Friday, June 13, 2025

Funky Friday: What to Write About Today

I can think of several people who would enjoy this journal, the top of  the page for each day has space for the reasons you want to punch the day in face, the bottom half of the page has space to list the things that made you happy today, including possibly punching the day in the face. 

The bird is white, flying low over the cerulean waters in Bermuda, with the blues and greens reflecting up and lighting the underside of the bird. 

We had a couple of hours wait for the train in Rotterdam, I took a long walk through the nearby neighborhood. These are urinals on the sidewalk. 
On the sidewalk nearby, Rotterdam might be a party town.
What a wonderful way to cross an ocean. 
        This might be the photo of the year, taken at the Swannery. 
The English sent out a cannon to make sure the ship left port.  This was in Portland/Weymouth.  You could see the security gates of the Port from the ship, but you couldn't walk to them. You had to take a shuttle bus 500 feet. I watched a car towing an enclosed trailer pull up, and clear security, they looked under the car with mirrors and checked ID for the occupants, but didn't open and look in the trailer. The trailer pulled up and unloaded a cannon. They fired it three times as we were leaving port.  

A pause for lunch in Southampton.  My grandmother waived goodby to her extended family and the country of her birth in Southampton about 110 years ago. 
The Parking Lot at the train station in Brussels. I will never look at finding my car at the airport the same way. 
                    A wonderful way to close out the day.

A brilliant young content creator in Chicago: https://youtu.be/zMJwvAb-NFo?si=9NLedG2_dF8t9eo_ 

The News From Iceland https://www.visir.is/f/frettir. If you use Google Chrome translate does a good job of on this site. 

13 comments:

  1. I do believe Rotterdam can be a good party town. And the hurdles crack me up! You would never ever see open ones like that in the US. We've become very Prim and dainty.

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    1. It was Queens Day weekend, a major party in the Netherlands.

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  2. Would YOU use one of those urinals? It must have been magical imagining your grandmother departing from that same port.

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  3. I could use that book ...
    Love the photo at the Swannery; so peaceful.
    And then, oy, the bikes! THE BIKES!!!!!!

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    1. There were thousands of bikes at the station.

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  4. Awwww, that sweet photo of Travel Penguin with Paddington!

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    1. The dear old bird like to visit from time to time.

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  5. Oh, Paddington Bear and Travel Penguin...love that. The seagull soaring against the blue sky with the water reflections on the underbelly is a beautiful photo, too.

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    1. I was really happy with the photos from this trip. I am still sorting them.

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  6. How do they find their bikes and get them out to ride home? I'm amazed by that.
    Interesting photos!

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    1. I have no clue how that pile works.

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  7. yes yes yes I would love to sit in that chair and watch the ocean go by.

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