Archive for June 2013

Index of blog posts from June 2013

Incipit vita nova

New York, NY, USA

Things are going to change around here. Goodbye job, hello all kinds of adventures.

Clarion Writer's Workshop, travel, renewal

Art Around the Park 2013

Art Around the Park 2013

New York, NY, USA

Photographs from Art Around the Park 2013, part of the annual Howl Festival.

Art Around the Park, Howl Festival, Tompkins Square Park, New York, NY, USA, art, festivals, events

Another time, another park

Another time, another park

Watching the protests over Gezi Park in Istanbul reminded me of similar protests. Similar, but very different.

protest, demonstrations, civil disobedience, Italy, Turkey, Milan, Parco Pallavicino

Northern Europe from the air

Northern Europe from the air

Riga, Latvia

Photographs of northern Europe seen from the air.

aerial photography, Latvia, Norway, forests, mountains

Riga

Riga

Riga, Latvia

Between impressive Art Nouveau buildings and lush parks, Riga is a strikingly elegant city.

Riga, Latvia, Eastern Europe, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, parks

Jugendstil

Jugendstil

Riga, Latvia

Photographs of Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) architecture in Riga, Latvia.

Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Riga, architecture

Cape Kolka

Cape Kolka

Cape Kolka, Latvia

Cape Kolka is not the wilderness that I was promised.

Kolka, Kurzume, Latvia, Cape Kolka

Exit, pursued by a bee

Exit, pursued by a bee

Cape Kolka, Latvia

The flies on the Kolka-Mazirbe Road are very large, totally fearless, and extremely fit.

Kolka, Kurzume, Latvia, cycling, flies, Mazirbe

Sigulda

Sigulda

Gauja National Park, Vidzeme, Latvia

Photographs of Sigulda and Gauja National Park.

Sigulda, Gauja National Park, landscapes, castles

Cēsis

Cēsis

Cēsis, Vidzeme, Latvia

Photographs from the town of Cēsis in north-eastern Latvia.

Cēsis, castles, churches

Mammatus

Mammatus

Riga, Latvia

A thunderstorm, a double rainbow, and mammatus clouds. Not bad for an evening's work.

mammatus, clouds, thunderstorms, rainbows

Majori

Majori

Riga, Latvia

Photographs taken in Majori, Jurmala, Latvia.

Majori, Jurmala, Latvia, beaches

Riga life

Riga life

Riga, Latvia

Photographs of daily life in Riga.

Riga, Latvia

The art of conversation

Vilnius, Lithuania

M. has lost her voice. Technology offers a partial solution.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius

Vilnius

Vilnius, Lithuania

Photographs from Vilnius, Lithuania.

Vilnius, Lithuania, churches

Vilnius statues

Vilnius statues

Vilnius, Lithuania

Photographs of statues from Vilnius, Lithuania.

Vilnius, Lithuania, statues

The Curonian Spit

The Curonian Spit

Nida, Lithuania

Photographs from the Curonian Spit, Lithuania.

Nida, Neringa, Curonian Spit

Two wheels of folly

Two wheels of folly

Aukštaitija National Park, Lithuania

My third and final day of cycling is the shortest in terms of distance covered, but the least forgiving in terms of terrain.

Aukštaitija National Park, Ignalina, bicycles, Lithuania

Trakai

Trakai

Trakai, Lithuania

Photographs from Trakai, Lithuania.

Trakai, Lithuania, Trakai Castle, castles

More Vilnius

More Vilnius

Vilnius, Lithuania

Photographs from Vilnius, Lithuania.

Vilnius, Lithuania

Across the USA

Across the USA

San Diego, CA, USA

Aerial photographs of the United States taken on a flight from New York to San Diego.

aerial photography, USA, New Mexico, Arizona, California, landscapes, desert

Torrey Pines

Torrey Pines

La Jolla, CA, USA

Photographs taken at the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, La Jolla, California.

Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, Torrey Pines, San Diego, CA, California, sunsets, landscapes, beaches, waves

Black's Beach

Black's Beach

La Jolla, CA, USA

Photographs taken at Black's Beach, La Jolla, California.

Black's Beach, San Diego, California, USA, beaches, egrets, squirrels, pelicans