Angeralm, Obertraun, Austria
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High on the Angeralm, above the Hallstätter See, a dark sheep came out of the mist to see who was walking through its meadow.
Fürstenweg, Salzburg, Austria
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The Sound of Music gazebo, now in the gardens of Hellbrunn Palace. Yes, I hummed “Sixteen Going on Seventeen”.
Takeya machi dōri, Kyoto, Japan
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A quiet corner of Nijō Castle’s gardens at the end of May: late azaleas around the pond, a tea house among the pines, and big summer clouds overhead. Hard to believe this was once a shogun’s stronghold.
Forest Trail, Singapore
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A December afternoon at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve: water lilies on a still pond and the mangroves just beyond.