At sunset
Skaket Beach, Orleans, MA
July 8th, 2020
Tag: sunset
January 1st, 2020
A golden sunset bringing the first day of the year to a quiet end. Little did we know then how much our lives were about to change in a couple of months…
Hell’s Kitchen, NYC
January 1st, 2020
Watch the sun setting over the oldest capital city in the United States
From the Cross of the Martyrs
Santa Fe, NM
April 28th, 2019
85.5 metres below sea level
The lowest point in North America is here.
Where the water that flows from the mountains of central Nevada, hundreds of miles away, into the porous limestone bed-rock and trough an aquifer, emerges at Badwater along the faultline at the mountain’s base and forms a pool. Salts dissolve from old deposits and flow to the surface, making the spring water ”bad” – a word which here means ”salty”.
We found the pool almost dry, the saltwater flats all the more spectacular.
Badwater Basin, Death Valley, CA
April 21st, 2019
The Clearwater
And the sun setting on the Hudson
The story:
Clearwater was founded by Pete Seeger, legendary musician, singer, songwriter, folklorist, activist, environmentalist, and peace advocate, and one of the most influential people of the twentieth century. In 1966, in despair over the pollution of his beloved Hudson River, Seeger announced plans to “build a boat to save the river.” At the time, the Hudson was rank with raw sewage, toxic chemicals and oil pollution; fish had disappeared over many miles of its length. Seeger, along with many other concerned individuals, believed a majestic replica of the sloops that sailed the Hudson in the 18th and 19th centuries would bring people to the river where they could experience its beauty and be moved to preserve it. Inspired by that vision, the organization began with the launch of the sloop Clearwater in 1969 —a majestic 106-foot long replica vessel. [source]
June 29th, 2018
Rain bokeh
From the Hell’s Kitchen Towers
May 15th, 2018
San Francisco is… walking the Bridge
After five wonderful days full of new impressions, it was time to bid farewell to San Francisco, in the best way possible – by walking the Bridge.
It took us a bit more than 1,5 hours to cross from Fort Point to Lime Point and back with all the stops – but it’s impossible not to stop, at least a dozen times, and watch the whales swim by or catch this glorious sunset painting the city in warm pastel colours. A truly unforgettable experience.
Walking the Golden Gate Bridge
July 8th, 2017
Scribner’s at Golden Hour
The red brick of Charles Scribner’s Sons building is bathed in a warm blood orange colour.
Formerly a printing plant and corporate HQ of the historic printing house which produced works from such legends as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Edith Wharton, Thomas Wolfe, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Ring Lardner.
Now renovated and transformed into a modern office space.
Scribner’s on 43rd Street, Hell’s Kitchen.
June 8th, 2017
You can hear the birds sing on Brooklyn Bridge
5:30 pm in October, almost sunset.
Coffee time in New York and the tiny gossips are lining up, fluttering and chirping about the day’s news.
You can hear their cheerful tweets above car and tourist traffic.
Instant uplift.
October 23rd, 2016
Christmas all year round
During the walk, I keep thinking that some people don’t have to wait for Christmas. Behind me and all along the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, there are apartment buildings with large windows and balconies. The lower level ones may be less lucky but those higher up enjoy this glorious unobstructed view day-in day-out.
September 5th, 2016
The Humble Fabulist 