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  This photo was taken on the last day of November, 2013.   While artful in its way, it is unsettling. All the clouds on that morning we...

More great paintings from the National Gallery of Art, still on the theme of clouds.   William Turner, 1844, Approach to Venice J...

Philadelphia City Hall from Broad St looking north Standing Room Only at Reading Terminal Market Cheese steaks are very popular. ...

There are still Sugar Maples growing in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, planted decades ago.  The photo below shows a Sugar ...

To continue the theme of skies, these sunset images offer reminders that stunning beauty occurs in passing moments, even at home.   In this...

The weather in Philadelphia in Sept 2013 was balmy and clear, dominated by high pressure systems.  Not much rain but some beautiful sunsets....

The following 30 blog 'chapters' illustrate chronologically the following:  I.  Champoly, Rhone-Alpes, France:  one post for bri...

The Chateau d'Urfe is in the small town of Champoly, west of Lyon France. A volunteer organization works to maintain and conserve the ...

Going east up the Rhone Valley from the Lake of Geneva are the towns of Martigny, Sion, Sierre, Visp and Brig.  We chose Sion as a point to ...

We chose to start the Tour of the Matterhorn not from Zermatt, but from St. Niklaus at the head of the Matterhorn Valley.  We stayed in the ...