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‘Twas the night before Christmas

This is the view north from Alexis & Simon’s place. Sitting and enjoying my morning coffee as I listen to birds Then it was time to head out shopping since Christmas is only two days away. Another mural as we were walking to The Duck Store. Later in the day Alexis brought home treats fromContinue reading “‘Twas the night before Christmas”

Murals and more – Eugene, Oregon

Walking to breakfast on our first day in Oregon I was, as always taken by street art. Not sure what Amadeus is but I liked their window paintings. Murals are always interesting such as this woman. Two more women with bare shoulders, which must be cold at this time of year. A colorful tiger face.Continue reading “Murals and more – Eugene, Oregon”

Flying to Eugene

Leaving Ann Arbor wasn’t all that difficult. The view out the window as our flight was ready to depart at 5PM EST. Leaving this late had it’s issues. One highlight of leaving so late was getting above the clouds and watching a lengthy sunset. I guess that’s the advantage of flying west in the evening.Continue reading “Flying to Eugene”

Travel humor

Today is a big travel day for us. We’re flying to Seattle, then on to Eugene. It’ll be around 11 PM EST when we finally get to our place which is near the Holiday Market. We’ll be there for two nights allowing us time to adjust to the time difference and do a little shopping.Continue reading “Travel humor”

The return of the Pandemic Doctor, in his own words

It has been nice having some time off. I’ve been able to spend time with old friends who don’t always believe everything that I’ve told the,. But frankly, since the 1300s I’ve seen it all. I guess that it started with the infamous Black Death – bubonic and pneumonic plague. How many people died? I’veContinue reading “The return of the Pandemic Doctor, in his own words”

Drones and who might be wtching you

Recently there has been a lot of news about suspicious drone sightings in the eastern United States. In fact the news seems to have a story two or three times a day. It doesn’t appear to be threatening, but it is interesting. Then this weekend on NPR there was the story about Birds aren’t Real.Continue reading “Drones and who might be wtching you”

Disasters – past, present and future

I have been interested in learning about the Spanish Civil War ever since I first saw Guernica by Pablo Picasso. This painting embodied the horror of war. The town of Guernica was essentially obliterated by German air-strikes as Hitler was supporting Francisco Franco, a fellow fascist in the 1930s. The complexities of the Civil WarContinue reading “Disasters – past, present and future”

Snowy cold walk in Ann Arbor

We walked to where Susan gets her hair cut. There was a fresh inch of snow, the temperature was around 14F and very windy, resulting in a wind chill of -2F. So it was a brisk walk. Apparently not everybody made it through the night. After her haircut we headed over to Cosmos for lunchContinue reading “Snowy cold walk in Ann Arbor”

Thinking about Christmas and other things

As we approach Christmas I was thinking about Christmas traditions and which of them had biblical origins or origins in other non-biblical societies. I managed to find a spot that covered this topic decently. The the way that my mind works this took me to the Santa and kids concept and a strange Venn-diagram. ObviouslyContinue reading “Thinking about Christmas and other things”

Brush Monkeys – 2024

For at least the last 10-12 yearsI have photographed window art all over the United States. This started in nn Arbor with getting excited about winter window paintings. The majority of this winter art is done by the Brush Monkeys. Here’s some from this year with the businesses that have the paintings. Well, we allContinue reading “Brush Monkeys – 2024”