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Our First 4 Years in Japan
(95)
Whirlwind Trip Down Memory Lane: 1991-2000
(68)
A Week in Tahiti
(21)
Stopover: New Zealand
(20)
Queenie, our 9-year-old rescue dog
(117)
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in July
(24)
Spring Visit to the National Arboretum
(24)
Trip Down Memory Lane: Our Years in Australia
(116)
Rediscovering Home
(0)
Rediscovering Home: Washington, D.C.
(215)
D.C. Gem: Kenilworth Aquatic Park & Gardens
(18)
'She Who Tells a Story - Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World'
(40)
Rebirth of a DC Neighborhood: The Yards
(22)
A Brief Look at Maryland's National Harbor
(20)
US Botanic Garden Celebration of National Parks, Historic Landmarks
(64)
Inspiring Images from a Nature Photography Competition at the Smithsonian
(40)
'orchids: A MOMENT' at the Hirshhorn Museum
(144)
Women's March on Washington
(16)
'Infinity Mirrors,' by Yayoi Kusama at the Hirshhorn Museum
(32)
Azaleas at the National Arboretum
(40)
National Arboretum Bonsai
(40)
Rolling Thunder: Remembering the Fallen
(24)
The Fantastical DC Sculptures of Hung Yi
(28)
Hillwood Estate: A Washington Treasure
(68)
Rediscovering Home: Oregon
(61)
Portland's Rose Festival & Parade
(40)
Portland's Beautiful Rose Test Garden
(40)
A Few Days on the Oregon Coast
(36)
Washington Rediscovered: Year 2
(111)
'Hive' at the National Building Museum
(20)
D.C.'s Lotus and Water Lily Festival
(28)
Congressional Cemetery, a Brief Tour
(26)
D.C.'s Air Force Memorial
(14)
Newseum: Celebrating First Amendment Rights
(40)
The Halloween House and Capitol Hill Spookiness
(49)
Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween
(25)
Rainy Afternoon at the Smithsonian
(53)
US National Arboretum on a Fall Afternoon
(20)
‘Roadside Attractions’ at the US Botanic Garden
(48)
Visions of Christmas 2017
(16)
A Few Hours at Great Falls Park
(16)
A Tour of the US Capitol
(20)
Fort Washington, Guarding the Nation's Capitol
(12)
Spring at the National Arboretum
(38)
Spring at Washington's Hillwood Estate
(17)
Rescued Residents of Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
(42)
Washington Rediscovered: Year 3
(72)
Catalonia, Armenia Stars of Folklife Festival 2018
(28)
Nature Paradise: D.C.’s Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
(56)
Hillwood Estate in Summer
(19)
In Honor of John McCain
(12)
Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Revisited
(24)
Protest against Kavanagh: Democracy in action
(16)
Fall Color and Old Houses on Capitol Hill
(24)
A Few Hours in Richmond, Virginia
(20)
'All Aboard' at the US Botanic Garden
(32)
The Nikon Z7 Mirrorless Experiment
(25)
Nikon Z7-Sony RX10M4 Close-up Comparisons
(17)
‘Orchids: Amazing Adaptations’
(31)
Manassas National Battlefield Park (Bull Run)
(12)
Spring Blossoms at the National Arboretum
(24)
Cherry Blossoms on the Tidal Basin
(17)
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
(42)
Spring Visit to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
(20)
Rolling Thunder: The Final Ride
(24)
Historic Harpers Ferry: A Whirlwind Visit
(40)
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Summer
(24)
Washington Rediscovered: Year 4
(113)
Sunday Afternoon at Piscataway National Park
(16)
Fall Color on Capitol Hill
(36)
Dinosaurs at the National Museum of Natural History
(20)
'Seasons Greenings: America's Gardens!'
(24)
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Winter
(24)
Smithsonian at the Old Patent Office
(26)
Celebrating American Craft: The Renwick Gallery
(16)
'Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists'
(28)
Franciscan Monastery, Washington, DC
(25)
Washington Rediscovered Year 5
(120)
Washington Rediscovered Year 6
(127)
Washington Rediscovered Year 7
(89)
Washington Rediscovered Year 8
(88)
‘Seasons Greenings 2023’
(16)
Washington Rediscovered Year 9
(81)
Murals in Washington, DC
(329)
Bird trials
(447)
The Cardinal Saga
(44)
Birds at Constitution Gardens on the National Mall
(359)
Just Some Capitol Hill Flowers
(246)
Lily Profusion on Capitol Hill
(86)
The Many Colors of Capitol Hill Irises
(20)
Learning to Like Insects
(160)
Lotus and Water Lily Festival 2022
(16)
Return to the National Arboretum
(16)
Washington Under Threat -- Again
(8)
'In America: Remember.' Memorial to COVID victims
(13)
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in Summer
(44)
Capitol Hill Alphabet Animal Art Project
(20)
'Whimsy of Capitol Hill' Scavenger Hunt
(30)
‘Art in Bloom’: Cherry Blossom Festival in DC
(28)
Washington Fenced In
(30)
Washington, DC: City under Siege
(25)
US Capitol: After the Insurrection
(16)
Capitol Hill Walking Tour: Murals
(52)
Capitol Hill Historic Sites Walking Tour
(49)
Lotus/Water Lily Non-Festival at Kenilworth Gardens
(36)
Eastern Seaboard Odyssey
(112)
Occasional Wildlife from Around the World
(83)
Creatively Repurposed Buildings on Capitol Hill
(60)
Anatomy of a Conversion: Pierce School (1895)
(32)
1891 Church Now Bell Tower at Stanton Park
(16)
The 'Unique' Experience of Pigeon Forge, TN
(80)
Saudi Arabia: Life in the Desert
(186)
Riyadh: Around the DQ
(133)
Al-Kindi Plaza
(45)
The Abaya Fashionista
(42)
Housing Boom around the DQ
(10)
Oasis in the DQ: Hajer Garden
(27)
Mosques in the DQ
(24)
Al Khozama Garden in Riyadh's DQ
(38)
Park Land: Riyadh's DQ
(138)
Contemporary Saudi Architecture: Al Fazari Plaza
(28)
The 'Wild Area' on Riyadh's DQ
(22)
The Abaya Fashionista
(42)
National Museum of Saudi Arabia
(49)
A 'Royal' Mall
(30)
King Khalid Wildlife Research Center
(6)
Riyadh Camel Souk
(44)
A Camel Beauty Pageant
(68)
Road Trip to Dhahran: Fleeting Impressions
(24)
Experiencing Old Diriyah
(127)
Restoration in Old Diriyah
(20)
Long Weekend in Jeddah
(57)
Jeddah's Old City of Balad
(49)
Jeddah's Al Tayibat Museum
(22)
Public Art in Jeddah
(18)
Janadriyah: A Celebration of Saudi Culture
(96)
Faisaliyah: Eye on Riyadh
(31)
5 Star Luxury in Riyadh
(28)
The Great Riyadh Pastime: Shopping
(113)
Fun at Riyadh's Panorama Mall
(32)
UNESCO site Mada'in Saleh, Al-'Ula, Medina
(86)
Upscale Riyadh Neighborhood
(65)
Antique Saudi Door to Modern Table
(8)
Spectacular Asir: Saudi's Colorful Province
(73)
Rijal Alma, Heritage Village in Saudi Arabia
(20)
The Fantastical Al-Meqer Palace
(27)
'Sweet' Bazaar in Saudi's Asir Province
(12)
Rugged Southern Saudi Arabia: A Quick Glimpse
(20)
Qasr Al Hokm: A Return to Traditional Riyadh
(37)
The Non-holiday Gallery
(56)
Riyadh's Salam Park
(24)
Scenes from a Riyadh Neighborhood
(34)
Palatial Riyadh
(102)
Upscale Riyadh Neighborhood
(65)
Scenes from a Riyadh Neighborhood
(34)
Evening at Najd Village (Riyadh restaurant)
(12)
Riyadh Architecture
(240)
Riyadh's KAFD
(41)
Riyadh Lit Up
(16)
The Great Saudi Hospital Experience
(28)
Celebration of Saudi Culture: Janadriyah 2016
(61)
The Gates of Riyadh
(211)
Quirky Riyadh
(52)
Trip to Riyadh's Red Sand Dunes
(33)
Riyadh's Masmak Fort
(31)
Opulent Riyadh: One Last Neighborhood
(52)
Scanned Memories of Turkey, 1996-2000
(184)
Tim's Worldwide Travels
(255)
An Evening in Venice
(28)
Trip Down Memory Lane: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
(24)
A Few Days in Colombo, Sri Lanka
(25)
Exotic Uzbekistan
(64)
A Few Days in Accra, Ghana
(12)
Sahraa, the Kuwaiti Desert Dog
(364)
Sahraa the Kuwaiti Desert Dog: Snow Portraits
(8)
Sahraa the Hotel Dog
(33)
Sahraa Rediscovers Snow in Washington
(16)
Belatedly Oslo
(83)
Oslo's Museum Island, Bygdřy
(36)
Morocco Adventure
(103)
Rabat, Capital City of Morocco
(40)
Morocco's 'Blue' City, Chefchaouen
(69)
Roman Ruins at Volubilis, Morocco
(17)
Meknes, Imperial City of Morocco
(32)
Fes and Its Fascinating Medina
(80)
Sahara Desert Experience
(60)
Ait Benhaddou, Morocco's Magical Ksar
(28)
Marvelous Marrakech
(48)
Palais Bahia, Gem of Marrakech
(16)
Morocco's Enchanting Essaouira
(56)
Hassan II Mosque: Jewel of Casablanca
(39)
Touring the Gulf States
(43)
Return to Fantastic Oman
(98)
Doha: Pearl of the Gulf
(59)
Glimpse into Qatari Culture: 'Zabra'
(24)
Innovative Qatari Architecture
(36)
Dazzling Doha Architecture
(21)
Doha: Architectural Gem
(88)
Qatari Coast: An Afternoon Drive
(34)
Surprising Abu Dhabi
(42)
Magnificent Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
(42)
Briefly Dubai
(32)
Last Stop: Bahrain
(28)
Copenhagen Impressions
(88)
The Elegant Christiansborg Palace
(28)
Islamic Art in Copenhagen: The David Collection
(40)
A Few Hours in Malmö
(20)
Iceland Travelogue
(135)
National Treasure: The Icelandic Horse
(29)
Oman, Hidden Gem of the Gulf
(76)
The Splendors of Oman's Grand Mosque
(44)
The Beauty of Omani Mosques
(40)
Washington, Portland, Budapest
(91)
Sunny Weekend in Barcelona!
(83)
Gaudí's Little-known Church of Colňnia Güell
(28)
Architecture of Colňnia Güell
(24)
Gaudí's Fantastical Parc Güell
(36)
Gaudí's Casa Vicens
(9)
The Fantastic Sagrada Familia (Barcelona)
(47)
Sagrada Familia: View from the Bell Tower
(9)
Gaudí’s Palau Güell (Barcelona)
(52)
Gaudí's Casa Batlló (Barcelona)
(56)
Gaudí's Casa Milŕ (La Pedrera)
(36)
Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona)
(32)
Rainy Weekend in Barcelona
(46)
Palau de la Música Catalana (Barcelona)
(32)
Gaudí’s Palau Güell (Barcelona)
(52)
The Fantastic Sagrada Familia (Barcelona)
(47)
Gaudí's Casa Batlló (Barcelona)
(56)
Gaudí's Casa Milŕ (La Pedrera)
(36)
Barcelona Cathedral
(12)
Long Weekend in Amsterdam
(57)
Keukenhof's Tulip Splendors
(28)
The Many Canals of Amsterdam
(53)
The Newly Reopened Rijksmuseum
(21)
Budapest Adventure
(251)
Home in Budapest
(97)
Cherry Blossoms Overnight
(10)
Budapest: Buda Castle District
(108)
Buda Castle Festival of Folk Arts 2011
(24)
Wine Festival at Buda Castle
(24)
Hungary's National Archives: A Splendid Surprise
(16)
Matthias Church (Mátyás templom)
(35)
Budapest: Whimsical Museum of Applied Arts
(36)
Budapest: Great Synagogue
(28)
Budapest: Nyugati Train Station
(7)
Budapest Opera House
(25)
Budapest: Vásárcsarnok Grand Market
(17)
Budapest: Hungarian Parliament
(7)
Budapest: Four Seasons, Gresham Palace
(10)
Budapest's Spectacular Brudern House
(13)
Budapest: Adria Insurance Building
(5)
Budapest: Anker Palace
(6)
Budapest: Art Nouveau Geology Institute
(20)
Budapest: Postal Savings Bank
(11)
Budapest: The New York Palace
(14)
Budapest: Museum of Agriculture, an architectural tour
(28)
Budapest: Palaces of Pollack Mihály Square
(16)
Synagogue: Budapest Holocaust Memorial Center
(8)
Budapest Museum of Ethnography
(8)
Matthias Church (Mátyás templom)
(35)
Budapest: Táncháztalálkozó (Dance House Meeting)
(41)
Budapest's Széchenyi Baths
(26)
Budapest Zoo and its Exotic Elephant House
(8)
Budapest Zoo's Exotic Elephant House
(16)
Budapest's Monumental Vajdahunyad Castle
(27)
Budapest's Jewish Quarter
(50)
Budapest's famous Gerbeaud Café
(8)
Budapest's Island Oasis: Margit Sziget
(16)
Budapest's Magnificent Basilica of St. Stephen
(20)
Budapest's Enticing Lehel Market
(12)
Budapest's Museum of Fine Arts
(22)
Hungarian National Museum
(13)
Hungary's Magnificent Parliament Building
(32)
Hidden Gem: The Palatial Szabó Ervin Public Library
(60)
Inner City Parish Church (1046)
(12)
Budapest's Famous Gellért Hotel and Baths
(20)
Budapest's Keleti Train Station
(16)
Budapest's Szent Lászlo Church
(16)
Pbase meet-up, Budapest October 2012
(12)
Budapest's Jewish Cemetery
(28)
Memento Park: Budapest's Communist-era Monuments
(40)
Memento Park: Budapest's Communist-era Monuments (a collaborative effort)
(20)
Budapest Christmas Markets
(62)
Hungarian Railway Museum
(74)
Budapest Oldtimers Car Show
(53)
Budapest under Water: 2013 Danube Flood
(44)
Budapest and Its Marvelous Architecture
(363)
'Tree House' in Buda by Imre Makovecz
(4)
Budapest's Wekerle Estate: 20th Century Social Planning
(39)
Wekerle Revisted (site photos for DF)
(44)
Around Hungary
(116)
Snow Disaster in Hungary
(5)
Hungary: Pastoral Szentendre Island
(20)
Vác: City of Churches on the Danube
(57)
Festival in Baja, Southern Hungary
(20)
Gyöngyös, 'Pearl' Gateway to the Mátras Hills
(20)
Gyula, Charming Holiday Town in SE Hungary
(28)
Csenger: A Most Distinctive Border Town
(17)
Esztergom: Hungary's 'Sacred' City
(59)
Hungary's Great Basilica at Esztergom
(24)
Visegrád, Royal Town on the Danube
(52)
Hungary's Sumptuous Esterházy Palace
(74)
Hungary's Nagytétényi Castle Museum
(20)
Hungary's Fantastical Busójárás Festival 2012
(36)
Győr, Where Rivers and Empires Meet
(15)
Győr Cathedral
(8)
Ópusztaszer National Historical Memorial Park
(24)
Kőszeg: Hungary's 'Jewel Box'
(92)
Szombathely on New Year's Eve
(8)
Kecskemét: Treasure on Hungary's Great Plain
(35)
Kecskemét's Amazing City Hall (Ödön Lechner)
(20)
Makó: More Than Just Hungary's Onion Capital
(29)
Szigetvár: Heroic Hungarian Town
(21)
Szekszárd: Green Town in Hungary's Wine Country
(23)
Paks, Organic Church by Imre Makovecz
(16)
Százhalombatta, Winged Church by Imre Makovecz
(8)
Piliscsaba: Whimsical Campus by Imre Makovecz
(20)
Mád and Its Restored Synagogue
(24)
Sárospatak: Architectural Gem in NE Hungary
(58)
Charming Tokaj, Home of Hungary's Tokaji Wine
(26)
Nyíregyháza: Pleasant Surprise in NE Hungary
(32)
Szentendre: Delightful Town on the Danube
(32)
Skanzen, Open-air Museum of Rural Hungary
(33)
Mezőkövesd, the Heart of Hungary's Matyó Country
(32)
Miskolc: Hungary's 'City of Churches'
(39)
Greek Orthodox Church and Museum
(17)
Eger: Heart of Hungary's Wine Country
(40)
Veszprém, Hungary's castle town
(36)
Architectural Gem: Hódmezővásárhely
(20)
Herend Porcelain Manufactory
(60)
VIP Tours, Hungary's Herend Porcelain Manufactory
(72)
The Quiet Streets of Old Sopron
(22)
Hollókő: UNESCO World Heritage Village
(44)
Pannonhalma Arch Abbey
(20)
Debrecen: Hungary's Eastern Jewel
(47)
Debrecen's Secessionist Aranybika Hotel
(12)
Székesfehérvár, Hungary's Hidden Treasure
(40)
Szeged: Hungary's Architectural Gem
(64)
Police Wedding at Szeged City Hall
(3)
Szeged's 1903 'New Synagogue'
(16)
The Magnificent Festetics Palace (Keszthely)
(20)
Pécs: Hungary's Culture Capital
(42)
Zsolnay (Porcelain) Museum
(95)
Zsolnay Eclectic (Hungarian porcelain)
(10)
Pécs: Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul
(12)
Zsolnay Porcelain Factory Architecture
(12)
'Golden Age of Zsolnay': The Gyugyi Collection
(96)
The Mosque Church
(12)
Zsolnay Culture Quarter, Pécs, Hungary
(49)
Hungary's Fantastical Busójárás Festival (Mohács)
(40)
Hungary's Great Basilica at Esztergom
(24)
Fantastical Organic Architecture of Hungary's Imre Makovecz
(177)
The Beauty of Polish Christmas Ornaments
(25)
Kraków: The Jewel of Central Europe
(118)
Kraków: Church of St. Mary
(37)
The Many Ornate Churches of Kraków
(128)
Auschwitz-Birkenau: A Brief Glimpse
(16)
A Winter Revisit to Kraków
(37)
Kraków's Fantastical Christmas Cribs
(36)
Kraków's Amazing Wieliczka Salt Mine
(28)
Oskar Schindler's Factory
(12)
In Box
(0)
Baltic Odyssey
(0)
Tallinn: Medieval Treasure
(92)
Estonia: Trip to Kuremäe & Narva
(24)
Helsinki: Vibrant City on the Baltic
(72)
Riga: Capital of Art Nouveau
(113)
Vilnius: City of Churches and Culture
(117)
Gdańsk: Poland's Undiscovered Treasure
(100)
Spectacular Stockholm
(132)
An Afternoon in Warsaw
(60)
The BMW Experience: BMW Welt & the BMW Museum in Munich
(48)
A Fleeting Glimpse of Salzburg
(40)
Washington, DC: 'A Capital City'
(431)
4th of July 2010 in the Nation's Capital
(8)
Rediscovering Capitol Hill (Washington, DC)
(451)
The Facades of Maryland Avenue NE, 600 Block
(12)
'Orchids! A Cultural Odyssey' and other flowers
(179)
Azaleas and Rhododendrons at the National Arboretum
(24)
Lily heaven on Capitol Hill
(60)
Istanbul Revisited
(368)
Gallery: The Splendors of Topkapi Palace and its Harem
(64)
Gallery: Çiragan Palace
(20)
Dubai, Pearl of the Gulf
(79)
Golden Dubai Gallery
(12)
Prague, Gem of Central Europe
(121)
Return to Ankara
(150)
Faces of Ankara's Old City
(50)
Images of Okinawa
(146)
Okinawa's Pristine Yaeyama Islands
(60)
Northern (Turkish) Cyprus
(166)
Bratislava, Europe's Hidden Treasure
(65)
Bratislava's Blue Church (Art Nouveau)
(13)
Spice of Life: Budapest
(48)
The Elegance of Vienna
(39)
Vienna's Stunning St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
(20)
Opulent Diversity: Washington, D.C., Lights
(129)
Washington, DC: Beyond the Beltway
(100)
Blizzards of 2010: Washington, D.C., Under Cover
(72)
Trying Out the LX3 (or A Tour of Capitol Hill Architecture)
(57)
Challenges Gallery
(846)
The Wonders of Turkey's Cappadocia
(64)
Western Turkey Odyssey
(132)
The Stone Houses of Foça
(28)
Colors of Okinawan Cuisine
(40)
Australia Holiday
(96)
Transition: Ankara to Washington
(28)
Special and Miscellaneous
(154)
DC Bald Eagle Cams 2018
(34)
Coming to Grips with the D800
(15)
House Renovation 2007-2010
(47)
Bryce Mountain Weekend
(25)
Trying Out the Sony H1
(43)
Here and There in Turkey
(68)
A Day on Iwo Jima
(36)
Ankara's Old City
(98)
The Faces of Ankara's Old City
(50)
Sony V1 at the Flightline (Okinawa)
(48)
Getting Acquainted with My D200
(61)
Learning My New D70
(47)
Asheville, NC: Biltmore, Crafts, Nature
(56)
Okinawa: A Personal Reminiscence
(85)
Collecting over the Years: Turkish and Caucasian Carpets
(27)
Carpets we no longer have
(12)
Carpets currently not being used
(20)
Memories of Tokyo
(38)
The Colorful Cows of Brussels
(19)
'Orchids: Amazing Adaptations' at the Smithsonian
(20)