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coati from Costa RicaA white-nosed coati (Nasua narica), also known as coatimundi photographed in the forests of Costa Rica. 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de Chocolate at Uxmalhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0474.jpg_dsc0474Clod and Linda, testing the "courting benches" in Valladolid's town plaza.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0464.jpg_dsc0464Valladolid town plaza with the church in the background.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0461.jpg_dsc0461Moon over Valladolid, as seen from our hotel roof.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0450.jpg_dsc0450The "Mayan chocolate ceremony" at the Museo de Chocolate.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0452.jpg_dsc0452The "Mayan chocolate ceremony" at the Museo de Chocolate.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0413.jpg_dsc0413The "Governor's Palace" at Uxmal. Again, probably no governors, but it looked like a governor's palace to the Spanish.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0382.jpg_dsc0382The buildings at Uxmal are decorated with gorgeous bas-relief sculptures. You can see a plumed snake here, with a head emerging from its open mouth. 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I selected stuffies on the basis of how much they amused me. https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/684cbee9-9b5a-4ae8-8c0b-b56a25c9069e_1_201_a.jpeg684CBEE9-9B5A-4AE8-8C0B-B56A25C9069E_1_201_aInca cuddled up with Gigi today, knowing her friend wasn't feeling well.2020-02-11T01:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2019/11/09/blogging-publishing-disappointments-runes-dried-cod-slathered-in-butter/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/more-dried-cod.jpgMore dried 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illustration didn't make it into the book for purely technical reasons. but I kind of like it anyway.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ianab20.jpgIANAB20https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ianab12.jpgIANAB12https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ianab19.jpgIANAB19https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ianab10.jpgIANAB10https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ianab1.jpgIANAB1The new illustration of Paul picking up his room. https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/page-0001.pngPage 0001The original illustration of Paul picking up his room.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/newbear.jpgNewBear2019-03-22T18:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2019/02/27/the-cozy-mystery-flop-a-review/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/death-at-alma-mater.jpgDeath at Alma Mater2019-02-28T01:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/10/26/the-death-of-a-thousand-cuts/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sword.jpgswordhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/img_0245.jpgIMG_02452018-10-27T16:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/07/22/book-review-magpie-murders-by-anthony-horowitz/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/magpie-cover.jpgMagpie Cover2018-07-24T17:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/06/29/book-review-ready-player-one-by-ernest-cline/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ready-player-one.jpgReady Player One2018-06-29T15:52:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/06/04/raising-tad/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_2850.jpgIMG_28502018-06-04T23:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/k-d-keenan-bio/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kdkeenan2-copy-copy.jpgKDKeenan2 copy copyK.D. Keenan, author of "The Obsidian Mirror"https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/front-cover.jpgFront Coverhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kathy-keenan2.jpgK.D. Keenan2018-06-04T22:24:46+00:00weekly0.6https://theobsidianmirror.net/about/2018-06-04T22:16:55+00:00weekly0.6https://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/05/06/so-you-dont-like-fantasy/2018-05-06T21:07:42+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/10/the-sublime-and-then-theres-peeing-in-the-parking-lot/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/archway-parador-granada.jpgarchway parador granadaCool archway in the parador. The paving is made of different colored pebbles in intricate patterns.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/parador-granada-treats.jpgparador granada treatsSparkling wine and yummy treats awaited us in our sitting room at the paradorhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/parador-granada-bedroom.jpgparador granada bedroomOur bedroom at the Parador de Granada2018-04-11T17:15:30+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/04/08/death-comes-for-zippy/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/barred-rock.jpgbarred rockThis isn't Zippy, but it looks just like her. (Not that I can tell one Barred Rock hen from another.) I love her smart stripes and contrasting red comb--very stylish.2018-04-08T17:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/04/03/free-sneak-peek-chapter-1-of-fire-in-the-ocean/2018-04-05T01:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/03/24/today-i-marched-for-our-lives/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/march-for-our-lives.jpgThe two sides of my waterproof sign that didn't get rained on.2018-03-24T19:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/03/10/review-the-book-of-lost-things/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/book-of-lost-things.jpgBook of Lost Things2018-03-10T18:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/02/27/fire-in-the-ocean-goes-on-sale-today/2018-02-28T18:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/01/27/review-my-grandmother-asked-me-to-tell-you-shes-sorry/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/grandmother.jpgGrandmother2018-05-24T17:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2018/01/16/the-price-of-freedom-isnt-free/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/trump-as-dictator.jpgTrump as dictator2018-01-18T17:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/12/24/my-christmas-gift-to-you-sorry-about-the-vampires/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/christmas-vampire.jpgChristmas Vampire2018-01-17T21:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/12/13/review-fishing-for-stars-by-bryce-courtney/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fishing.jpgfishing2017-12-14T17:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/11/18/reviewer-alert/2017-11-18T21:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/11/11/cover-reveal-fire-in-the-ocean/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fire-in-the-ocean_cover-preview.jpgFire in the Ocean_cover preview2017-11-12T00:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/10/12/new-cover-reveal-what-do-you-think/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/obsidianmirror_coverlarge.jpgObsidianMirror_coverLARGEhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/new-cover.jpgNew CoverCover #2. This was done by Diversion Books when they re-published "The Obsidian Mirror" in 2016.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/front-cover.jpgCover #1. This was designed by me when "The Obsidian Mirror" was first published by AEC Stellar Publishing.2017-10-23T06:51:37+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/09/27/review-doc-by-maria-doria-russell/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/doc-cover.jpgDoc cover2017-09-28T06:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/08/09/fans-of-amelia-peabody-rejoice/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/the-painted-queen.jpgThe Painted Queen2017-08-09T20:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/07/21/let-me-tell-you-about-gigi/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gigi-and-inca.jpgGigi and IncaFriendshttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gigi-with-hydra.jpgGigi with hydraGigi with prized new toy. She almost always has something like this in her mouth.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_2209.jpgIMG_2209Gigi on duty.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gigi-and-inca-take-a-nap.jpgGigi and Inca Take a NapGigi and her cat take a nap together.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/photo.jpgphotoGigi usd to adore playing with water from the hose or a sprinkler. She doesn't do that anymore.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_1425.jpgIMG_1425Gigi as a sweet young thing.2017-07-23T22:37:47+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/06/22/interview-with-oliver-chase-author-of-camelot-games/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/twrp-camelot-games.jpgTWRP Camelot Gameshttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/olivers-photo-copy-300-x-300.jpgOliver's photo - Copy 300 x 300Oliver Chase, author of "Camelot Games"2017-06-22T17:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/06/08/a-blog-post-that-is-not-about-politics/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/bear-in-suitcase.jpgBear in SuitcaseOf course, Paul wouldn't leave home without his teddy.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sleeping-bear.jpgSleeping BearGrowf, the little bear, sleeps in Paul's bed.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/night.jpgNightThis is my favorite illustration so far. Paul, the little boy wearing bear pyjamas, has run away to the woods at night. Suddenly, he realizes...that he is in the woods. At night.2017-06-13T17:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/02/05/mexico-day-1-tulum/2017-04-05T19:04:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/04/03/bathroom-chickens/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_2504.jpgIMG_2504They all crowd together in the brooder when I enter the bathroom.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_2501.jpgIMG_2501Good-looking coop, right?https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_2503.jpgIMG_25032022-11-15T04:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/03/09/farewell-to-the-isle-of-women/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0464.jpg_DSC0464Church at Valladolid.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0295.jpg_DSC0295Just a nice green fungus at Calakmul.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2785.jpgIMG_2785Another captain's tomb at Isla Mujeres. You can see the ship's wheels in cement in the surrounding fence What you can't see as well is the model of a ship in the glass case at the front.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/manikin.jpgManikinRed-capped manikin, a rare sighting! At Chicaana.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0392.jpg_DSC0392Beautiful bas-relief at Uxmal.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0269.jpg_DSC0269Our guide Roberto, standing in front of an arched tunnel at Becan. Air funneled through this tunnel and it was as good as air conditioning in the heat and humidity of southern Yucatan.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2712.jpgIMG_2712A typical Mayan arch at Uxmalhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0144.jpg_DSC0144Strangler figs (isn't that a wonderfully ominous name?) growing on an unexcavated building in Calakmul.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0040.jpg_DSC0040Hotel Calakmul. This is what the jungle looks like in southern Yucatan--more like the Adirondacks.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2722.jpgIMG_2722Clod and friend2017-03-09T19:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/03/07/1115/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2801.jpgIMG_2801Sunset from Punta Sur.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2778.jpgIMG_2778this offering house has its own lawn and a fence around the yard.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2770.jpgIMG_2770This one had its own lawn and a fence around the yard.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2782.jpgIMG_2782This captain still sails his boat.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2773.jpgIMG_2773"How many times do we have to tell you to BE QUIET???"https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2775.jpgIMG_2775https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2766.jpgIMG_2766Great little jewelry store, but look at their "open" sign.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2772.jpgIMG_2772One of the more colorful tombs in the Isla Mujeres graveyard.2017-03-08T17:08:00+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/03/05/mrs-toads-wild-ride/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2728.jpgimg_2728The path to the temple winds through a sculpture garden, with the ocean to either side.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/another-iguana.jpganother-iguanaBecause you can't have too many iguanas.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/number-8.jpgnumber-8Mrs. Toad.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2452.jpgimg_2452The well at the center of the forgotten garden.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2446.jpgimg_2446The forgotten garden at Hacienda Mendaca.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2442.jpgimg_2442Stairs to the upper story of the Hacienda Mendaca. SO glad they don't make stairs like this today.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2755.jpgimg_2755https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/temple-then-and-now.jpgtemple-then-and-nowOn the left, the temple of Ixchel on Isla Mujeres today. On the right, what it looked like 100 years ago. Hurricanes have taken their toll over the past century.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2745.jpgimg_2745Cancun in the distance, across the blue, blue water.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_2416.jpgimg_2416The view from the Cuban restaurant on Isla Mujeres.2017-03-06T18:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/03/01/day-6-my-first-crocodile-and-the-long-long-road-to-uxmal/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/iguana-on-the-way-to-uxmal.jpgiguana-on-the-way-to-uxmalThis sporty-looking iguana was one of the few interesting things we saw on the way to Uxmal.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/orchids.jpgorchidsThese are the orchids that tempted me into the crocodile-infested swamp. Well, there was one crocodile. Our pictures of him look like a distant log, which is boring.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/spider-monkey.jpgspider-monkeySpider monkey in the Calakmul Biological Reserve. This is about the best picture we got.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/dsc0241.jpg_dsc0241This checkerboard pattern is a bit of detail from a palace at Becan.2017-03-02T00:43:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/02/28/day-5-the-bat-tornado/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jaguar-palace.jpgjaguar-palaceThe entrance to the Jaguar Palace. The stones sticking up in front are its teetch, and you can see stylized eyes and ears to either side of the doorway.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc0261.jpg_dsc0261Temple at Becan.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2308.jpgimg_2308https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc0164.jpg_dsc0164This is one of the sleeping platforms I mentioned before, located in a palace at Chicaana. The little recess in the platform is supposed to be for personal effects. There are two small glyphs to either side of the recess.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dsc0266.jpg_dsc0266I mentioned the chaka tree yesterday. it's also called "la tourista" because of its red, peeling bark.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2679.jpgimg_2679Temple at Chicaana2017-03-01T02:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/02/27/days-3-and-4-the-lost-city-in-the-jungle/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2283.jpgimg_2283Imagine this fresh and new, painted in bright colors.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2399.jpgimg_2399Ceiba tree, the Mayan tree of life.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/calakmul-temple-of-chaak1.jpgcalakmul-temple-of-chaakCalakmul Temple of Venus (I think).https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/newer-mask.pngnewer-maskNewest mask found at Calakmul, showing huge steps forward in jade working and artistic skill.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/jade-mask-oldest.jpgjade-mask-oldestThe oldest jade mask found at Calakmul, using tiny jade pieces to create the contours of the face.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/calakmul-temple-of-chaak.jpgcalakmul-temple-of-chaakImagine this fresh and new, painted with bright colors.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fig-stele.jpgfig-steleStrangler fig surrounding a captive stele.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/calakmul-stele.jpgcalakmul-steleOne of the least-eroded stele at Calakmul.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/oscillated-turkey.jpgoscillated-turkeyOscillated turkey.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/aluxes-1.jpgaluxes-1Aluxes from a bas-relief sculpture at Uxmal.2017-03-01T02:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/02/26/day-2-land-of-sky-blue-waters/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2240.jpgimg_2240https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2258.jpgimg_2258Our hotel at Laguna Bacalarhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2260.jpgimg_2260Laguna Bacalar2017-02-27T00:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/02/25/yucatan-day-of-the-iguanas/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2242.jpgimg_2242Me and some friends at Tulumhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_2230.jpgimg_2230There has to be an iguana in this photo somewhere.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/iguanas.jpgiguanasMr. and Mrs. Iguana2017-02-25T20:25:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2017/02/01/how-to-deal-with-the-elephant-in-the-room/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/chart.jpgchart2017-02-01T20:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/12/19/our-democracy-has-failed-now-is-the-time-to-focus/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/donald-trump.jpgdonald-trump2016-12-20T07:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/12/14/fear-and-loathing-in-the-united-states/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/trump-snake2.jpgtrump-snake2016-12-14T22:36:28+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/11/19/a-few-words-about-safety-pins/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/fullsizeoutput_3b7.jpegfullsizeoutput_3b72016-11-20T19:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/10/18/cultural-appropriation-is-not-a-thing/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sugar-skulls1.jpgsugar-skulls1https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sugar-skulls2.jpgsugar-skulls22016-10-19T01:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/08/31/frank-meets-dad-a-lie-in-793-words/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/wildebeest-fight.jpgwildebeest-fight2016-09-01T06:59:45+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/08/22/the-home-of-my-heart/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kathy-all-dressed-up.jpg4 RThis is me, aged maybe 12, dressed up in old-timey clothes in the front hall of 16 Campbell. I can't remember why.2016-08-23T19:51:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/06/06/she-finds-sea-glass-by-the-sea-shore/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/forbid.jpgforbidThis bottle bottom says "FORBID."https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sea-marble.jpgsea marbleSea marble.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/millefiori.jpgmillefiorihttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/uranium-glass.jpguranium glassUV, or "Vaseline" glass with uranium.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/old-bottle.jpgold bottleIncredibly rare to find an intact scent bottle.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/treasures.jpgtreasures2016-06-10T17:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/05/19/meow-wolf-its-fucking-awesome/2016-05-21T04:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/04/06/warning-this-post-contains-shameless-self-promotion/2016-04-07T18:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/02/19/authors-with-feet-of-clay-and-the-wings-of-angels/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/220px-northern_goshawk_ad_m2.jpg220px-Northern_Goshawk_ad_M22016-02-20T19:39:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/01/29/the-vengeance-of-el-nino/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_1736.jpgIMG_1736Carrie's Poem2016-01-30T17:58:19+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2016/01/17/nanas-13-tips-for-living-a-happy-life/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/i-will-always-love-you.jpgI-Will-Always-Love-Youhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/anger-management.jpgGIFSec.comGIFSec.comhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/love.jpglovehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kitties.jpgkittieshttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/its-hard-being-different.jpgits-hard-being-differenthttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fry.gifFryhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/kindness.jpgkindnesshttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/negative-people.jpgnegative peoplehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/who-called-you-bad-dog.jpegWho called you bad doghttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dont-worry-be-happy.jpgDont-Worry-Be-Happy2016-01-18T17:28:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/11/24/imaginary-friends-versus-imaginary-sparkles/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/adobestock_65301127.jpegRainbow of lights2015-11-25T16:15:05+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/02/02/snorkeling-off-molokai-followed-by-not-much/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/convicttang.jpgConvictTangSchool of convict tangs. This really looks like what we saw.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/humu.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAHumu-humu-nuku-nuku-apu'a'a.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/butterflyfish-longnose_620.jpgbutterflyfish-longnose_620Longnose butterflyfish.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/humpback.jpgHumpbackThis is a picture of a humpback whale Tom took when we went whale watching in Monterey Bay.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/tiger-shark-wallpaper-hd.jpgTiger-Shark-Wallpaper-HDTiger shark. I mean, come on. Is this something you want to go swimming with?2015-11-12T00:05:18+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/11/07/releasing-cranberry-sauce-into-the-wild/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cranberries.jpgCranberriesThis is a picture of cranberries filling a fountain in Vancouver, Canada, BC. No, I haven't the faintest idea.2015-11-08T19:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/10/14/the-dead-authors-society/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/bryce-courtney.jpgBryce CourtnayBryce Courtnayhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mstewart_aus_cons_press.jpgMStewart_Aus_Cons_PressMary Stewart Photo Credit: Australian Consolidated Presshttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/elizabeth-peters.jpgElizabeth PetersElizabeth Petershttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/la-meyer-bangor-daily-news.jpgLA Meyer Bangor Daily NewsL.A. Meyer Photo Credit: Bangor Daily News2015-10-18T22:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/09/06/book-review-the-shepherds-crown-by-terry-pratchett/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/shepherds-crown.jpgshepherds crown2015-09-07T13:45:19+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/08/12/i-will-be-speaking-at-the-los-gatos-literary-fair-august-22/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2015-lg-lit-fair-flyer.jpg2015 LG Lit Fair flyer2015-08-12T21:08:52+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/07/29/losing-esther-an-inadequate-tribute/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/esther.jpgEstherEsther Marie Isaacson2015-07-30T21:00:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2013/08/30/remember-when-air-travel-was-a-treat-wh/2015-07-29T22:52:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/07/05/things-i-will-miss-or-not-about-spain/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/marquis-de-riscal.jpgMarquis de RiscalMarquis de Riscal winery, designed by Frank Gehryhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-28-13-40-37.jpg2015-06-28 13.40.37La Sagrada Familia, Passion Facadehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jamon.jpgjamon2015-07-08T02:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/07/04/756/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-29-15-37-53.jpg2015-06-29 15.37.53Tom standing under a Gaudi-designed bridge in Parc Guelhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-29-15-41-16-hdr.jpg2015-06-29 15.41.16 HDRGaudi's house in Parc Guelhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-29-16-34-13.jpg2015-06-29 16.34.13Kids playing with giant bubbles in Parc Guelhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/parc-guel.jpgParc GuelThe area of Parc Guel we did not go in, showing more of Gaudi's amazing work.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-29-13-00-03.jpg2015-06-29 13.00.03I don't know what this fish is due to random labeling, but I liked it.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-29-12-25-40.jpg2015-06-29 12.25.40This iguana had such a pleasant expression that I just had to photograph him. Or her.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-06-29-12-52-01.jpg2015-06-29 12.52.01Seahorses in Barcelona Aquariumhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/dali-lady.jpgDali ladyDali lady. Not sure the person inside the costume was actually a lady, but no matter.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/demon.jpgDemonEntertaining demonhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/seafood.jpgseafoodSeafood2015-07-04T18:33:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/07/03/inside-the-light-la-sagrada-familia/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/organ-pipes.jpgOrgan pipesEven the organ pipes are transformed by the light https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stairs-to-the-choir-loft-near-the-sanctuary.jpgStairs to the choir loft near the sanctuaryStairs to the choir loft near the sanctuary, La Sagrada Familiahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/west-light.jpgWest lightWestern light, La Sagrada Familiahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/west-looking-east.jpgWest looking eastStanding o the west side of the nave, looking east, La Sagrada Familiahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/west-side-light.jpgWest side lightInterior, lit by west windows, La Sagrada Familiahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/west-side-floor.jpgWest side floorLight from the west windows, La Sagrada Familia2015-07-04T19:10:10+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/29/sand-castles-in-spain/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/loneliness-of-christ.jpgLoneliness of ChristThe loneliness of Christ, Passion Facadehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/judas-kiss.jpgJudas KissKiss of Judas, Passion Facadehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/passion-facade.jpgPassion FacadeThe Passion Facade. The slanted pillars are intended to resemble bones.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/lizard.jpglizardThis little lizard is one of many creatures peering out from the bronze leaves that completely cover the main doorhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/drip-castle-versus-sagrada.jpgDrip Castle versus SagradaDrip castle on the left; La Sagrada Familia on the right. I'm just saying.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/detail-from-the-glory-facade.jpgDetail from the Glory FacadeDSetail from the Glory Facade. Not sure who these are supposed to be.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rooter-and-hens.jpgRooter and hensRooster and hens detail from the Glory Facadehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/turtle.jpgTurtleThis turtle is one of two that hold up pillars, one on either side of what is now the main door. Kind of a metaphor for how mankind treats animals, though I'm sure this was not the intention.2015-06-30T09:55:11+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/28/my-spanish-vacation-in-bed/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/surprising-tom.jpgSurprising TomSurprise!https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ancient-wine-cage-marques-de-riscal.jpgAncient wine cage, Marques de RiscalOld wine cellar at Marques de Riscalhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sexy-giraffe.jpgSexy giraffeSexy giraffe sculpture in Barcelona. For some reason.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/window-in-bathroom-gran-derby.jpgWindow in bathroom Gran DerbyWindow in our bathroom at the Gran Derby Hotel in Barcelona. Just thought it was pretty.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/festive-ladies1.jpgFestive ladiesFestive ladies at the Festival of San Juan, La Guardiahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mold-creature.jpgMold creatureMold creature growing out of a barrel at Bodega Carlos San Pedro Perez de Vinasprehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/cave-of-carlos-san-pedro.jpgCave of Carlos San PedroCave of Bodega Carlos San Pedro Perez de Vinaspre, directly under the family's househttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/detail-of-fooujtain-at-la-guardia.jpgDetail of fooujtain at La GuardiaDetail of old fountain at La Guardiahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/another-view-from-restaurant.jpgAnother view from restaurantThe town of https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ysios-winery.jpgYsios wineryYsios Winery. If they had had a tour, I would be able to tell you who the architect was.2015-06-29T04:52:46+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/25/694/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tulips2.jpgTulips2"Tulips" by Jeff Koons. This looks very light and insubstantial, but it's quite large--and made of steel.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tom-in-bilbao-bar.jpgTom in Bilbao barTom in Bilbao bar.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bilbao-bar.jpgBilbao barAfter visiting the chiropractor, we retired to this cool old bar in Bilbao for much needed copas de vino tinto.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/spider-guggenheim.jpgSpider GuggenheimSpider sculpture at the Guggenheim. I didn't see who the artist was. Barbarian that I am.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/richard-serra-2.jpgRichard Serra 2Inside a Richard Serra sculpture. Yes, you are supposed to walk inside.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/view-of-guggenheim.jpgView of GuggenheimThis view of the Guggenheim from the street shows how huge "Puppy" ishttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/puppy-closeup.jpgpuppy closeupCloseup of "Puppy"https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/puppy.jpgPuppy"Puppy" by Jeff Koons. Loved this!2015-06-29T22:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/24/velasquez-paints-peter-dinklage-or-not/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-23-15-06-08.jpg2015-06-23 15.06.08A pretty little fountain in a square in Ezcaray. People sit here to read.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-23-15-23-20.jpg2015-06-23 15.23.20The view from our hotel room in Ezcarayhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-23-15-05-56.jpg2015-06-23 15.05.56The Ring of Sanctuary. I may use that for a book title some day--it has a nice ring to it.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rubens.jpgrubensThis one--I think it's the rape of the Sabine women--illustrates both my points about Rubens: horses and women. Leafing through Jansen's History of Art as a child, I used to wonder how on earth those men were able to pick up the women.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/triumph-of-bacchus.jpgTriumph of BacchusThis is an allegorical painting called "The Triumph of Bacchus." Bacchus is highly idealized, but if you look at the other faces, they are very real, with great personality.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sebastien-de-mora.jpgSebastien de MoraSebastien de Mora by Velasquez2015-06-25T06:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/23/668/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/view-from-room-echaurren.jpgView from room, EchaurrenThe view from our roomhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-23-12-45-05.jpg2015-06-23 12.45.05Echaurren, our hotel in Ezcarayhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_07281.jpgIMG_0728Tom being attacked by "conquistadore." El Conquistadore didn't like his tip.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/memory-of-the-woman-child.jpgMemory of the woman Child"Memory of the Woman Child" by Dalihttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/living-wall.jpgLiving wallhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bottle-glass-window-sorolla.jpgBottle Glass Window, SorollaBottle Glass Window, Sorolla Museumhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sorolla.jpgSorolla"Mujeres del Mar" by Sorolla2015-06-23T22:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/21/647/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-20-16-21-11-hdr-2.jpg2015-06-20 16.21.11 HDR-2The Beer Bikehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-20-16-39-01.jpg2015-06-20 16.39.01The lacy decoration behind Tom is composed of oversized white Spanish combs that completely covered the ceiling of the restaurant where we ate lunch.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2_alte_mc3a4nner_um_1821-23.jpg2_alte_Männer,_um_1821-23Goya in Impressionist mode. Hard to believe it's the same painter.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1103px-francisco_de_goya_y_lucientes_054.jpg1103px-Francisco_de_Goya_y_Lucientes_054Goya in full-on court painter mode with "The Family of Carlos IV." Very fine, detailed brushwork.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/carlos_iv_goya_coleccion_rivero_jerez.pngCarlos_IV_Goya_Coleccion_Rivero_JerezGoya in full-on court painter mode with this portrait for Carlos IV of Spain. Lots of fine brushwork and attention to detail.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bosch.jpgBosch?To Bosch or not to Bosch?https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hieronymus_bosch_-_triptych_of_garden_of_earthly_delights_detail_-_wga2509.jpgHieronymus_Bosch_-_Triptych_of_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights_(detail)_-_WGA2509"Earthly Delights" detailhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hieronymus_bosch_-_triptych_of_garden_of_earthly_delights_detail_-_wga2527.jpgHieronymus_Bosch_-_Triptych_of_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights_(detail)_-_WGA2527Detail of "Hell"https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1024px-hieronymus_bosch_-_triptych_of_garden_of_earthly_delights_-_wga25051.jpg1024px-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Triptych_of_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights_-_WGA2505Detail of "Heaven." Thisis supposed to be paradise--note the fantastical little animals among the real ones.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/1024px-hieronymus_bosch_-_triptych_of_garden_of_earthly_delights_-_wga2505.jpg1024px-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_Triptych_of_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights_-_WGA2505"Garden of Earthly Delights" triptych by Hieronymous Bosch2015-06-23T09:17:46+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/20/adios-beautiful-pool-hola-madrid/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/montage-billboards.jpgMontage BillboardsA montage of the three strange "billboards" we kept seeing by the side of the freewayhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-19-09-20-50.jpg2015-06-19 09.20.50The lovely Rosita2023-06-28T17:52:22+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/18/a-chair-on-the-wall-and-a-surfeit-of-palaces/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/chair-at-choco.jpgChair at ChocoThe chair on the wall at Chocohttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ceiling-el-churresco.jpgCeiling, El ChurrescoPatio ceiling, El Churresco, Cordobahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-18-12-53-03.jpg2015-06-18 12.53.03Before we left the museum, we asked where the bathrooms were. They were behind this tiny, Alice-in-Wonderland door, then down a flight of stairs.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-18-12-40-01.jpg2015-06-18 12.40.01This is actually a tiny model of La Mezquita, showing it as it was originally built by Caliph Abd al-Rahman I. In the Museo de Vida Al-Andulus, Cordoba.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tom-and-kathy-at-alcazar-cordoba.jpgTom and Kathy at Alcazar CordobaTom and me in the gardens of the Cordoba Alcazar. A nice French couple took it.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_0648.jpgIMG_0648Duck "pasties" at Chocohttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_0644.jpgIMG_0644Coddled egg at Choco2015-06-20T04:45:19+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/18/605/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/tom-in-the-center-courtyard-of-la-mesquita.jpgTom in the center courtyard of La MesquitaMy beloved in the center courtyard of La Mesquitahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc0152.jpg_DSC0152https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/dsc0156.jpg_DSC0156This thing is called a monstrance. I don't know what it is used for, but it is solid gold. It is in the treasury of the cathedral/mosque, Cordoba.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/view-of-the-old-town-from-the-roman-bridge.jpgView of the Old Town from the Roman BridgeView of the Old Town (Barrio Judica) from the Roman Bridgehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ancient-water-wheel-cordoba.jpgAncient water wheel, CordobaAncient water wheel, Guadalquivir River, Cordobahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bridge-and-museum.jpgBridge and museumView from the Roman bridge across the Guadalquivir River toward the Museum of Al-Andal Lifehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/pipe-organ-in-the-choir-section-la-mezquita-cordoba.jpgPipe organ in the choir section, La Mezquita, CordobaPipe organ in the choir section, La Mezquita, Cordoba. A matching organ sits on the wall opposite. The position of the pipes is very unusual.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/high-altar-la-mezquita-cordoba.jpgHigh altar, La Mezquita, CordobaHigh altar, La Mezquita, Cordobahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/christianity-meets-islam-in-the-ceiling.jpgChristianity meets Islam in the ceilingChristianity meets Islam in the ceilinghttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ceiling-la-mezquita-cordoba.jpgCeiling, La Mezquita, Cordoba2015-06-17T19:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/17/walking-in-sevilla-and-getting-damned-tired-of-it-walking-not-sevilla/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hall-of-ambassadors-alcazar-seville.jpgHall of Ambassadors, Alcazar, Sevillehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-15-13-23-34.jpg2015-06-15 13.23.34Gorgeous antique fan on display at the Alcazarhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ceiling-ambassadors-hall.jpgCeiling, Ambassadors HallCeiling of the Ambassadors Hall, the Alcazar Sevillehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/alcazar-seville.jpgAlcazar SevilleThe Alcazar, showing Pedro's palace to the left, and the important person's house to the right.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-15-12-19-08-1.jpg2015-06-15 12.19.08-1Reflecting pool, the Alcazarhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/shawl.jpgShawlLusting in my heart for this shawl. Wouldn't this be a lovely Christmas present for me? I thought so, too.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-14-22-54-02.jpg2015-06-14 22.54.02Atrium roof, Sagardi restuaranthttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-15-11-07-43.jpg2015-06-15 11.07.43King Pedro's happy place (the Alcazar)https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-15-10-41-24.jpg2015-06-15 10.41.24Outdoor display of teas near the cathedralhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-14-16-31-17-1.jpg2015-06-14 16.31.17-1Magnificent old tree in central Sevilla2015-06-16T22:40:57+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/14/the-spanish-fitness-regimen-for-old-ladies/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/musicians-ronda1.jpgMusicians Rondahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/casa-de-maestro-guitar.jpgCasa de Maestro guitarThe living room at the Casa de Maestro has this depiction (sculpture?) resembling the strings and sound hole of a guitar. The "strings" reach from the four-story ceiling to the floor.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/goat-pileta.jpgGoat piletahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fish-pileta.jpgFish PiletaFish in Cueva Pilete. Note the fish inside the fish.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/horse-pileta.jpgHorse PiletaHorse in Cueva Piletahttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/stairs-pileta.jpgStairs Pileta2015-06-14T12:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/13/granada-by-day-the-alhambra-by-night/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-11-55-02.jpg2015-06-12 11.55.02My beloved in the Alcaizinhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-23-15-12.jpg2015-06-12 23.15.12https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-22-21-00.jpg2015-06-12 22.21.00Ceiling detail of Nazaries Palace at nighthttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-17-03-58.jpg2015-06-12 17.03.58Gorgeous window display for an ice cream store. Unfortunately, we were practically waddling with tapas, and had no room for more.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-14-43-40.jpg2015-06-12 14.43.40https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-11-56-50.jpg2015-06-12 11.56.50The Great Mosque of Granada has this tiny, half-hidden door around the side for women only.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-11-56-20.jpg2015-06-12 11.56.20https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-12-12-45-34.jpg2015-06-12 12.45.342015-06-15T06:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/12/stairs-stairs-stairs-and-oh-my-god-more-stairs/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/moorish-window-nazaries-palace.jpgMoorish window Nazaries PalaceWindow overlooking a courtyard, Nazaries Palacehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-13-44-59.jpg2015-06-11 13.44.59https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-14-01-39.jpg2015-06-11 14.01.39https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-10-33-13.jpg2015-06-11 10.33.13https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-10-29-59.jpg2015-06-11 10.29.59https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-10-21-37.jpg2015-06-11 10.21.37https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-10-22-21.jpg2015-06-11 10.22.21Reflecting pool, Nazaries Palacehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2015-06-11-09-35-43.jpg2015-06-11 09.35.43Interior court, Charles V palace2015-06-13T05:27:43+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/06/09/aloha-from-spain/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/spanish-wave.jpegSpanish wave2015-06-10T05:04:07+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2014/02/12/i-took-my-skull-back-to-the-place-it-came-from-almost/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/californian_channel_islands_map_en.pngCalifornian_Channel_Islands_map_enThe Channel Islands2015-06-03T23:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2013/08/30/do-you-always-have-to-look-up-when-to-us/2015-06-03T23:26:15+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/05/27/race-is-dead-racism-is-alive-and-well/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/children.jpgDiverse KidsDiverse group of kids outside.2015-05-27T23:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/05/15/diversion-books-announces-re-publication-of-the-obsidian-mirror/2015-05-14T22:10:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/05/01/cover-reveal-for-the-obsidian-mirror-redux/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/new-cover.jpgNew Cover2015-05-02T17:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/04/09/writing-the-never-ending-journey/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/journey.jpegJourneyPhoto by Bec Brown2015-04-10T02:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/03/12/terry-pratchett-is-gone-and-i-miss-him/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/at-last.jpgAt LastThe last Tweet on Pratchett's account. Fans will know who is speaking.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/terry-pratchett.jpgTerry PratchettTerry Pratchett2015-03-23T22:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/03/18/i-have-a-new-publisher-she-dances-for-joy/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dance-108915_1280.jpgdance-108915_1280Me doing the happy dance!2015-03-18T17:04:04+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/03/01/american-folk-lore-theres-no-such-thing/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/a_midsummer_nights_dream.jpgA_Midsummer_Night's_DreamJoseph Noel Paton [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons2015-03-02T03:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/02/06/the-last-day-on-molokai-and-a-return-to-halawa-valley/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/airport-signs.jpgairport signsAloha!https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/the-queens-grove.jpgThe Queen's GroveThe Queen's Grove.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/antler-fence.jpgAntler fenceThe only real proof we saw that there are deer on Moloka'i.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cicken-condos.jpgcicken condosChicken condos.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/jungle.jpgJungleRainforest stream.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/opihi.jpg'opihiSnack time!https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/plastic.jpgPlasticSome of my plastic finds. Pockets are bulging with smaller bits.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/beach-halawa.jpgBeach HalawaBeach at Halawa Valley.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/roadside-memorial.jpgRoadside memorialRoadside memorial.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/river-halawa.jpgRiver halawaRiver at Halawa Valley.2015-02-08T16:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/30/molokai-nuts-coffee-and-sorcerers/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/auntie-opuulani.jpgAuntie Opu'ulaniAuntie Opu'ulani.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/octopus.jpgOctopusMy new octopus.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/where-we-pounded-on-kukui-nuts.jpgWhere we pounded on kukui nuts.Mac nut cracking station.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/slow-down1.jpgSlow DownAsking the tourists to go with the flow on Moloka'i.2015-01-31T19:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/29/a-return-to-molokais-fishponds-a-2000-foot-vista-and-a-phallic-rock/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/offering.jpgOfferingOffering at phallic rock.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/phallic-rock.jpgPhallic rockPhallic rock.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/looking-down-at-kalaupapa.jpgLooking down at KalaupapaMy view of Kaulapapa.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/toms-view-of-kaulapapa.jpgTom's view of KaulapapaTom's view of Kaulapapa.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/crested-cardinal.jpgCrested CardinalCrested cardinal.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hale-at-fishpond.jpgHale at fishpondThe hale (traditional Hawaiian house) Leimana built at the fishpond. He has plans to thatch it.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lessons-at-fishpond.jpglessons at fishpondExplaining the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/leimana-demonstrates.jpgLeimana demonstratesLeimana demonstrates the way to place rocks for a fishpond. He says hula builds up the right muscles for this.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/leimanas-chalkboard.jpgLeimana's chalkboardLeimana's chalkboard.2015-02-06T19:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/27/the-precipitous-drive-to-halawa-valley-and-two-kupuna/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tom-me-lei-mana.jpgTom, Me, Lei-manaTom, me, and Lei-mana.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dogs.jpgDogshttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lei-mana.jpgLei-manaLei-mana.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lei-mana-blowing-a-convh-shell-horn.jpgLei-mana blowing a convh shell horn.Lei-mana blowing a conch shell horn.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/uncle-pilipo.jpgUncle PilipoUncle Pilipo. I don't know who that woman is, but I'm starting a diet as soon as we get back.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/zigzag-fence.jpgzigzag fenceZig-zag pole fence.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/church.jpgChurchTiny church on the road to Halawa Valley.2015-01-29T03:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/26/sleepy-molokai-sunday-and-random-observations/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/seaside.jpgSeasideBecause Tom Keenan is an amazing photographer!https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wildflowers.jpgwildflowersWildflowers on the path to Maka Horse.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/maka-horse.jpgMaka HorseMake Horse Beach. Credit, as with almost all photos because my iPhone is dead, to Tom Keenan.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc0209.jpg_DSC0209The red path to Maka Horse Beach.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kukui-lei.jpgkukui leiMe modeling the kukui nut and shell lei.2015-01-28T03:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/25/a-happy-welcome-to-molokai-followed-by-near-disaster/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/landscaping.jpgLandscapingPaniolo Halehttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fairy-forest1.jpgFairy forest at Papohaku Beach.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/papohako.jpgPapohakoGolden beach at Papohaku.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fairy-forest.jpgFairy forestFairy forest at Papohaku State Beach Park.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sunrise-shell.pngSunrise shellSunrise shellhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/midvale.jpgMidvaleCartoon b y Gary Larsen2015-01-27T06:03:31+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/24/the-last-day-in-kona-revisiting-sam-plus-kukui-nuts-and-awa/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/awa.jpgAwaApril shows us an awa root.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/loulu-palms.jpgLoulu palmsNative loulu palms at Greenwell Botanical Gardens. Highly endangered in the wild, although they once formed forests that carpeted the islands.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/banyan.jpgBanyanIs this not an amazing tree?https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc0127.jpg_DSC0127View of Hanaunau from Two-Step. You can see the restored heiau on the point.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/sure-at-two-step.jpgsure at two-stepWave surge at Two-Step Beach.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/spider1.jpgspider1X marks the spot.2015-01-25T17:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/23/in-which-i-encounter-pele-goddess-of-fire/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/lei.jpgLeiFlinging the lei. The green thing in the upper right is the maile lei in flight.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/caldera1.jpgCaldera1Pele's ma'i.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/black-sand.jpgBlack SandPunalu'u black sand beach.2015-03-09T01:40:44+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/22/day-4-the-old-friend-comes-through-and-things-become-brighter/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pineapple.jpgpineappleBaby pineapple growing at Greenwell Farms.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc0062.jpg_DSC0062Bob healing my knee.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/dsc0051.jpg_DSC00512015-01-23T00:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/21/day-3-in-which-i-begin-to-wonder-if-i-am-wasting-my-time/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/heiau.jpgHeiauHeiau walls and platform from the front.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/painted2.jpgPainted2The Painted Church ceiling. Wear your love like heaven.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/painted1.jpgPainted1Altar at Painted Church. The apparently extended space behind is a mural.https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ku.jpgKuThe Ku stone is that rounded stone at the top. This was considered to be a satisfactory image of the god, and was itself kapu, or sacred.2022-05-24T08:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/19/day-2-of-my-journey-to-my-next-novel/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/gecko.jpggeckoHe knows he's beautiful. Or she.2015-01-21T08:16:01+00:00monthlyhttps://theobsidianmirror.net/2015/01/18/the-first-day-of-my-journey-to-my-next-novel/https://theobsidianmirror.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_0068.jpgIMG_0068The view. 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