Gaeta, Italy: Navigator's Monument

Gaeta, Italy ~ April 17, 2004

We stopped in Gaeta, simply a promontory on the map, because we wanted to stretch our legs and we were hungry. As it turned out, we could hardly have chosen a more picturesque place. Above, you get a better view of the harbor. Below is a better exposure of the monument. Giovanni Cabota is known to the English-speaking world as John Cabot, and Gaeta is one of the two places that may have been his birthplace. The other candidate is Castiglione Chiavarese.

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Mural and Wrought Iron: La Samaritaine, Paris

Paris ~ May 4, 2005

Art Nouveau design inside La Samaritaine department store

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Sabino Canyon after Rain

Sabino Canyon, Arizona ~ December 30, 2004

Here is another photo from the same hike. It had rained hard all night, and the day was beautiful and perfect for hiking.

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Garden and Fortress

Vatican City ~ April 15, 2004

Gardens of the Vatican

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Segways in the Rain

Chicago ~ April 22, 2005

Just outside Shedd Aquarium

I've just been talking to someone who took Segway tours in Paris and other cities in Europe this summer. He said that in Italy, they didn't take tours, but you could rent Segways in many towns. This may be fun when your feet get tired. I'd love to try it! I'm clearly behind the times, because this photo was taken in 2005. I've never been on one. Have you?

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Made for Reflecting

Tacoma, Washington ~ May 22, 2005

Tacoma Art Museum

Weekend Reflections

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Ornate Doors in Paris

Paris ~ May 5, 2004

West Doors of Notre Dame Cathedral

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South Junction Without the Train

South Junction, Oregon ~ June 2, 2005

This is the railroad bed, site of two earlier posts (here) and (here) with the train. I love this wild landscape, I love trains, and there's a scenic river down the grade where people sometimes think they're going to catch a fish or two.

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Snow on Bricks

Bend, Oregon ~ December 28, 2009

No tweaking here - the colors of the day desaturated the photo.

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Charlie Musselwhite, Portland

Portland, Oregon ~ July 1, 2005

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