An American Abroad
When I arrived in Chicago, among the first questions I asked friends and acquaintances was where to go to see good graffiti -- unauthorized public art. Betsy Rubin, who, like me enjoys photographing such stuff, suggested I check out 27th Street where … [Continue reading]
Two months ago, I received an email from Colin Kimball, a photographer working with the Collin County Historical Society & Museum in McKinney, Texas, on an exhibit about people from their region who'd served in the Vietnam War. The exhibit was called … [Continue reading]
There are many murals here in Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, and more are apparently in the works. People stand under the METRA viaduct at 56th and Harper. They cluster in groups like this, each with an answer to the question, Where are … [Continue reading]
I took the Megabus from Toledo to Chicago last week to begin a housesitting gig in Hyde Park. The double-decker bus was only about 10% full and was quiet, clean, and on time. However, the seat arrangement provided excruciatingly little legroom for my … [Continue reading]
As so often happens, there are some photographs that don't seem to conveniently fit into my more narrative travel posts. Here, then, are some random images of Morocco. This first one of me was taken en route from my overnight in the Sahara. It … [Continue reading]
I've been back in America for three weeks and I regularly run into friends who read this blog. Many of them mention how struck they have been with my pictures of Chefchaouen. I get that. It's an adhesive place, one seen as an after-image long after … [Continue reading]
The town of Chefchaouen has spread beyond its walls. Just outside the medina is the kasbah. It bolstered my faith in human progress to consider that his ancient building is no longer a fort, but is instead the backdrop for a children's play area. … [Continue reading]
I wandered around Chefchaouen alone while Spencer napped back at the hotel. I climbed to one of the highest points in the medina, an area not on the must-see-for-tourists list. Though the walls were still washed with Chefchaouen blue, the alleyways … [Continue reading]
There weren't many signs in Chefchaouen. Those that do exist are as artfully designed as the rest of the town. … [Continue reading]
IN ACCORDANCE WITH the terms of my contract with the service that hosts this blog, and IN COMPLIANCE WITH longstanding Internet law which requires me to make at least one (1) blog post annually showing pictures of cats, NOW BE IT KNOWN that I … [Continue reading]
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