ABC Wednesday—W is for "waterfall"

This is Shackleton Falls, on South Georgia.
It's named for Sir Ernest Shackleton,
the Antarctic explorer.  He came
over this mountain to the whaling station
of Strömness and was able to rescue
his entire crew after they had to abandon
their ship when it was trapped in (and
ultimately destroyed by) pack ice.

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "wanderlust"

This blog is 9 years old today (!).  I think
a lot of us have become a bit
"blogged out"—I know I don't always visit 
my friends' blogs as faithfully as I
used to.  But I still enjoy feeding this one
(especially when I'm able to collect
photos for it from far afield—and I have
definitely not lost my wanderlust).  And, of 
course,  I'm still very grateful for all the 
wonderful friends I've made because of it.

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "wall o' water"

Are you thirsty?  Or I should say, T'as soif?
If you're in Paris, you're in luck.
(First of all, the tap water's just fine.)
Or you can choose from among many, many
brands of bottled water—as in this
display at Bon Marché's Grand Épicerie.

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "wisteria"

I'm pretty sure I'll never have any of my own, so
every year I try to make it to the botanic
garden when I think the wisteria is in bloom.

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "water lilies"

And not just any old water lilies. Apparently, 
I timed my visit to Giverny last July to see Monet's 
flowers blooming pretty much as they were 
when he painted them. 

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "weeping cherry tree"

There's something so romantic about a
"weeping" tree—especially one in full bloom.
This weeping cherry overhangs a tall kasuga lantern
at the entrance to the Brooklyn Botanic's
Japanese Hill and Pond Garden.

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "wing"

This is one of a pair of weeping
angels on the Stuart monument, in
St. Peter's in Rome.  It commemorates
the last three members of the
royal house of Stuart: James III, Cardinal 
Henry Stuart, and Bonnie Prince Charlie; this 
is not a tomb (though all three are buried
in the crypt below the basilica).
Stendhal said that visitors to Rome should
see this first to gauge whether or not they have
a heart capable of appreciating sculpture.
(Just watch out you don't end up with
a case of Stendhal syndrome.)

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "whisks"

Welcome to E. Dehillerin, Paris cookware emporium
extraordinaire.  Unlike Julia Child, I did not
stock up on copper cookware.  In fact, I
didn't buy a thing—but I did take tons o' photos.

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ABC Wednesday—W is for "whiskers"

When I was sailing around the Galapagos this past
October, I came out on deck one early morning
and encountered this endearing visitor.

The 14 passengers were thrilled to welcome 
this sea lion aboard (she didn't stay too long, 
though, as this was the spot where we 
boarded the pangas for our shore excursions).

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