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Black_Rhino Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. I originally intended to write up travelogues as we progressed through this South Africa adventure, but a lack of Internet access and spare time has prevented me. Well, truthfully, there’s been plenty of time. But when the options are to sit and type or take a walk through the ...

Africa Sunset Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. The last week has been spent, literally, in the wilds of South Africa. And although cellular access seems to be pretty prevalent, I’ve had no Internet access for over a week. Now we’re back in Pretoria, tired and a little adventured-out briefly. I’ll post more details later, but ...

Over Africa Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. In a slightly Orwellian flavor, we were woken up this morning by our television at 5 a.m., informing us that it was time to wake up. We thought the call would come at 6 a.m., but that’s when the bus left. So, we boarded the bus, headed to ...

Pews, Catedral Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. Every large trip, I’m learning, includes an adventure. Now, you’d think that every trip is an adventure in itself, but that assumes you’ll arrive at your destination – sorry, you’re planned destination – on time. But that’s not really adventure, because you know to a certain degree what ...

Spanish Sunrise Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. I’m taking advantage of my last guaranteed Internet access for a while and posting this from our hotel in Madrid. (Click the photo to see the most recent pics from the trip.) Our trip started early on Thursday… actually, Wednesday, because with wrapping up work stuff, packing for ...

Pride of Lion ~ 15 Originally uploaded by Silent Sensei. I don’t post too often to this blog, but things will likely slow down for the next few weeks while we’re visiting family in South Africa. (This photo is from someone else’s Flickr photoset of Londolozi, one location where we’ll be.) I also wanted to ...

50 people see a candle Originally uploaded by brevity. More fun from Flickr. Neil Kandalgaonkar wrote a program that takes 50 photos that are all marked with a keyword (in this case, “candle”), and combines them. The results are wonderfully abstract and almost impressionistic.

Cappuccino Originally uploaded by StephenHeckman. I finally gave in and signed up for a pro account at Flickr, because I like their services and clean layout. Plus, it’s fun and easy to browse other people’s photos from around the world, using common keywords. Here’s a shot from the Espresso group.

Today was exciting. While biking to work, a pickup truck turned in front of me, resulting in a bike + pickup pairing that wasn’t so good for the cyclist. Fortunately, I hit the ground in what a bystander said was a “good fall”: I hit with my shoulder and rolled, not splayed out or over ...

Rusty Umbrella Man Originally uploaded by Jeff Carlson. August was hot and sunny, and although I know a lot of people go for that sort of thing, it’s not my preferred state. Call me crazy, but I actually prefer the rain and the gray – especially when I have a lot of work to do. ...