Category Archives: Photos

Chinese Turtle Farm

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A post in Teresa Burritt’s Frog Blog coincides nicely with some photos sent me by an old High School buddy of mine, who now lives in China. Shown here are two pictures from a set he took during a recent visit to a friend’s home. This particular farmer also raises frogs, lizards, and the insects which feed them, as well as producing home-made rice alcohol.

Backyard Turtle Tanks

Turtles are washed off as the farmer drains and refills the tank.

Ah! Comic books!

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Came across this over at Frog Blog,

A young boy reading comics outside a store in Nebraska in 1948.

and was immediately put in mind of this old Peanuts™ strip:

Notice the presence of “Nancy” in both cartoon and photograph.

The titles are interesting to contemplate; Archie is just about the only one that still exists. If I had been smart enough to save my comics collection, I could have put all my kids through college.

The Old Wolf has spoken.

Gargoyles of Notre Dame

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Photos taken at Notre Dame in Paris, while bumming around Europe as a student in 1971.

I loved this little guy and the city scene next to him. I was captivated by the fine detail in the stone work.

Notre Dame: “Nothing ever happens around here.”

Notre Dame: Watching over the city

All photos ©1971-2012 Old Wolf Enterprises

Note: These are not gargoyles proper, as they don’t act as rainspouts (or hot lead dispensers, if you’re in Hollywood.) The term comes from “gargouiller,” a French verb describing the gurgling sound they made when water was flowing from their mouths. These would more properly be called “grotesques.”

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Images of Villach

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I lived in Austria for almost two years, between 1975 and 1976. It has a picturesque beauty comparable to that of Switzerland, and I was privileged to live in this beautiful land and get to know these good people.

In October of 2002, I had the chance of returning again – not the first time I had been back, but I took some pictures of Villach during that trip, the first city I lived in. I share them here for your gratuitous enjoyment.

Villacher Hauptplatz – 10/22/2002

Gasthof Hofwirt – Villach Main Square. Our church had a meeting place on the second floor in the 70’s.

Hot chestnut vendor in the middle of the main square.

Sankt Nikolai Church

Autumn Colors

Villach on the Drau – Autumn colors on the river

This is a 1975 view of the main square from the Hofwirt building shown above, but from the other way – the St. Nikolai church in the background. The square used to be a traffic thoroughfare before it was turned into a pedestrian space – a great improvement, in my opinion.

Villach Square, March 1975, showing traffic lanes.

Town square during Villach Kirchtag (harvest festival). It’s called “church day,” but it’s more of a week-long thanksgiving event, held in the summer. This year it begins on July 29th. Music, traditional costumes, and drinking appear to be the major activities.

All images ©1975-2012 Old Wolf Enterprises

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Albanian Currency

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Several trips to Albania between 1992 and 2001 gave me the opportunity to eat a lot of burek (*belch*) and Gjirokaster cheese (*gogësimë*), among other things, and pay for them with Albanian Lek. What they’re using today is quite different, but these are the notes and coins that I was familiar with.

At the time, it was about 100 Lek to the dollar. That made dinner on the street supremely cheap. Wish I could go back – I miss a lot of people there.

 

 

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