A few professional photos from yesterday’s event on the College green
Action shots from yesterday's 1.5 minute Climate Lectures
Photos from Freiburg and Waldkirch, Germany
I have lived in this part of Germany for roughly sixteen months over the last 8 years, and the natural beauty of the place still astonishes me. I went to the Münsterplatz Market on Saturday and enjoyed a lovely evening in the Black Forest Town of Waldkirch that evening. Yesterday, I went to the Freiburg Schlossberg Festival and caught a great snap of the sunset.
Day trip to New Lanark in Scotland, a UNESCO world heritage site
I was so excited to finally visit New Lanark, the home of Robert Owen’s utopian socialist experiments in the early 19th century. This place could be seen as the birthplace of every social movement to improve the working conditions of industrial workers in the last 200 years.
Since it was early April, the place was very empty and we spent a few hours wandering around the exhibits and really reading everything. It was the perfect day trip from Glasgow.
Photos from my quick trip to Glasgow for the 2023 BASEES meetings
The last weeks have been crazed as I made a mid-semester dash to Glasgow to present a paper at the 2023 meetings of the British Association of Slavonic and East European Studies. I had some time to walk around Glasgow and visit Calton Books, the “best wee radical book store in the world.”
My short but wonderful Bulgaria trip
I’ve just returned from a quick dash to Sofia to do some research in the National Library, celebrate my ex-mother-in-law’s 85th birthday, and write a little about how the country still celebrates 8 March as International Women’s Day. It was a very busy and over scheduled trip, with visits to three history museums, but I am always happy to be back in Bulgaria, even if only for such a short while.
The Adirondacks
A winter wonderland in upstate New York. A perfect day for a hike near Upper Saranac Lake.
Fall scenes from around Philly
The leaves they are changing as we slide into November. Time for hot cups of tea and good books.
The leaves they are a'changin'
Beautiful autumn visions in mid-coast Maine. I really miss this time of year up here.
Back in Maine for Fall Break
What a glorious place to be at this time of year.
It's decorative gourd season, Motherf....
Chanticleer Garden in Late August
I love the lotuses and the lush greenery of the end of summer.
The Source of the Danube River and Sigmaringen Castle
Last Friday and Saturday I visited the source of the Danube River in the town of Donaueschingen (the Donau is the German name of the Danube) as well as the beautiful Sigmaringen Castle which towers over it a bit further downstream.
Summer Solstice in Freiburg
Sky gazing on the longest day of the year
More views of beautiful Belgrade
I am just loving the energy of this city. The weather has been phenomenal. I am the consummate flâneur these days, just walking the vibrant streets of Serbia’s capital city, meeting colleagues, and chasing typewriters.
Sunset over the confluence of the Danube and Sava Rivers
And more sights from Belgrade
Scenes from Serbia
I wandered around the old city of Belgrade yesterday, soaking in the late October sunshine and reveling in my return to the Balkans. It feels so good to see Cyrillic again.
Having lunch at La Closerie des Lilas
Where Ernest Hemingway wrote The Sun Also Rises. I know it’s utterly cheesy, but I had to do it.
Friends, Michael Ignatieff, and the Festival of Philosophy in Modena
I spent a lovely weekend in Modena for the Festival of Philosophy, an amazing public event where people actually crowd the streets to listen to intellectuals discussion their ideas. This year’s theme was freedom.
Scenes from Bulgaria
Alexander Nevski Cathedral
Sofia University
Ice Cream Stand in the park in front of the National Theater
Red Army Monument
The Roman Wall from above
Graffiti Priests on Shishman
White cheese and red wine
White wisteria at Chanticleer
Breathtaking beauty at the Chanticleer Garden
