For all the people suffering in Paris. And Beirut, Northeast Nigeria, Mali, Somalia, Kenya, Haiti and South Sudan. And anywhere else in the world terrorists are doing their awful deeds….
Have a good weekend, everyone.
{carole}
Autumn Throwback
My stepson is visiting us this week, so I’ll leave you with an autumn shot from the archives and a favorite quote.
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”
~John Burroughs
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Glimpses of Stockholm
A lot of our time in Stockholm was spent in a moving vehicle. I wish we’d had the opportunity to walk around more, but that’s the downside to cruising. I had the option of taking notes on everything we saw, or shooting photos. I think you can guess which one I chose. The following are various places around Stockholm with descriptions if I know them. I apologize for some glare and reflection from the windows.
I do love the colors and architecture of Stockholm. It was a very nice surprise for me.
Royal Dramatic Theatre, founded in 1788. The theatre’s acting school, Dramatens elevskola, produced some famous actors and directors, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman and Max von Sydow.
Yes, that’s Burger King and 7-Eleven. 
I’m not a fan of cold weather, but I’d love to see Stockholm in the wintertime too.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Strolling Through Gamla Stan
Gamla Stan means “Old Town” in Swedish and is where Stockholm actually began in the 1200s. It’s considered one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Europe and is a great place to wander around. I loved this part of Stockholm and would go back in a heartbeat.
Our first stop was the Royal Palace. The offices of the King, the other members of the Swedish Royal Family, and the offices of the Royal Court of Sweden are located here. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia actually reside at Drottningholm Palace
No photos allowed inside, but I remember that it was pretty grand. Here’s one shot I was able to find on the web:
via free-city-guides
One of the guards. They’ve been guarding the place since 1523.
After touring the palace, we had a couple of hours to eat lunch and sightsee on our own. We headed straight for Stortorget, the oldest square in Stockholm.
Such a beautiful part of Stockholm! So colorful with lots of sidewalk cafes and nice shops.
We were lucky enough to get a table outside under that orange awning at Grillska Huset. It was cafeteria style, but quite good. Here are some of the desserts:
Could have stayed there all afternoon, but our time was limited and we really wanted to see the rest of Gamla Stan.
The nearby Stock Exchange.
As you can see, Gamla Stan has really narrow, crowded streets. It wasn’t overwhelming, though. Everyone seemed so happy to be there.
A little more space here.
Storkyrkan or Stockholm Cathedral is the oldest church in Gamla Stan. Alas, no time to go inside!
Some simple shabby chic.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Posted in photography
Tagged Gamla Stan, Royal Palace, Stockholm, Stockholm Cathedral, Stortorget, Sweden
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Missing Sweater Weather
I am traveling right now, so only one photo today.
Have to admit I’m missing autumn weather these days. This shot from the archives almost made me feel like I was back on the East Coast enjoying sweater weather. We’ve had hot temps and humidity for months now and it’s getting kind of old. I was almost envious of the people at the Mets/Cubs game the other night. They were shivering with jackets on!
Just read the loveliest autumn quote:
Autumn killed
the summer with
the softest kiss
~d.j.
Anyone know who d.j. is?
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
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A Little More Talkeetna
Back to Talkeetna….
The downtown area of Talkneetna has been classified as a National Historic Site, with buildings dating from the early 1900s, including Nagley’s General Store:
They had all kinds of stuff in there.
This place was next door:
The town of Talkeetna was mentioned in Travel Channel’s Man vs Food. In one of the episodes, the host travels to the Roadhouse, a restaurant in Talkeetna:
It was pretty basic on the inside…
… but the food looked really good.
Finally, a shot of some petunias growing near there.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Posted in photography
Tagged Alaska, Nagley's Store, red screen door, Roadhouse, Talkeetna, travel
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The Rustic Charm of Talkeetna
The town of Talkeetna, Alaska, is the gateway to Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley). I was lucky enough to do a flightseeing tour while there and will share those photos in a future post.
As of 2010, the population was 876. After walking through the town, I’m surprised it’s that high.
The area is mostly forest, so there’s a lot of timber:
A lovely quilt shop.
We had lunch here.
I’m guessing this place is condemned, or a great bargain.
Anyone remember Northern Exposure with John Corbett? The show’s town of Cicely was supposedly patterned after Talkeetna, but filming actually took place in Roslyn, Washington. Alaska would be too dark most of the year for filming.
I liked the colors and touches of whimsy a lot:
And once again we were surprised by the beautiful flower arrangements.
Looking at the photos now, I’m struck by how pristine the flowers are. We did see bees in Fairbanks–they were kind of a problem out on the deck during lunch–but no bugs. Probably too cold at night.
More next week.
So, the problem with WordPress and Flickr is still not resolved. I’m not thrilled that I can only upload one size (the other two sizes are way too small) but this will just motivate me to do a self-hosted blog. Finally!
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Apricot Roses and Cutting Back
I bought some apricot-colored roses the other day and loved how they looked on an old blue table:
iPhone photos, both.
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I’ve decided to cut back to blogging once a week for now, on Fridays. I thought twice a week would be OK, and it was for a long time, but I want to spend more time painting with oils and watercolors, and I’m about to start a class in Illustrator. I will still do photography, but on a smaller scale.
Thanks so much for all your support!
{carole}
Sevilla Awnings
The warm days of September take me back to our honeymoon in Spain. Sevilla wasn’t my favorite stop (that would be Madrid) but I like the colors in this shot of a street corner there.
I posted a much-more-cropped version of this before. I was so crop-happy back then! Finally bought a macro lens and stopped cropping so much. 🙂
Hope your week’s going well so far.
{carole}
Posted in architecture, photography
Tagged España, green awnings, Sevilla, Seville, Spain, street corner
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Hitting the Market in Lübeck, Germany
After seeing some of the sights in Lübeck, Germany, we had time to walk around. I spotted the farmers market and made a beeline.
Strauchtomaten means “tomatoes on the vine.” Aren’t they beautiful? It was hard to see such delicious produce and not be able to buy any.
Oh, it’s been a long time since I lived in Germany, so feel free to correct my German.
Sugar snap peas. Did you know the difference in snow peas and sugar snap peas is the shape of their pods? Snow peas: flat, snap peas: round.
I’m not sure about this. Kirschen and beeren mean “cherries” and “berries,” but aus dem Alten Land is literally “from the old country.”
I have fond memories of eating vanilleeis mit heißen himbeeren (vanilla ice cream with hot raspberry sauce) at a restaurant near the resort where I worked. Simple but so good.
Obviously, these are grapes, but I don’t know the meaning of dattelwein. Wine grapes, maybe?
Cherry tomatoes and apricots. I wish we had better apricots in the grocery stores over here.
I’ll never tire of photographing sunflowers.
Great weekend, everyone!
{carole}
Pearls & Prose 