October 2024: Through a Glass, Brightly

By Corey Sandler

We’re out of the ice, headed to the heat.

In my previous blog post I mentioned how Iceland and Greenland basically have two seasons: Winter and Not-Winter.

On the unusual trip we’re sailing now, we’re headed from Montreal down the American East Coast into the Caribbean and then through the always-fascinating Panama Canal and up the coast to California.

The annual average temperature in Panama is 75.2 fahrenheit…and going up. So, a Greenlandic iceberg doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance.

(Way up north in the cordillera near the border with Costa Rica is Volcán Barú, an active stratovolcano and Panama’s tallest mountain. With an altitude of 11,398 feet the peak sometimes catches a bit of frost or ice.)

But down at sea level and the Panama Canal, the seasons are Summer and Not-Summer, or more accurately Rainy and Not-so-Rainy. We’re expecting rain.

So while I reflect on our voyage, I thought I’d search through my photo collection for unusual views through my glass: the lens on my camera.

I love to peep through or at windows. No, no. Not in that way. Here’s what I mean:

¡Ostras!

A streetscape in Bilbao, Spain. ¡Ostras! means “Oysters!”, a Spanish idiom that translates to something close to Holy Moley. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.

Some Look at the Handbags…

Window shopping in Buenos Aires. The handbags are real, though the prices were unreal. The girl is photorealistic. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.

Inside Out, Upside Down.

Way down under, in Auckland, New Zealand. A modern office building mirrors old maritime terminal structures. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.

Bard’s Town

Bill’s lookout. In an ancient home near William Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, a mannequin keeps watch. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.

A View to a Hill

A cruise ship mirrored at the terminal in Quebec City, Canada. Up on the hill is the famed Chateau Frontenac in the upper town. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.

Old in New

Early morning lights reflects Boston’s Old Statehouse in a much newer office tower. Photo by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved.

Photos and text copyright 2024 by Corey Sandler. To obtain copies or otherwise use images, please contact me through my website at www.coreysandler.com

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