We have seen basalt columns all over Iceland. They form after volcanic eruptions when the magma cools. Most often the cooling takes place from the top down, creating vertical basalt columns.
But in the Vatnajokull National Park, there are remarkable formations in which the basalt crystals formed circular patterns from magma that cooled from all sides concurrently,
We visited a small fish shop in Haugenes, a very small village on a fjord in the north of Iceland.
The owner is the third generation to operate the fish shop. He gave us an excellent -- and often humorous -- history and explanation of the ways in which cod fishing has changed in Iceland over the years.
Godafoss is one of Iceland's best waterfalls, a short but wide waterfall fed by the glacial Skjalfandaflioti River. Impressive as Godafoss is, we are told that the one we will see tomorrow is much higher and wider. I'm looking forward to seeing it.
First full day in Iceland. We visited two nice waterfalls in the southeastern part of the country.
Seljalandsfoss looks pretty standard from the distance. But, get closer and you can see the force with which the water smashes into the pool below. And this waterfall's special feature is a small cave behind it, which permits visitors to have the unusual experience of seeing the falls from behind.
I have shown the 18th century Keeler Tavern a couple of times, most recently in 2022.
This is a simple straight-on image from across Ridgefield's Main Street.
Sometimes you turn down a random side street and run into a mansion.
Norwalk, Connecticut.
A Baptist church on the Ethan Allen Highway (Route 7) in Wilton, Connecticut, fell victim to declining attendance. It closed in 2021. When the closure was announced, it was under contract to be sold, but it looks like that transaction must have fallen through.
The clock at the south end of Ridgefield's Main Street business district had not worked for a decade. Some in town wanted it taken down. More wanted it fixed.
The big Mead family has lived in the Waccabuc neighborhood of Lewisboro, NY, since 1776.
After the death of the family's head in 1899, his wife commissioned a family chapel, begun in 1905 and completed in 1907.
In the middle years of the 20th century, many of the Mead children began moving elsewhere.
In 1970 the trustees suspended regular services.
Since that time, the Chapel has continued as privately-owned, available to family, friends and members of the nearby community for christenings, weddings, memorial services and occasional secular events.
The chapel is on the National Register of Historic Places.
An amazing afternoon of watching whales off Provincetown.
We saw 25 humpback whales, 4 fin whales and 5 minke whales.
When the whales are down below, stirring up their feed, birds gather in hopes of getting some of the fish that the whales' bubbles also drive to the surface.
Naturalists identify specific whales by the distinctive patterns on the underside of their tail fins.
The theme for City Daily Photo bloggers on August 1 is "garden."
