Who?

Who is peering out at me as I relax on a bench on a park along the lovey green Danube? Ah, there she…

What can never be

Tears stung my eyes when I came upon these hollyhocks today. Courtesy, I suppose of Danu, the godde…

Things to do on a Hot Day in Vienna

Swim in the Danube. We were returning home on the U-bahn here after swimming, dancing at a Green Pa…

U-bahn

Public transportation in Vienna is prompt, clean and simple. Lately I've been on some super cr…

Street Art Vienna 7.24

If you are familiar with this section of my blog, you know that I view street art as a reflection o…

Book and Author Reviews by Chat GPT

Daydreaming. Winter, summer. It matters not. When I am at the beach, lulled by the sounds of the su…

The Goddess of the Schuykill

This evening the god of the north wind Boreas and the god of the west wind Zephyrus vie in all of t…

The Soft Underbelly of the City

"What is the heart's purpose in watching the garden of the world? Picking flowers with you…

A Couple Days in Manhattan

...Are good for the soul. I highly recommend an architectural tour of the island by boat to deepen y…