Big Ben (London, England)

Inauguration day was May 31, 1859. A year after this photo was taken (in 2016) Big Ben underwent a renovation and has been silent since. The renovation is scheduled to be completed in about 2021.

Posted on May 31st, 2019 under London. Tags: buildings, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D500. Comments Off on 160 years ago today…

Three weeks from today I will arrive in Iceland. I won’t be visiting Gullfoss this time. Instead, I’ll be heading to and around Northwest Iceland, soaking in hot springs and sleeping in the back of my rental van.

Posted on May 26th, 2019 under Iceland. Tags: golden circle, gullfoss waterfall, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Gullfoss revisited

My random, desktop image of the day comes from two and a half years ago.

Posted on May 24th, 2019 under Arizona. Tags: hiking, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D500, sedona, snow, winter. Comments Off on Snow-capped Sedona

After a few nights in Iceland I will be arriving in Copenhagen four weeks from today.

Today’s photo comes from the land of Hans Christian Andersen. I almost ended up in a place this summer on Nyhavn, just a door or two down from his former abode. Alas, the person didn’t get back to me until after I’d booked the place I will be staying in. Maybe next year.

Posted on May 22nd, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: living in copenhagen, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D500, wildlife. Comments Off on The Ugly Duckling

Today’s photo comes from near the top of the Shosenkyo Ropeway (昇仙峡ロープウェイ) in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

I believe the bell is meant for lovers. I think they are supposed to strike the bell together, write themselves a note, stick the note in the nearby mailbox, and then a year later the note arrives in their home mailbox.

I had no lover with me on this day so I walked across the way for some shaved ice instead.

Posted on May 21st, 2019 under Japan. Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, people, shosenkyo. Comments Off on Promise hill