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The Reichstag

The Reichstag building in Berlin, where the German parliament meets. The glass dome is really neat – it makes it very bright inside.

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Ghost leaves

Long after all the other leaves have fallen, these leaves hang on, looking and sounding spooky. I found these at Wheaton Regional Park, where I also learned there’s still way too much slushy snow to wear Converse All-Stars.

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Tire bumper on the Husky II

When I was there last year the Husky II looked pretty rough – it was surrounded by containment boom and looked like it had been underwater recently. I don’t know why the old thing really needs these tire bumpers – I can’t imagine anyone would want to tie up to it.

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Pay to park

We went to Annapolis last weekend to take the car in for a checkup and spent a couple of hours wandering around town looking for beer and bratwurst, which we found at McGarvey’s.

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The fishing hole in Homer

It’s a lagoon on the spit in Homer, where little salmon are released to go out and get big, then return to get caught. A couple of years ago, while hopping around on some rocks at the mouth of the lagoon I fell and broke my clavicle.