Ancient Egypt
Luxor, Egypt “Ancient Egypt“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. This is probably my favorite image from Egypt. I love Egypt. The people are friendly (at least, those who deal with tourists are), the food is wonderful, and the setting can’t help but be exotic to someone who grew up in […]
Dawn Lift
Winchester, Virginia, USA “Dawn Lift“Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Nancy and I are not normally early risers — even when we’re traveling. Today is an exception: A balloon lift is scheduled for approximately dawn and that is what we came to see. We are in Winchester, Virginia,* to attend […]
Independence Day
Reston, Virginia, USA Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Every Fourth of July the residents around the lakes in northern Virginia celebrate the national day with spontaneous fireworks displays. Everyone who owns a boat or a floating dock or “deck boat” embarks with tiki torches lit and a boat full […]
Noplace to Park
Santorini, Greece Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. July on Santorini, Greece. It is hot — very hot. Near 100 degrees or more. The humidity feels like about 200 percent. The blazing summer sun here is so hot that evaporation from the sea is actually visible. The haze that obscures […]
Unspoiled
Winchester, Virginia, USA Click here to share or send a greeting with this image. Having stayed overnight in Winchester, Virginia, we decided to spend the afternoon visiting the nearby Museum of the Shenandoah. The afternoon threatened bad weather with heavy clouds and thunderstorms in the area, but we decided to press on. With storm clouds […]
