Recent Posts - page 29
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Loons on the Lake
The loons have had their chicks on Lake Franklin Pierce, and are paddling around with their fuzzy babies. Loons are rather shy of motor boats, but my daughter Evelyn took these photographs while kayaking. Earlier in the Spring, the loon… Read More ›
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Thai Food Van, and a favorite recipe
When I go visit my fellow blogger Naomi, I enjoy eating real Mexican food from a road side cart. Delicious. We usually share a spot at a picnic table with local workmen and even business people that know good food… Read More ›
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Coffee in Livorno
Or should I say cafe? Cruise ships to Livorno stop at another unlovely industrial port, where we could watch container ships following tugboats out to see. A short bus ride later, and we find ourselves in the seaside town, enjoying… Read More ›
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Somewhere in Italy
We docked in “Rome” this morning, although we are actually in the port city of Civitavecchia. Out of my window, I could see a typical industrial-looking port, and another cruise ship. Uh-oh. I could envisions hoards of camera-toting tourists crowding… Read More ›
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Montenegro By the Sea
The highlight of my short day in Montenegro was getting up early, and spending a couple of hours as our boat wound its way slowly up the bay. Beautiful mountains met deep blue sea, the shore dotted with picturesque orange-tiled… Read More ›
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More Random Snacks in Venice
In an effort to not spend €30-plus Euros on one of the various methods of water transport, we’ve walked a a couple miles through winding streets, some delightfully empty, others crowded Disney-like. Taking empty side streets lets you see more… Read More ›
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Random Snacks in Venice
Jeff and I got off the ship as early as possible this morning, on our first day in Venice. Even then, there were many people wandering about, and a longish line waited for the Basilica di San Marco to open…. Read More ›
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Vegas is unkind
It was hot, and the bird looked like he had lost it all at craps the night before. I gave the bird a dollar and took this photograph.
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Coffee Break in Malta
My friend Jeff and I are sitting at a noisy street side cafe in Mdina, Malta. In addition to the loud conversation of locals enjoying their early morning beers, a construction crew is working on renovation of a nearby health… Read More ›
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Peanut Squirrel
I like squirrels, I get that they are just rats with fuzzy tails, but I even like the squirrels I have met with no tails. (Sometimes they lose parts of or even all of their tails). Where the cabin is,… Read More ›
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