A German trip for Lis and me, spring 2025. The powerful Rhine and lesser Mosel rivers form an upside down wishbone where they meet at...

Not for skiing or swimming, but for hiking, driving and sightseeing, you betcha! Sure, the weather can be fickle, especially these days,...

The annual travel convention known as IPW, organized by Brand USA, promotes travel to the United States. This year it was held in Chicago. As Frank Sinatra sang, it's my kind of town. Media from around the world were invited, but for Canadians this is a conflicted year due to the sudden policy changes and dramatic rhetoric coming from the White House. It was difficult, but I chose to attend IPW for a number of reasons, including a show of support for empathetic American touri

If so, I think it's due to the human tendency to believe the first news we hear about something, plus the inability to think critically...

We're encouraging the baby aloe plantings in our entrance hall to absorb the morning sunlight and grow. The sticks, not so much.

April 1, 2025. Astounding discovery of a camera thought to be from the Photerozoic period some 10 million years ago! Imaging experts,...

The secret is freezing rain. For as long as temperatures remain below freezing, plants covered in rain that has turned to ice are...

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It was a bit chilly on our back deck at 2:30 in the morning of March 14, but I nevertheless set up my camera to capture the blood lunar...

https://n.pr/41um0be The images from these photographers are an inspiration to utilize our visual voices.

I'm in the middle of creating a series of brief pictorial narratives about English novelist Jane Austen. Whether identifying as Janeites...

As reported in today's Feb. 2 Smithsonian magazine https://bit.ly/42GiBIl Back in 2014 I had posted this (awfully cluttered) page on my...

We enjoy our Christmas tree as long as possible, usually taking it down January 6, on Epiphany (the day on the Christian calendar when...

We knew it was worth the 1-hour drive from Georgetown when we saw all the cars manoeuvring for parking spaces. The market itself, located...

The return to Ottawa of a renowned stolen photo of Winston Churchill reminded me of my interpretation of the Master's style when I spent...

After long consideration followed by impulsive action, I bought some new photo ge ar. To be precise, an OM-1 Mark II camera and Zuiko...

These photos were a 1-2 punch at the VoX International Discover America Day in Toronto, earning First Place and Runner up for a story in...

We topped off 5 weeks visiting friends and family in England with a 5-day tour of Munich. This relatively short flight avoided the...

The title of this blog says it all. The beauty of fall colour in New England endures in my mind. This photo of the State House in...