MY BLOG
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Double Down on Dublin
2023-08-17 13:29:26 UTC
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Custom House
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I’m at the end of my week in Dublin. My head cold/cough sapped my energy a bit and I didn’t see as much of the city as I would have liked, especially some of the more prominent architectural buildings…
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Belfast Walkabout
2023-08-12 06:46:58 UTC
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City Hall
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When I visit a city I like to do a little dive into its history to give some context to my photographs. Belfast’s location goes back to the Bronze Age, it was established as a town in 1613, and Queen Victoria…
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Bar Wars
2023-08-09 06:39:50 UTC
I was struck by two things as I took my first walk around Belfast center, the number of pubs, not too much a surprise anywhere in the U.K., and the number of coffee places; a 2:1 ratio, whiskey to caffeine. Three of the whiskey variety are the Nicholson’s Crown Bar…
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The Irelands. Not Touring. Not Sorry
2023-08-07 08:25:45 UTC
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Sun rising as we approach Dublin
Every summer I endeavor to escape the heat and humidity of Washington D.C. for gentler climes. It started a few years back with a couple of months in Oceanside CA, followed by a summer in Boulder CO. I read that it could be hot…
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Redux
2023-07-21 21:51:50 UTC
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Original Washington National Airport Terminal
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Summer in Washington, D.C. is my least favorite season, it’s hot, it’s humid, it drains my energy. In fact, I try to escape the swamp - and no, I am not using that term politically - for at…
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Glass Houses
2023-06-18 18:52:11 UTC
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In a recent post I gave you an overview of the Hillwood Mansion, the former home of Marjorie Merriweather Post, now a museum. There is another building on the estate, the Adirondack building, which is currently showing most of the pieces from the new…
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Time Travel
2023-06-08 20:09:11 UTC
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I was in Charlottesville VA recently for my son’s wedding. I had the morning before the festivities free and took a walk, stepping into what can only be described as a Time Machine, a portal that transported me back 50 something years to my first days in photography. The Time…
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The Magnificent Hillwood Estate
2023-06-02 12:50:19 UTC
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Hillwood Mansion
From the exterior, it looks like a nice large home, not like the mansions you would see in Greenwich, Connecticut or McLean, Virginia, its visage is certainly understated, but inside, well come along for a little tour. (For largest display, click on the individual photograph).
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Stairwell to grand…
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Some Neat Old Stuff
2023-03-14 11:51:46 UTC
I believe I made the transition to digital cameras in about 2006. Since then the cameras have become amazing tools, they resolve a myriad of issues, yet, in many ways, I do miss film. Being the dinosaur that I am, I appreciate the tactile sensation of film. The smell of…
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LAST STOP - SAN JUAN, USA
2023-02-10 15:39:02 UTC
San Juan Cruise Terminal
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Pirate Ship
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Our cruise started and ended in San Juan. We were taken directly from the airport to the ship terminal area. Not much to see there. A the end of the cruise we were given a 3-hour tour…