Choropleth

We made a decision to take our sabbatical near Kathleen’s parents. The house was lovely, it had a pool, it was on a canal. It was the textbook “move to Florida” home. It was the first place we had lived where we got to meet and know almost no neighbors. Even out walking the dog didn’t help us much. We don’t have a good explanation for it–just the lonely feelings. (Punta Gorda, Florida, 2015)

I always loved this sign. When we stayed here I admired the ability to “sidestep” trademark rules because it was a remote part of the country. The rooms were as good (if not better) than the “official trademarked” operation. (Pahi, India, 2009)

I’m always amazed when you can get next to critical infrastructure like the water supply for the City of Los Angeles. To be honest, this isn’t a recent photo, but the aqueduct runs across the state southward to LA. (Bishop, California, 2006)

Some of my nicer shots are sometimes when I’m not trying to take a real shot. I was adjusting my camera before getting ready to take some shots of the shoreline. I shot this one quickly to test the light. It wound up being one of the better ones of the evening. (Honolulu, Hawaii, 2008)

Last year I watched the Mackinac Bridge walk from about 20 miles west on White Shoal Lighthouse. This year it may be time to go “up close and personal” with the Bridge again on Labor Day. Who is up to join me for the walk? (Mackinaw City, Michigan 2014)

They were the menu special that night. We saw them and they looked so good that we ordered them. The tapas were an unexpected Dutch treat. We needed a walk by the canal afterward. (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019)

I made up that name because I liked it, but is is really Þingmannaá. The three levels of the waterfall made me want to make up a word play on Icelandic for 3 falls. (Flókalundur, Iceland. 2024)

I got a new job and Kathleen insisted that we move closer to it so I wouldn’t be on the road late at night. I protested, but she was right. This was a beautiful place by the harbor and we enjoyed it, but when the job was over we missed home and wanted to move back to Milwaukee. (Kenosha, Wisconsin, 2013)

Walking among the pilgrims to the Badarinath Temple was a remarkable experience. While I was there, I was in disbeleif that I was there. When I look at this photo I am in disbelief that it’s me in the photo. (Badrinath, Uttarakhand, India, 2009)

I was out photographic doors and it was hot that day. The sun was wearing me out. This teal was just so cooling as the sun blazed down. I suspect it had been recently painted because it was not very faded. (San Juan Antiguo, Puerto Rico 2010)

One of the most interesting backstories of today’s football match is the historical-political history between these two nations. When I was in Argentina last year, I saw these signs all over the country. The Malvinas is embedded in the Argentine mind and is recalled in the current football chant that celebrates Messi, Maradona, and longs for a 4th cup. (Salta, Argentina, 2025)

But it’s really an invitation. I love doors that offer more than the traditional “portal cover.” This one called to me with the colors at first, but then the sounds from inside made me want to go in and see what was cooking in the kitchen. (Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2025)

We expected to live here a very long time, but it wound up being just a few years. It was our first house with an alley which we loved and we never owned another house with a driveway. We got a better price on it because the previous owner had turned the dining room into a Green Bay Packer sports bar. Although we like the Packers, we restored the dining room to its original purpose. (Whitefish…

I had forgotten about this one. It had been an amazing day of early summer flowers in Butchart Garden. My memory of the day is coming across one amazing planting after the next. It was a day of beauty fatigue. (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2012)