We’ve been back home for nearly a week now, and as I reflect on our experience, three things leave lasting impressions, some newly formed, some altered and some reinforced. Everything is much older. History is much longer than ours. Villages, towns and cities and their infrastructure is ancient but enduring. Culture and traditions are more firmly…
Author: shotsbyp
Aveyron
We’ve recently returned from a holiday in France. We spent 10 days at private home in a small town, Baraqueville in the Département of Aveyron. Aveyron is the 5th largest départment in France in terms of area (8,735 km2 (3,373 sq mi)) but is not heavily populated, with approximately 278,000 inhabitants. It’s largest city and préfecture is Rodez. Although…
Icelandic Scenery
Iceland is known for its dramatic scenery: waterfalls, glaciers, geysers and mountainous terrain. We were fortunate to get a glimpse of its grandeur during our recent trip to this island of rugged beauty. Following a day spent touring around Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik we ventured out for tours along the South Coast of the island…
Reykjavik
The first stop on our trip to France was Iceland, where we landed at Keflavik, the country’s major airport, 45 minutes from its capital city, Reykjavik. Reykjavik is a small city of 120,000 inhabitants and by far the largest community in Iceland, population 335,000. Reykjavik is located at latitude 64 deg N, about the same as…
A Few Butterflies
Today’s is a very simple post. Just some shots taken at Butterfly Wonderland in the course of a recent visit by my daughter Jaime’s family, including Andrew and two young grandsons. These shots were all taken hand held using a macro lens, set to allow me to get in very close to these intriguing creatures. Here is a…