Lighthouse

I took this picture during a very cold night in December of 2001, in Michigan. I think I've never been so cold in my life (you can see how the water sprayed by the waves on the handrail has frozen - more noriceable in the second picture - almost unbelievable...).

I was able to get out of the car to take pictures for just few minutes at a time, when I saw the house beyond the rocks. The warm light inside contrasts nicely with the cold dim light outside, where even the bright lamppost feels cold. I call this picture "Lighthouse III"; even though the house is not a lighthouse, it felt like one.

Nürnberg

I'm going to start posting some of my older pictures, without the usual long descriptions, so that I can update the blog a little more often and keep things interesting.

I took this picture I believe in 1999 in Nürnberg, Germany. I used a very bad digital camera (by today's standards) but it's one of my favorite pictures: I think it conveys well the mood of those dark, cold, wet German winter nights.

Blue Ridge Parkway in winter

Last week we went back to the Blue Ridge Parkway.

A couple of inches of snow were enough to transform the dull scenery of a few months ago in something a lot more interesting.

I'm glad we gave the place another shot.