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Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain 🇪🇸
A Quick Stop in Girona

Knowing I would need a meal, I decided to head to Girona, which seemed to be an attractive city based on its prominence on highway exit signs. A quick search for food yielded a couple of vegan options that sounded yummy. But I also discovered that the town had a Read more…


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain 🇪🇸
Platja El Golfet

It was a difficult choice… which part of the Costa Brava region, known for its coastal beauty and rich medieval history, should I visit on my last day in the area. But once I saw the rock formations and lack of development surrounding Platja El Golfet, I knew… Looking at Read more…


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain 🇪🇸
Catedral de Barcelona

Construction of the iconic Catedral de Barcelona began in 1298 and was completed 150 years later. At present day, its spires getting repaired, a large Samsung advertisement greets your eyes as you first eagerly gaze upon the structure. A bit of a disappointment. It is an extremely tacky choice to Read more…


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Palau de la Música

Barcelona’s Palau de la Música is drop-dead gorgeous. It is in the style of Art Nouveau and, astonishingly, was constructed 1905 through 1908. It is a World Heritage Site determined by UNESCO, which is a big deal. I just had to see its decorative combination sculpture, mosaic, stained glass and ironwork… Read more…


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On the Coast in Sitges

So there I was driving along Spain’s easy highway system, listening to my GPS and, at this point, completely comfortable driving and singing along enthusiastically with one of the many overplayed playlists I have on Spotify, when I reached a collection of toll booths before my destination of Sitges. A Read more…


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain 🇪🇸
Antoni Gaudí

Architect Antoni Gaudí is a big deal in Barcelona and beyond. Known as God’s architect, his unfinished masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia, was intended to be a 20th century cathedral. And like most cathedrals it has been in active construction for centuries. Of all the Gaudí structures about Barcelona, I chose Read more…


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain 🇪🇸
Cementiri de Montjuïc, Barcelona

This is the most beautiful cemetery I have ever visited. With an overwhelming about of beautiful art within its one million burials, it sits within a rocky slope creating a layered lay-out that is trily mind-blowing. To follow some of the beauty I found within my short visit.


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain 🇪🇸
Cementiri de Poblenou, Barcelona

Cementiri de Poblenou was a big reason for my deciding to go ahead and join a friend in Spain this summer. It was number one on my list of international must-visit cemeteries. This, because of a haunting sculptured entitled El Petó de la Mort or the Kiss of Death I Read more…


Vegan Victuals Goes to Spain 🇪🇸
Miscellaneous Madrid Scenery

Behold a Madrid photodump! As I write this from my couch, it’s hard to imagine this backdrop was at my disposable for several days. I decided I needed to see more of the Old World… for the architecture alone. Ok, and their cemeteries. In the meantime… This was on a Read more…


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Some Time in Casa de Campo

Casa de Campo is Madrid’s largest park… covering 1535,52 hectares (almost 6 miles). We planned on having a day to explore its many features, but the temperature was just so hot. And the park was not as lush as I had in my mind. In fact the ground had a Read more…


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Museo Nacional del Prado

There are certain line-ups that are pleasant. Being on a long line of folks who want to look at art is one of them. Every Friday Museo Nacional del Prado is free between the hours of 6pm and 8pm, when they close. And even spending 2 minutes gazing upon the Read more…


💕Cove Haven Poconos Resort💕
Out & About the Grounds

There was a lot to do at Cove Haven. To follow, some images from my time on the grounds. Loved this heart-shaped bar On Lake Wallenpaupack Pedal-boatin’ Duckpin bowling… the impossible shot Sneaking pics Ridiculousness My breakfast was mostly fruit Back on the lake… now kayaking. Wacky ducks Call me Read more…


Sunflower Field, Pittsford, New York
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What can I say about sunflowers I haven’t said before? A field of them is one of my special happy places. Their hearty smiles, en masse, feed me. This field in Pittsford, New York, just outside Rochester, required a bit of perseverance to locate. But when we did, I was Read more…


Misc. On the Road 2022

A trip starts with a trek to the airport. A subway to a train to a shuttle… Leaving at sunset for bedtime in the sky I am a nerd for these musical roads. This one is easier than the one in New Mexico as its grooves take up the entire Read more…


Twenty Mile Beach
Hawthorne, Nevada

As I drove south back to Law Vegas, I was taken aback by the beauty of Walker Lake. Despite its beauty, its salinity level is so high that it cannot support life–fish and other lake organisms. This is because of a rapid decline of water levels due to agricultural diversions–man Read more…


Secret Cove Beach on Lake Tahoe
Nevada

Is anything really secret anymore? Lake Tahoe’s Secret Cove Beach is kind of secret as it is not accessible by a concrete walkway connected to a parking area. You have to hike through make-shift dirt paths winding about 20 stories down. Trust me, it is well worth it. And be Read more…


Milky Way Over Lake Tahoe

I found a nice spot next to the lake to shoot for hours undisturbed. Sure, there were plenty of passing cars, but they illuminated the tree tops nicely as they were high above a hill. These clouds look really nice with the Milky Way. I am learning to embrace them Read more…


Underneath the Clouds
Night Sky Around Bridgeport, California

It was kind of a bummer to pass through Big Pine, Bishop, and Lee Vining, thriving stops with plenty of comforts abound, to arrive at the one-horse town of Bridgeport, California. It had little to offer me but an overpriced room with a shared bathroom, overpriced gas and absolutely no Read more…


Mono Lake Tufa State National Reserve

Mono Lake Tufa State National Reserve marks the western border of the Great Basin, a region of contiguous endorheic watersheds, meaning those with no outlets to a river or ocean. The Eastern border is Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Because these waters are at a standstill, a whole range of different natural Read more…


A Walk Through Ancient Trees
Methuselah & The Bristlecone Pines

Ancient Bristlecone Pines are the oldest living organisms in the world. Yes, in the world! Located in the Inyo National Forest near California’s Eastern Sierras, catching a glimpse of them was a definite must for me as I passed through the amazing U.S. 395. To have the chance to walk Read more…


Heaven in California
Alabama Hills Recreation Area

I was overwhelmed with the beauty of Alabama Hills. The images below capture some of it, but not the feel of the air, the scent, the feel that enveloped me. Unexpectedly, I was taken aback by this destination. I hope to return sooner than later. My rental car looking snazzy. Read more…


A Morning at Joshua Tree National Park

It is really difficult to capture the beauty of these trees with the camera. But that doesn’t mean I won’t try. During the beautiful blue hour I began shooting them and I continued until my hunger pangs won the battle. Meet Joshuas. It is when they are plentiful and layered Read more…


A Night at Joshua Tree National Park

Looking at these shots from my evening at Joshua Tree National Park, I am grateful I pushed myself to darkness when my body was calling for a motel room. I had originally planned to camp near Mojave, where I spent the day in the sun. But the forecast for the Read more…


From Such Great Heights


Mermaid of Lake Ontario (2022)

When I saw this rock at Chimney Bluffs State Park in April, I knew I would be returning for a sunset mermaid shoot. And though there were more clouds during our eventual visit, the subtle sunset proved to be perfect for the shoot I had dreamed up in my mind. Read more…


The Milky Way at Hemlock Lake Park

To follow, my successful Milky Way mission at Hemlock Lake Park, just 40 minutes outside Rochester. Though the bright moon was at 86%, it went down around 3 a.m. The pictures I took before this presented as daytime. And though you can see its glow at the horizon still, the Read more…