Reflections Of Boston

blue and gold reflections

Blue and gold reflections of a downtown Boston building.

Riding around on a typical Hop-On-Hop-Off  tourist bus, I did my best to photograph the unique downtown Boston building reflections from the open second level.  I’m no stranger to big cities, having lived in downtown Chicago for many years during my working career.  However, I do not recall seeing so many varied styles of buildings and unique design and reflections as I saw in Boston.

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Our 32 Day Cruise, Lisbon to Montreal

Seaborn Quest Cruise

Thirty-two days on the Seabourn Quest, our longest cruise yet.

Our 32 day cruise began in Lisbon, Portugal.  The Portuguese say Lisboa.  Our cruise itinerary seemed to include every place that ended in “…land.”  That would include England, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, many islands and finally Newfoundland.  We accomplished our main  goal.  Get out of the August heat of Idaho.  Greenland may have been my favorite.

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Reflections in the Grand Canyon

 

It seems viewers expect photos of the Grand Canyon to look like, well, the Grand Canyon.  However, a great variety of reflections in the Colorado River kept me occupied.  These abstract, more intimate scenes, are preferable to me over your typical landscape photography.

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Venice, Italy

Morning Gondolas

The thought of Venice likely conjures up romantic notions of riding in a gondola while being serenaded to familiar Italian songs such as Volare.  The truth of the matter is a bit less romantic, but I would likely come across as a real scrooge by talking it down.  So yes, we did hear many, many a gondolier sing a variety of wonderful songs.  Our balcony overlooked a canal and we watched boat captains skillfully maneuver their beautiful wood power boats, gondolas, delivery boats and the occasional ambulance through the congestion.  All the boat drivers pitch in and pass signals to other boat drivers regarding traffic around blind corners.  We frequently heard the loud call of “Ooui!” which apparently means, “I’m coming around the corner so you had better get out of my way.”

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