valerie

June 3, 2023 - on the Greenway Trail, San Antonio

concrete pathway in the center first extending straight into the background and then veering left with green trees on either side and a blue sky with a couple of white clouds

June 2, 2023 - my friends and I made buñuelos chips today!

mostly pancake-sized buñuelos chips dusted with cinnamon and sugar stacked on two plates

June 1, 2023 - Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas

summit of a big granite hill wider than the photo, blue sky with white clouds in the background, and a person in the distance walking up towards the summit

May 31, 2023 - I am finding myself just as intrigued by American supermarket products as I was in Kyrgyzstan. There are so many new things that I haven’t seen or tried before

Pringles (American chips) shelf focused on the 'Las Meras Meras Habaneras' and 'Enchilada Adobada' flavors

May 30, 2023 - local Bass Pro shop had a nice-looking little Memorial Day display out front

small American flags placed in (styrofoam?) base, one base on either side of a store entrance. also a big (metal?) American flag standing upright behind the base on the left side

May 29, 2023 - on the way back to San Antonio

gray clouds but in center of image a break on the sky - a streak of pink on the left and a streak of orange on the right. mass of trees visible in lower left corner

May 28, 2023 - a black squirrel!!! the first one I’ve ever seen in my life! and interesting timing too because someone just asked me YESTERDAY if I had ever seen a black squirrel (it came up because we were talking about squirrels in general). Wish I could’ve gotten a better pic, though

profile view of a black squirrel with the tail on the left and the head on the right. behind black wrought iron fence bars

May 27, 2023 - morning view of a train from the 10th Street Bridge

incoming train on tracks seen from above headed towards bottom left of image; green trees on the left and piles of dirt on the right

May 26, 2023 - fountain in front of the Allegheny County Courthouse

fountain in lower left corner with water spurting from the top in front of a brown, romanesque revival style building

May 25, 2023 - sunset view of the Monongahela River from the 10th Street Bridge. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

wide river with bridge in background, boat on the river on the left, and a few red buildings and a highway visible on the right

May 24, 2023 - 10th Street Bridge, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

on the sidewalk adjacent to a big, yellow bridge with a road for cars

May 23, 2023 - above cloudy LA, flying to Pittsburgh

sea of clouds from an airplane window with mountains visible in the background

May 22, 2023 - in front of the civic center in Long Beach, California

giant, white 3-D block letters spell out "LONG BEACH" outside of a glass building at night

May 21, 2023 - along the Catalina Trail, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Pacific coastline with a rocky beach and green cliffs. four seagulls flying in the sky

May 20, 2023 - before landing at LAX

tall hills and a snow-capped mountain top taken from a plane. lower elevations browner and higher elevations greener. taken in morning, a bit foggy/misty appearance

May 19, 2023 - San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio, Texas

light colored cathedral with some gothic inspired elements in the evening

May 18, 2023 - The Pearl, San Antonio, Texas. District along the Riverwalk with a lot of restaurants and nightlife

center, background: amidst other buildings an old, fancy brewery building which is now adjacent to (or maybe even part of) a high-end hotel

May 17, 2023 - Bexar County Courthouse, San Antonio, Texas. I easily recognize this building because it was the first building introduced on an architectural school field trip I took around downtown San Antonio in either elementary or middle school

romanesque revival building made of red sandstone with a green roof and sitting on a concrete/limestone(?) foundation

May 16, 2023 - pasta from Pasta Louise in Brooklyn

bowl of half circle shaped pasta with a curvy outer edge made with sun-dried tomatoes and basil

May 15, 2023 - Brooklyn Central Public Library (didn’t go inside, though)

building made of large, concrete bricks with entrance walls that curve out toward visitors

May 14, 2023 - Prospect Park, Brooklyn
(returned to Texas today, though…it was an extremely short trip)

May 13, 2023 - Brooklyn Botanic Garden

May 12, 2023 - shortly before descending to JFK

May 11, 2023 - sunset in San Antonio, Texas

May 10, 2023 - Boerne, Texas