Elephants – Masai Mara
Elephants
Month: March 2023
A Postcard from Colorado
Boulder Colorado
Message side
This card is from my college friend and roommate Rachel. I knew she lived in Boulder Colorado, but the card is postmarked Louisville Colorado. Searching Wikipedia, I find Louisville is in the Southeastern corner of Boulder County.
The card was written in June 1991 and addressed to me in Nairobi Kenya – 30+ years ago.
Time passes – Rachel is no longer with us -sadly she passed away a year ago after a long illness. And because of COVID restrictions her family was not able to be with her for her final days.
I remember her especially in these days leading to our Middlebury Reunion, Class of 1958, gathering in June 2023.
BOOK REVIEW: THE DRESSMAKERS OF AUSCHWITZ
One of the most remarkable books I have read recently is Lucy Adlington’s The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: the true story of the women who sewed to survive. It covers a relatively unknown aspect of the Second World War that needs to be told.
For most informed people, the name Auschwitz is synonymous with the horrors of what we have learned about the Holocaust and, over time, we have become familiar with the narration of the mass deportation of Jews to camps, such as Auschwitz, where they were exterminated in their tens of thousands – largely through the use of gas chambers, although many were shot or literally worked to death – barely living anyway on the inadequate food they were provided with.
Some of you may recall watching the film Schindler’s List, which portrayed so well the prevailing callous attitude of camp guards who quickly learned to regard the…
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The Sad Death of DP Review
If you are a serious photographer, you’ve spent some time at DP Review. Love it or hate it, trust it or distrust it, DPReview has for more than 20 years been the best on-line source for reviews and recommendations of all things photographic. Camera and lens reviews, side-by-side comparisons, recommendations by intended use, price and more, DP Review is the place to look. And the on-line community that developed around DP Review was one of the most helpful on the internet.
As DP Review says in its mission statement,
Digital Photography Review’s mission is to provide the most authoritative coverage of digital photography gear in the world, including news, articles and expert reviews. We have built the most comprehensive database of consumer digital cameras on the Internet, and we provide an open, active forum and useful tools for our community.
Sure, it wasn’t perfect. WC and any number of…
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A Postcard From Singapore or Malaya?
Malays fishing
Lavender Fields
A postcard from the beautiful fields of lavender – near Sequim Washington
Reverse side – Jardin du Soleil is located on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula near Sequim. Many of the more than 200 varieties of lavender are grown on this organic farm. Thousands of tourists visit this area annually during the summer bloom.
Shetland Sheep Dog
Shetland Sheep Dog
A postcard I sent to my sister Ruth 20 years ago. We shared a love of all breeds of dogs but especially of Collies, dating back to our childhood – even when a friend’s Collie snapped at me after my sisters had been gushing all over it. This postcard of a Shetland Sheep Dog was the nearest card I could find at the time, April 2002.
Friends – A Letter From Nome, Alaska And A Post Card From Honolulu, Hawaii – July 9 and 11, 1944
Love the postcard!!
Rusty Heurlin
Nome, Alaska
July 9, 1944
Dear Ced,
Stormy weather for about one week. Expect “Ada” (a ship transporting goods and people) down from Kotzebue any day now, then it will be a mad rush to get everything aboard her and pull stakes for Pt. Barrow where I finally decided to locate, if they’ll have me there.
Many, many thanks for green stuff. They arrived in O.K. condition same day boat brought first greens we’ve had here since fall, three more boats with more greens – then a tanker with whiskey and beer. But I went in for the milk on first boat – drank so much of it (40 cents a paper quart) that I quit when I noticed that my tits were growing.
Who am I to thank for the beautiful scarf? Hardly a chance of wearing such finery until I get back to Anchorage again.
As…
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Under the shade of Banyan Tree
Some of the roads in Pune have lots of Banyan trees. One such road is Aundh – Ganeshkhind road. The shade it provides on a hot summer noon is a relief to bike riders.
The image is not that clear as I took it from a moving bike, but I have always been fascinated with these trees and most of my tree posts are of banyan tree. I am grateful that the civic authorites have maintained such trees along with their smart city plans.
A man doesn’t plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.
Alexander Smith
Just an Image #69
A beautiful image.
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