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With just a partial transient midday shade of a small wild papyrus field to shield her from the sun, a pregnant woman carries fire wood to her home near Kutunguru, Uganda. ~~ For the record: today’s Pic du Jour, the site’s 1,267th straight, was snapped on 29 March 2017 in western Uganda, near Queen…
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Hamerkop, Western Uganda
In some societies, the 'king' of birds.
Two-man Scull Training on the Ljubljanica
On a daunting collision course.
Storm Clouds, Groznjan
Storm clouds circling the Istrian hilltop town of Groznjan in northwestern Croatia. They circled right on by, too.…
Nassau’s Pompey Museum of Slavery – a 65-Second Visitors’…
So you've got time to kill in the Bahamian capital and want to do something besides eat, drink or shop? Here's your…
Cleopatra, Oedipus, Achilles and Antigone, Waving Hello
There's probably a joke here somewhere.
Lemmy Kilmister, Larger-than-Life
If you were hoping to see a three-story high mural of guitarist Lemmy Kilmister today, you're welcome.
James Joyce Slept Here, Revisited
aka Happy Bloomsday 2017.
The Ali-Pasha Mosque, a Beggar, Shelled Buildings, and the Turkish Quarter –…
A two-minute series of 17 time lapse scenes from the Bosnian capital.
Medellin’s Botanical Garden: a 90-second Notebook
A dozen images and brief visitors guide to one of Medellin's greatest escapes.
Palm Trees, San Blas Islands
Expose a fascinating wiry underworld.
On the Fringe of Protest, Quito
Making some noise.
Skateboarder, Ljubljana
Zebra lines. And a warm hello, welcome and thanks, too.
A Visit to the Planet’s Oldest Grapevine
It’s survived phylloxera, two world wars, countless occupations and invasions, Napoleon, the Ottomans and allied…
Venice Sunset
Towards the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute in Venice, taken from along the Giudecca Canal. The Basilica was…
Curbside Ice Delivery, Cartagena
We’ll be expecting to feel some heat here in Ljubljana this weekend, which reminded me of today’s Pic du Jour, the…
Hippo, Uganda
For those of you wanting to see a hippopotamus in the wild today, up close and personal, you're welcome.
Fruit Vendor, Medellin
About forty cents a cup, peeled and sliced.
Window Seats – Wind Power in Europe
For the Window Seats series.
Kiss by the Fiorella Gallery, Venice
Much better than Doisneau's.