Mary Anne and Steve’s Travels

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Random, Arizona

Theres no story to be told this time, just a few photos of things i thought you might like to see. Well, maybe one little story… Some of you, my most perceptive and tasteful of readers, have said nice things about a few of my photos. That got me thinking.

by Steve

Étude - Two Become One

It was the best of posts, it was the worst of posts. With apologies to Charles Dickens OK, “worst” may be a little harsh. But it worked with the quote and isn’t that what’s really important? I say worst because there isn’t a lot of new information

by Steve

Étude - Making Water

“Making water”. Sounds kind of like magic, doesn’t it? Well it’s not magic, it’s misrepresentation. Water-making is really water filtering, and it’s energy-intensive which is why we’re not all drinking the Pacific Ocean. Creating drinking water to rival any bottled product from plain old sea

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Sevilla Leftovers

It’s been a while since we were able to get together with our friends Andy and Danielle so it was great that we were able to see them for four days in Sevilla. Andy and I go way back. Back to about 1982 when he was living in Hong

by Steve

The Alhambra

“Do not weep like a woman for what you could not defend as a man.” Abu Abdallah’s mother Ouch! In 1492, besides Columbus sailing the ocean blue, the Moorish king Abu Abdallah surrendered the Alhambra to the Christian forces of Ferdinand and Isabella. As he cast a last backwards

by Steve

The Alcázar of Sevilla

As you may have noticed, my post on the Alhambra has yet to appear. That’s because I know it’s going to be long and so I’m waiting for the haze induced by nine hours of timezone shift to clear before tackling it. So, I thought, I’ll

by Steve

Seville Cathedral

Santa Maria de la Sede is shaped like a square. This is unusual for a cathedral as most tend to form a cross. But the builders had an extra requirement when laying out this structure: to cover the footprint of the 160,000 square foot mosque that formerly occupied the

by Steve

A Wet Visit to Cádiz

Whilst on holiday in Sevilla, we decided to hire a motor and nip down to Cádiz for the day. Sorry. Because we were in Sevilla with British friends, I slipped into speaking like a character from Downton Abbey. From here on, I’m back to ‘mericun enlish. Cádiz is an

by Steve

Granada Leftovers

I love T-Mobile Thanks to free cellular data worldwide, I’m writing this post while zipping along on the train to Sevilla. I was tempted to title this ”Mary Anne Eats” because I found that I have several food photos. Let’s starts with them. On the way to the

by Steve

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