The Plague Doctor
Running out of time again, so this is a placeholder for a story of others running out of time. When…
Topic: Viva
Austrian Alps
Sunset after a day of hiking. We rode the Rax Seilbahn up the mountain and hiked from there. The tr…
Sylvia Plath - a plea for humanity in leadership?
Sylvia Plath was an American poet and writer who died in 1963. I first became familiar with her wh…
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, simple and for the most part, quite elegant. Late…
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…