on its own, but the constellations on the ceiling are elegant and from another era. (New York, New York, 2019)
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It’s a rare moment to be high enough to stand on solid ground and see the clouds below. (Cerro Vueltas Lodge, Costa Rica, 2026)
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When I was working with a collegue on “water and the desert” we re-traced the one of the water sources for Los Angeles. This is the LA Aqueduct as it goes through the Owens Valley taking the the water form what would be the Owens River. (Owens Valley, California, 2005)
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There are very few photos of me traveling as a boy. Even so, I did travel quite a bit and I have memories of different trips. Here is one to visit my aunt and uncle (who was in the Navy). (Charleston, South Carolina, 1965)
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There is actually no problem with them. I joked with an Icelandic friend once that it seems that everywhere you turn around “there is ANOTHER beautiful waterfall!” I described this once as “beauty fatigue.” Kirkjufellsfoss is a prime example. It is a stunning little waterfall, dwarfed by other falls in Iceland and in this case…
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We were staying on a coffee collective in Nicaragua when my colleague caught me on the porch just before breakfast. Knowing me I think I was looking for coffee to start the morning. (Matagalpa, Nicaragua, 2007)
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Wandering a city leads to nice surprises. Although this spot is on the tourist maps, we found it by our usual method of wandering about. Somehow it is more satisfying to stumble upon things. (Edinburgh, Scotland 2018)
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I was home one summer staying at the family farm. The wheat was perfect that day. Even though I took it with a 110 camera, it is one of my favorite shots. (Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1984)