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Tag Archives: pictures
“Bloom County” is back on the map!
This week, after a 25 year absence, the world has been treated to the revival of the Bloom County comic strip. What a wonderful surprise. The zany and irreverent world of Opus (the penguin), Milo, Steve, and Bill the Cat has … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, art, cartoons, civics, Communications, culture, fun, humanity, inclusiveness, Love, pictures, politics, Social media
Tagged art, Berke Breathed, Bloom County, cartoons, comic strips, fun, humors, pictures
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Fotos de San Antonio
I love San Antonio! We spent half of a long six-day weekend in this captivating city and fell in love with its beauty, charm, history, people, cuisine, diverse cultures, architecture, arts, and many, many other countless attributes. Needless to say, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, art, cities, civics, commerce, Cuisine, culture, downtown, entertainment, Food, fun, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Language, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, rivers/watersheds, skylines, spatial design, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning
Tagged arts, cities, culture, diversity, fun, historic preservation, history, land use, Mexico, missions, photographs, photos, pictures, planning, San Antonio, Spain, tourism, travel
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Spectacular images of Arctic/Boreal river deltas
Above and below are several amazing satellite images of Arctic and Boreal river deltas. Most of these reflect the classic fan-tail shape and even resemble trees (or tree roots) from space, with their main channel as the trunk and meandering … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, Asia, Canada, environment, Europe, geography, land use, Maps, nature, North America, Outer Space, pictures, rivers/watersheds, seasons, transportation, weather
Tagged Alaska, Arctic, Boreal, Canada, deltas, ecoregions, geography, pictures, river basins, rivers, Russia, satellite images, topography, watersheds
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Anatomy of a perfect sunset
The sunset yesterday evening (Saturday, Sept. 27th) at Lake Wawasee, Indiana had to be one of the most spectacular ever seen here at the lake or anywhere else for that matter. Below is a progressive series of ten photos I … Continue reading
Posted in art, environment, fun, geography, nature, peace, pictures
Tagged climate, environment, geography, Indiana, Lake Wawasee, nature, photos, pictures, sunsets, weather
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War and peace in one image
A rather haunting image from the Korean Peninsula of children playing in front of a tank poised near the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea.
Great seaports from space – Oceania
Posted in aerospace, cities, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Oceania, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, tourism, Trade, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged Australia, cities, freight, geography, harbors, harbours, infrastructure, land use, New Zealand, pictures, ports, seaports, shipping
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Great seaports from space – Northern Europe
While preparing the satellite photos from the “Can you guess the city” series, I noticed how interesting the images were of great seaport cities. The harbour channels are very evident and in combination with the natural and urban geography present … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, density, economic development, environment, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, UK, urban planning
Tagged Antwerp, cities, Copenhagen, Europe, geography, Gothenburg, Gydnia, harbors, harbours, land use, Le Havre, logistics, pictures, planning, ports, Rotterdam, satellite images, seaports, shipping, St. Petersburg, transportation
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Can you guess the city? The correct answers thus far – update 18
Spoiler alert- if you don’t want to know the answers to “can you guess the city,” please do not read any further. The list of correct answers provided below will be updated regularly so you can check your answers as … Continue reading
Posted in aerospace, aviation, cities, Communications, fun, geography, globalization, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, technology, Travel, urban planning
Tagged aerospace, astronomy, cities, fun, games, geography, maps, pictures, satelliye images, space, spatial design, trivia
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Austria’s tallest building completed
At an impressive 820 feet high and 60 stories, the recently completed Tower 1 in Vienna’s Danube (Donau) City is the tallest building in Austria. Above and below are two images of the new building along the Danube.
Posted in architecture, cities, downtown, economic development, Europe, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, Travel, urban planning
Tagged architecture, Austria, buildings, cities, Danube, Danube City, design, engineering, land use, pictures, planning, skylines, skyscrapers, towers, Vienna
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