Marty’s photo of the day #4769: I photographed this swan in Italy. Can you tell it’s an Italian swan?
The Italian swan
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I can’t help wondering . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #4742: This is a tiny section of the Duomo di Firenze in Florence. When in Italy, I spent quite a bit of time photographing and admiring the beautiful and spectacular architecture of Catholic Churches. At the same time, I couldn’t help but think about the more than 1 million child […]
Swan
The Book Club
Marty’s photo of the day #4611: Earlier this week, Deb, Nellie, and I watched “The Book Club: The Next Chapter” (where the characters travel to Italy). The movie was good, but not great. Mostly Deb and I would take turns blurting out, “We were there!” and Nellie would bark out, “Where are the dogs?” So […]
What would “putting God into our schools” look like?
Marty’s photo of the day #4606: ’Tis the week before Christmas, and as has become my tradition, I’m going to dig out some of my photos from all over the world, showing the wealth and power of Christian churches, along with the hypocrisy they bring. But please, don’t blame me. I’m only stating inconvenient facts. […]
Within Temptation 2024
Marty’s photo of the day #4604: It’s hard to believe that five years have gone by since Deb and I saw Within Temptation in Italy. Their latest album is awesome, and they remain one of the best live bands in the world. And (hint, hint) if my wife would like to go to the Netherlands […]
Don’t look Florida!
Marty’s photo of the day #4321: Don’t look Florida! This is “Hercules and the Centaur Nessus,” a marble statue by the Flemish-Italian artist Giambologna. He created it between 1595 and 1599 out of a single block of marble. Can you imagine how long it took to carve Hercules’s penis? Tap just a little too hard […]
Not for insecure Floridians
Marty’s photo of the day #4320: When in Europe, Deb and I make it a point to visit churches. We don’t do it for religious reasons, but instead because they double as art museums. In 2018, while in Florence, Italy, we visited a Catholic church that featured multiple nude statues that were just fine for […]
Italy swan
For right-wing fifteen-year-olds who didn’t know . . .
Marty’s photo of the day #4315: Every time I get embarrassed about living in the backward state of Montana, some other primitive state, such as Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Mississippi, or Florida reminds me, “Hey, it could be worse.” I’m sure many of you saw the story about the Florida principal who got fired for allowing […]
Admiring her own reflection
Marty’s photo of the day #4257: A swan so beautiful that she must admire her own reflection. Photographed in Italy.
My Verona
Marty’s photo of the day #4214: Holiday shopping on an evening in December 2018, Verona, Italy. The entire time Deb and I were in Verona, I was stuck on the song “My Sharona” by the Knack, substituting “Verona” for “Sharona.”
L’Arena di Verona
Marty’s photo of the day #4211: Without intending to do so, it seems that this has turned into a week of posting photos of Deb and me all over the world. Well, since I have momentum. . . . This photo from December 2018 shows the two of us at L’Arena di Verona in Verona, […]
Within Temptation in Milan, Italy
Marty’s photos of the day #4121-4123: This week I’m taking a break from wildlife photos to post some of my favorite concert photos. Today’s photos are of Within Temptation in Milan, Italy. Yes, my wife, Deb, and I actually flew to Italy to see a concert! This short excerpt from my book, Hits, Heathens, and […]
Weaving in Venice
Marty’s photo of the day #4066: When Deb and I were in Venice, Italy in late 2018, I got to play reporter’s photographer at the Luigi Becilacqua workshop. There my wife interviewed a representative for an article she was writing for Handwoven Magazine. The velvet weaving workshop dates back to 1875, and their work is […]
Venice gondolas
Within Temptation and touring attempts during the COVID era
Marty’s photo of the day #3900: The gravel road that climbs to Deb’s and my house was too icy this morning for my usual bike ride, so I worked out indoors on my elliptical machine. Within Temptation provided my workout music this morning, and it gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling as I reminisced about […]
Foggy Lake Garda
Marty’s photo of the day #3882: I rarely digitally manipulate my photos beyond simple cropping and brightness. This photo of a sailboat crossing a foggy Lake Garda in Italy called out to me this morning, asking for special treatment. I listened and messed around with some features I have never used before in my photo […]
Mallard in Italy
The European Church Tour, Pt 4
Marty’s photo of the day #3847: Each year around Christmas, I dig into my photos of the great old churches I photographed in Europe. That way Christians can enjoy them for their religious significance, creative people can enjoy them for their artistic beauty, and atheists can enjoy them for the irony by pointing out, “In […]