Chocolate Lab and Stuffed Bear

Posted on June 28, 2025 by thomas

Photo of a chocolate lab lying on a concrete floor. There is a beige stuffed bear by its head. The feet and lower legs on its owner are visible in the photo.

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Greece 2023 – Hydra

Posted on September 30, 2023 by thomas

The village of Hydra is located about 40 miles (64 km) south of Athens on an island which is also named Hydra.  The village is about a 90 minute ferry ride from Athens.

The island has no cars, trucks, motorcycles, or scooters.

 

Our first day on the island, I woke up before sunrise and went out for a walk.

The Harbor Before Sunrise

Sunrise

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Greece 2023 – Santorini

Posted on September 28, 2023 by thomas

Map of Santorini After visiting friends in Thessaloniki for a couple days, we hopped a short flight to the island of Santorini.  We stayed in Fira, a small town on a ridge overlooking the Caldera.

Fira

A white door against the blue sea of the Caldera and the gray sky.

Looking down from Fira at a cruise ship anchored in the Caldera.

Cruise ship passengers are dropped off at a small ferry terminal where they can hike up the steep path shown here which zig-zags up the hill, ride a mule up the steep path, or ride a cable car up to Fira

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

Posted on January 21, 2023 by thomas

A yellow-rumped warbler sits on the fence with his head cocked to the side. He’s not quite sure what I’m doing.

One of these days, I’ll get a photo of both the head and the namesake yellow rump – I always seem to get one end but not the other.

I think we both enjoyed the sun this morning.

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A Boy and His Shadow

Posted on December 16, 2022 by thomas

Long shadows of a man and a dog on a hill of sparse grass

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