Posts in Category: Nature
Beauty in Bucharest
While Bucharest, Romania may not be the most beautiful city in Europe, it does have beauty, if you choose to look for it. This scene is inside the Village Museum. A display of actual dwellings and farms from around Romania. From churches to homes, ferris wheels to windmills, a very accurate history of this country.
Frankfurt fog
Emilia and I took a bus from Vienna to Frankfurt. It was a somewhat pleasant trip, except they pretty much refused to turn on the air conditioning on the bus. About 15 kilometers from Frankfurt we heard a series of beeps and then the driver pulled off to the side of the road. After about 10 minutes the drivers came back on the bus and started again. They never said a word to any of the passengers. Another 3 kilometers down the road and they pulled into a rest area. As I got off the bus, engine coolant was exploding from the engine. We ended up spending about an hour at the rest area and arrived in Frankfurt a little over an hour late.
This shot was taken while the bus was pulled over on the side of the road. It is a little noisy, mainly from shooting through the tinted bus windows using the Fujifilm S7000 that I had out of the backpack at the time.
Greenland
First off, why is Greenland covered in ice and Iceland is covered in green?
On the flight back to the USA from Frankfurt, Germany, our flight path took us over Greenland. This was taken from about 38,000 feet from our Airbus A300. It was a crystal clear day and was just amazed at the beauty below.
Schönbrunn Palace Rose Garden
The rose garden at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria is truly amazing. Here is a shot from the rose trellis looking back at the palace.
Cardinal
In 1933, the Ohio General Assembly made the cardinal Ohio’s state bird. The cardinal’s scientific name is Cardinalis Cardinalis. This male and his female have been visiting our feeder and bird bath the past couple of days.
Damaged
Freshly planted tulips that have been damaged by a late frost. They are struggling to survive, but the future does not bode well for their survival.
Pseudo Spring
Have not posted in awhile, so here is one from the archives. Black-eyed Susan, from my mother’s garden. Leaving for Romania soon, promise to post many photos soon!
Glacier National Park
Morning light on Glacier National Park in Montana. Taken from on board Amtrak on my way home. Couldn’t decide on the monotone or the color version, maybe I’ll post the color one at some point.
American Herring Gull
The American Herring Gull is part of a complex of large, white-headed gulls that breed across the northern hemisphere. Only one form, the American Herring Gull, is common in North America, but several others, such as the Vega Gull and the European Herring Gull, may be rare visitors.
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The Colorado National Monument was the first stop on my trip out West in 2006. The views were indescribable, especially for someone that grew up in the flat lands of Ohio. Most of my time here was just sitting on the edges and staring for miles into nature’s beauty.