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Springtime in Prague

Springtime in Prague

It’s springtime here in Prague, and the weather has been wonderful. I find that the spring season is a great time to be in Europe; people seem to go out of their way to clean away the grey of winter and replace it with color and life. The tulips have been...
Prague before 6

Prague before 6

I got up at 5 something this morning and decided to go for a walk north along the Vltava River to the Charles Bridge, a medieval stone arch bridge in the center of Prague. It was a beautiful morning, and only a handful of people were on the bridge itself –...
Raccoon cubs

Raccoon cubs

The other day I was on a morning walk with Lilou, our Shetland Sheepdog, when I came across a neighbor poking around in his front yard. Apparently he had found three raccoon cubs (or raccoon kits? Either way, they were baby raccoons). He hadn’t been able to find...
Nahtazu

Nahtazu

Today I took my camera to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I should mention that I put on the most touristy clothes I could muster – my Hawaiianest shirt (which is admittedly not very Hawaiian looking – I’ll need to find a better one), a straw fedora,...
Birds and dragonflies

Birds and dragonflies

My father got himself a new DSLR camera just before his cruise along the scenic rivers of Germany and the Netherlands with my mother (they’re over there now). As a result, he gave me his old Nikon DSLR, including a telephoto lens, for which I am very grateful....
Azaleas at Middleton Place Plantation

Azaleas at Middleton Place Plantation

here in South Carolina one of the nicest times of year is that short window during the springtime when the azaleas are blooming. And one of the nicest places to be when the azaleas are in full color is at one of Charleston’s beautiful plantations. this past...