Saturday, July 12, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Cēsu kauju 89.gadadienas atceres pasākums... A remembrance day
Today was the 89th anniversary of the battle of Cesis in 1919 where the Latvians and Estonians defeated the remaining German armies trying to occupy them after the end of WWI.
Monday, June 02, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Rome
Hi Wayne, I know you've been waiting for something here, so I'll get up off my lazy behind and finally put some photos up. Thanks for the motivation!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Trying something different
It's been so gray and gloomy here for so long that I gave up taking photos for awhile. But then it occured to me to try a black and white or desaturated approach and see what came out. Here are a few.
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
What is that in there?
Is that really an eye-ball looking out at us? Hard to believe. What could it be? Whatever it is, it looks like its glasses have slipped down around its nose!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
A Beautiful Resting Place
Recently, I took a walk through the Cesis kapi (cemetary). It's a lovely, peaceful, park-like setting for contemplation. How fragile we are...
Saturday, October 20, 2007
A Piper Seeks the Ghost of Ivan the Terrible
As I walked towards town at midday, I wandered through Castle Park and heard the plaintive notes of a solitary bagpiper. His tune drew my thoughts back to sadder times when these grounds suffered at the hands of Ivan and his murderous minions.
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