We ease into the New Year with this lovely shot of my backyard, facing due east. I'm very lucky to have this as my view every day, and almost every day, that view is stunning. But sometimes, it's incredible. This was one of those days, as the sun started to set and two random walkers... Continue Reading →
May your 2019 be filled with the glorious and unknown, in equal parts and of friendly nature. (Photo from the National Railway Museum in York, England.) Want to see all my latest photos? Follow me on Instagram @gg92118
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you follow me on Instagram, my new IG name is gg92118. This more correctly reflects my new hometown, Coronado, CA. If you don't follow me on Instagram (and may I ask WHY THE F*CK NOT?!!!), ignore all those links on all those older (pre-Christmas 2018) photos on this blog. The correct link... Continue Reading →
Today is the shortest day of the year and the official start of Winter, although it's hard to believe that's true here in San Diego. For those few that follow me--and/or peek in every once in a while--on here, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all. I had a great (and at times... Continue Reading →
I have been lying low since my wonderful 3-week trip to the UK in September and October. A number of personal things, both good and bad, have kept me from even posting photos on here, but I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my anniversary of moving to San Diego. It happened exactly 20... Continue Reading →
One thing I will definitely miss this year: my annual trip to New York City. I've gone to the Big Apple almost every year since 1971 (God, that's almost 50 years now!). It started as a bus trip to go to comics conventions, but I quickly fell in love with the city outside the confines... Continue Reading →
Up in the air, somewhere ... I'm guessing this is the approach to the Portland Airport on one of my trips "home" to visit the "mothership" (Powell's Books). Portland is a little too quirky for me, but God, I LOVE that bookstore, and am totally fine going up just to visit that store once a... Continue Reading →
Okay, back to San Diego and the up-and-coming section of town known as South Park. This neighborhood is in transition and seeing a lot of new restaurants and shops coming into play, but there is still the old, faithful businesses that have been there forever, like California Liquor, with this charming mural. If you like... Continue Reading →
Okay ... last London pic for a bit (but follow me on Instagram for much, much more of my current trip abroad ... see the link below), and yes, this is pushing the season a bit. I absolutely loved being in London close to Christmas, when I visited back in 2016. The city goes all... Continue Reading →
The Millennium Bridge leads from the Tate Modern Museum to St. Paul's Cathedral, across the Thames. It's solely a pedestrian bridge and when they first opened it, the swaying of it (which was intentional) freaked people out, so they had to fix it. It opened in 2000, but was closed after opening day for two... Continue Reading →
This is Boadicea and Her Daughters, juxtaposed with the London Eye. It's on the city side of the Westminster Bridge, and pretty much opposite it is Big Ben (which we Americans tend to call it ... it's really Elizabethan Tower. Big Ben is actually the name for the great bell of the clock.). It's my... Continue Reading →
Hidden away near the Elephant and Castle Underground stop in southern London is The Cinema Museum. This rambling collection is geared towards actual cinemas, that is movie theaters, and all the amazing paraphernalia that accompanies them: Signage, posters, projectors, displays, even usher uniforms. It's worth seeing, and it's located in what was--over a century ago--one... Continue Reading →
The Tower Bridge from the Tower of London. This shot (taken in late 2016) is at the exit point for the Tower of London tour and I thought it made a particularly compelling photo. I've been to London enough times now that while I'll probably do a walk-by of some attractions (like the Tower of... Continue Reading →
Leadenhall Market, London, 2016. If you look closely, you can see the Christmas decorations. I love these old shopping arcades that pepper English towns. London has numerous ones (not all as ornate as Leadenhall), and Leeds had a few, too. I'm anxious to see if both York and Brighton have them, since I'll be visiting... Continue Reading →
When lions walked the earth ... this sunny scene from the Tower of London was captured in November of 2016, my last trip to one of my favorite cities in the world. Okay, let's qualify that: I haven't traveled that much. I travel a lot, but I tend to go back to the cities I... Continue Reading →
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