June 30, 2024

Agave Growth

 

Havard's agave (Agave havardiana). Santa Fe Botanical Garden, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2024.



Photos by I. Peterson

June 28, 2024

Montana Ferns

 

Tizer Botanic Gardens & Arboretum, Jefferson City, Montana, 2024.

Photo by I. Peterson

June 26, 2024

June 24, 2024

Capitol Arcs

 

State Capitol, Helena, Montana, 2024.


Photos by I. Peterson

June 20, 2024

Stars of St. Vitus

 

St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle, Prague, Czechia, 2024.





Photos by I. Peterson

June 18, 2024

Leaf Decoration

 

Prague Castle, Prague, Czechia, 2024.


Photos by I. Peterson

June 16, 2024

Film Special Effects Museum


Karel Zeman Museum, Prague, Czechia, 2024.


Photos by I. Peterson

June 14, 2024

June 12, 2024

Three Pentagons


Pentagon logo, Berliner Philharmoniker. Philharmonie entrance, Berlin, Germany, 2024.

Photo by I. Peterson

June 11, 2024

Roman Soldier in Germany


Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany, 2024.

Photos by I. Peterson

June 10, 2024

Whale at the Brandenburg Gate

 

Interior of DZ Bank office building, designed by Frank Gehry. Pariser Platz 3, Berlin, Germany, 2024.


Photos by I. Peterson

June 5, 2024

Prague 1985

A Day in Prague: May 1, 1985

Arrival: From Train Station to Old Town Square



Astronomical Clock, Old Town Square.



Old Town Hall.


Jan Hus Memorial, Old Town Square.

From the Old Town Square to the Jewish Quarter to the Charles Bridge


Old Jewish Cemetery.


Oval garret windows.


Nancy, with a view across the Vltava River toward Prague Castle.


Ivars, a view of Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral from the Charles Bridge.

Exploring Mala Strana (Lesser Town) below Prague Castle


May Day flags on display.


Memorial plaque (upper left) commemorating Ludwig van Beethoven's February 1796 stay in Prague at The Golden Unicorn Inn.


Wall graffiti: Bob Dylan in Czech.



The view from Mala Strana across the Vltava River.


Pondering a paper map; navigating sans cell phone, sans GPS.


View upward toward Prague Castle.




Final Views of Prague



Church of St. Salvator.


Church of Our Lady before Tyn, with scaffolding.


Powder Gate Tower, Old Town.

Dobry den!