Somehow self-explanatory 😉
Month: April 2024
Rush Hour
9 years ago traffic in the center of Pnom Penh in Cambodia was mainly scooters and motorcycles. The proud owners manage the traffic with excited recklessness. The rule of a maximum of 2 on a motorcycle does not apply here . Helmets are the exception and only for the driver. Some examples…..
Evergreen
Greenery spotted on a spring hike. | April 2024
Desert Wildflowers
I am spending some time in the Desert on my camping trip. So many wildflowers can be seen when looking at the scenery around.
Algodones Dunes
The Algodones Dunes are a large sand dune field (45 miles by 6 miles) in the southeastern portion of California, east of the present day Salton Sea (currently -236 ft below sea level). Typically, the Colorado River flows south to the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California). But, once in a while, due to several reasons, the ancient Colorado River spilt into the present day Salton Sea area and a freshwater lake developed, called Lake Cahuilla. The last Lake Cahuilla covered much of the Imperial, Coachella, and Mexicali Valley, and occurred as late as 1450. The most popular theory suggests that the Algodones Dunes formed over thousands of years from the windblown beach sands of landlocked Lake Cahuilla, especially when it’s water slowly evaporated and the aeolian processes picked up the finer sediments in this forming arid environment.
Today, the Algodones Dunes is used by men and women who are in need of driving sand buggies around and around until all beer is spilt or the gasoline tank is empty. Luckily, some parts are closed off for sand buggies. The photo shown here is from the closed off area.
Lampshades in an Antique Store
Fremont Street Experience
I had a blast photographing at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, an open Mall with an incredible night life. Enjoy!
Tulpenzeit
Auch wenn es der typisch weiß/graue norddeutsche Himmel nicht vermuten lässt, so kommt doch genug Sonnenlicht durch, um die Tulpen im Wolfsburger Barockgarten zum leuchten zu bringen.
Even if the typical white/grey North German sky doesn’t suggest it, there is still enough sunlight coming through to make the tulips in Wolfsburg’s Baroque Garden shine.
Wolkenlücken
Jeder Spaziergang bietet schöne Ausblicke.
Every walk offers beautiful views.
Reflections
When I arrived in the Netherlands more than 30 years ago the concept of insulating double or even triple layer glass was basically unknown. A lot of the old mansions along the grachtengordel in Amsterdam still have windows with glass which is centuries old. These glass panes were not flat and had variations in thickness. Consequently the reflextions have bizarre distortions. In the last years heat insulation has become increasingly important and regardless the immense costs the old window panes are rapidly disappearing.