These are things that the cheery brochures will not show present day reality. Snow on April (fools) 1st, rain, sun, flowers, wild life and work being done around the city with no determined end date. Temps are steadily rising, flowers can’t be stopped and rain is more the norm this month. As the dutch sayingContinue reading “Amsterdam: April 2022 so far in photos”
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Travel back to Europe 2022
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Spring Awakenings
Spring is here, cool winds are turning into warm breezes, and things are changing quickly in the great outdoors. Color is bringing life back into the landscape, days are getting longer, the sun is casting deeper shadows, animals and smiley-faced people are more present and active. Out with the grey and in with the colors of aContinue reading “Spring Awakenings”
The Folly of Man
Old ships rest on the bottom of what was once the harbor in Moynaq, Karakalpakstan. The Aral Sea has retreated hundreds of kilometers to the north leaving a vast seabed exposed to the blazing sun in its wake. When will humanity learn the consequences of its actions?
Unfinished Business
The 19th century Kalta Minor minaret stands magnificently in the afternoon sunlight. Its architect, having completed only 26 meters of the structure, fled after fearing that he was going to be put to death by the Khan. As good excuse as any I suppose for leaving something so beautiful incomplete.
Reticulum of Light
Dreaming Under a Multitude of Stars
Konye-Urgench (“Old Urgench”), once one of the greatest cities on the Silk Road, was the architectural inspiration for much of the region until it was finally laid waste by Timur in the fourteenth century. The hypnotically elaborate facades of this style exude a deep perception of geometry, proportion, and color that is utterly captivating. PerhapsContinue reading “Dreaming Under a Multitude of Stars”
In the Light
Darkness envelopes the cool desert night with only the flickering of the crater to guide our way.
Farflungistan 