ABC Wednesday—I is for "Italy"

One of the things I love about much of
Italy (and especially Rome): 
You can point your camera and capture
several layers of civilization in
just one shot.

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ABC Wednesday—I is for "ice"

This is Hansbreen (breen in Norwegian = glacier).

We hauled a piece of clear,
clean ice aboard our Zodiac . . .

and brought it to the ship's bartender,
who put it in our drinks later.
(I didn't wait.  I picked a piece of glacial
ice straight out of the water and ate it;
never tasted anything cleaner.)

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ABC Wednesday—I is for "inquisitive"

More monkeys:  I watched this baby baboon and
his mama for a long time, and this was
probably the only time he wasn't in motion.  But
Mom had a way of keeping him in check.

She had a firm grip on his tail the entire time!

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ABC Wednesday—I is for "Invalides"

This shot was taken from the garden behind
Auguste Rodin's house. Must say, the artist had 
a pretty nice view of Le Dôme des Invalides,
beneath which is the final resting place of 
Napoleon Bonaparte.  Oh, and there's also that 
other pointy-topped doodad peeking out 
from behind the trees on the left.

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ABC Wednesday—I is for inimitable**

**though many have tried—and also for "I miss Eric!"
 (seen here shooting his lunch at Circonstances, 
a great Paris restaurant, last September).
This would have been the 10th anniversary of his 
inoubliable (unforgettable) blog, Paris Daily Photo, the
very first of the genre and the one that inspired me
(and sooo many others) to start blogging.
Eric put up his final PDP post last New Year's Eve.
As much as I miss my daily dose of Paris as seen through
the eyes (and pen) of this "friendly Parisian,"
I so admire Eric for making a bold move and wish him 
wonderful new adventures on his sunny island!


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ABC Wednesday—I is for "ice"

In June, my daughter Katie took this shot of 
one of the ice caves in the Mendenhall Glacier, 
which is about 12 miles from Juneau and is part of 
the Tongass National Forest.  A month later, some of the 
roof of one of the caves collapsed (not sure if it was
this very one).  The ice had thinned out due to 
you-know-what.  Even here, you can see 
how much the ice is melting at the entrance.

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ABC Wednesday—I is for "ice"

Makes me shiver just looking at this scene—
welcome to summer in Antarctica.  I
borrowed the picture from my daughter Lila
(who traveled there with her sister last year).

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ABC Wednesday—I is for "illuminate"

Took this shot a few years ago, and I
believe it was the last time the city did
this to commemorate 9/11.  I was on 
lower Broadway, about a mile or so north
of the original Trade Towers site.

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ABC Wednesday—I is for "iguana"

This is a marine iguana (photo by my daughter Katie),
which can be found nowhere on earth but in the Galapagos.
Darwin thought they were disgusting and clumsy
and referred to them as "imps of darkness."
But, Charles, how could you resist that silly smile?

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