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🇩🇪 A Perfect Day in Munich: Weißwurst, Whiskey, and Family Traditions
Bavaria ordered perfect weather for us to enjoy the day in Munich. Slept on and off and on and off and on and off for 11 hours. Much needed, if broken, sleep. Traditional Bavarian Breakfast Breakfast bar at the hotel had a traditional Bavarian breakfast – Weißwurst and pretzels, so started the day happy! Walking…
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📸 Lens-Artists Challenge #344 – Abandoned
This is my entry into the Lens-Artists Challenge, a weekly photography challenge on WordPress. In this week’s challenge, Anne from Slow Shutter Speed challenges us to: tell and show us your thoughts on abandonment. Huzzah! This is my wheelhouse. When I have a camera in my hand, I’m always drawn to abandoned things. There’s a…
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📸 🇪🇸 Photo Essay: Spain
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. After our…
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🇪🇸 Shooting & Sherry: I Shot My First Red-Legged Partridge
A glorious day of shooting with Delaney & Sons in Spain today. I shot my first red-legged partridge, drank some sherry, froze my ass off, and drank some more sherry. Bought Ken a beautiful Spanish leather belt in Córdoba yesterday. Did not know belt sizing in Europe is wonky. Way too small for Ken. So…
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🇪🇸 A (Short) Day in Córdoba: The Mosque-Cathedral & Filigree
The ladies are off on a day trip to Córdoba today. It’s threatening to rain later. And you know the best way to keep the rain away? Pack an umbrella in your bag. Fingers crossed. But first: breakfast at the shooting estancia. Beautiful taxidermy of the Spanish red-legged partridge. I would be OK with this…
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🇪🇸 A Sherry-Fueled Day at Las Loberuelas: Spanish Partridge, Sun, and Surprises
The shooters are shooting today. I will be not-shooting. And drinking sherry. Surprise Surprise/not surprise: our 19th century house has 19th century plumbing. No hot water this am. Nope. No shower for me. It’s gonna be a greasy hair don’t care day! We are at the traditional Spanish shooting estate, Las Loboruelas today, shooting (hunting)…
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📸 Lens-Artists Challenge #340 – Portrait
This is my entry into the Lens-Artists Challenge, a weekly photography challenge on WordPress. This week, Ritva of Ritva Sillanmäki Photography asks us to: capture the essence and personality of your subjects. Whether you choose to ask a stranger, do a self-portrait, take the portrait of a friend, family member, or acquaintance, the goal is…
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Lens-Artists Challenge #338 – Auspices
This is my entry into the Lens-Artists Challenge, a weekly photography challenge on WordPress. In this week’s challenge, Journeys with Johnbo challenges us to: Pick a Word – choose a word that fits your topic and select three or four appropriate photos to share. (Head’s up, I chose 9 photos. Because I’m a rule breaker…
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Exploring Jerez: A Wine & Sherry Adventure
Switching beverage gears from Port to Sherry today with tasting tours in Jerez, which is pronounced locally, HARETHHHH. Spain Spanish is always an adjustment for my ears. Bodegas Luiz Perez Lovely tasting at Bodegas Luiz Perez, where they are producing still wines from traditional local varieties, in particular, a grape called Tintilla. Wasn’t really my…
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Lens-Artists Challenge #337 – BOLD
This is my entry into the Lens-Artists Challenge, a weekly photography challenge on WordPress. In this week’s challenge, Sofia invites us to showcase photographs that are BOLD. I’m always fascinated by street graffiti when we travel. My husband, not so much. He thinks it’s tacky and destructive. I don’t disagree, but some of it can…
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Photo Essay: Portugal 🇵🇹
I take a lot of pictures when we travel. A LOT of pictures. Probably approaching an annoying amount of pictures. But when I post them, I try to curate. I choose the top 10-15 photos that represent the day and edit them. Because no one wants to see 113 un-edited vacation photos. No one. After…
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🇵🇹 ➡️ 🇪🇸 On the Move: From Porto to Seville
Travel day today. We’re moving from Porto to Seville. What is it about spending the day in a giant aluminum tube that makes you feel so gross? We’re on our way to Seville to meet our very good friends for a few days, in advance of a shooting trip, where Ken will be shooting, and…