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I found a bunch of my dads SWL cards from the late 1950's - 1957-1959 - before he got his Amateur license; Some nice old stuff in there!
#amateurradio

6.7km leisurely river walk in the valley last Friday. Great views throughout but seeing this mare with braids was special. She even walked up to us to show her best side. 🐴 😍
And the bridge with googly eyes. 👀
#walking #health #photography #amateur #horse #bridge #nature #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #Austria #Alps

Nearly 20 years visiting this town and I keep finding new (to me) beautiful things. Each day of each visit. 🏠 ⛰️ ☺️
#Austria #Alps #homes #hills #nature #photography #amateur

Closeup of a part of a framed picture (of the presentation seen at the link). I love how the rose looks here. Imagine how much better it would have looked up close, in person. 🌹
The gold-clad idols are: Krishna subduing Kaalinga the serpent; Yoga Narasimha.
#photography #amateur #flower #rose #idols

Panoramas. They all look the same but they aren't. And no picture can truly capture what the eyes actually see. 🏔️
#photography #amateur #Austria #Alps #mountains #valleys #river #nature #travel

Climbing rose (I think) by a window. Shot June 1st in Rotholz #Austria.
#photography #amateur #WindowFriday #FensterFreitag #Window #flowers #rose #bloomscrolling

Was 7⁰C in the valley this morning. Cold enough up in the mountains to get a bit of new snow, from what my eyes and camera could see. 🏔️
#Austria #Alps #travel #mountain #valley #nature #photography #amateur

Changing room. Not the most private but it'll do in a hurry. 🦸‍♂️
#iykyk #phoneBooth #booth #Austria #photography #amateur #travel

Calamondins in a pot, in Austria. "Edible" says the label. 🍋
#fruit #citrus #lemon #photography #amateur #travel

8:45am: Late enough in the day for white light but still early enough for soft play of light and shadow.
This church is on the same hill where I found the campanula I posted a couple of days ago.
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #Alps #church

Despite the plate's shape, this was a veggie salad, and a good one at that. 🥬🍅🥒🥔🫜🥕
#photography #amateur #food #salad #travel

Campanula? 🌸
#photography #amateur #flowers #bloomscrolling #Austria #Alps

Beach rose.🌹
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #photoMonday #flower #bloomscrolling #Austria #Alps

"Samudra Mathana" scene from #Hindu lore. In the foreground is "Koorma" (turtle, Wishnu's 2nd incarnation) carrying the "Meru" mountain on his back as gods and demons tug on "Shesha" the serpent to churn the "Indoo" ocean for "amrita" (elixir). #ama
This portrait hangs at Adamaru Matha, #Udupi #India. Its odd dimension and narrow location made it hard to photograph, but several tries and some digital lifting produced decent result, I think. (Shot on Feb. 21, 2025)
PS: This Friday was (is) "Koorma Jayanthi", the birthday of Koorma.
#photography #amateur #portrait #art

Some more pictures from my Wednesday river walk, which is when I learned beekeepers have their own patron saint. 😇
Also, that last picture, how lucky are the kids who can say they have that for their "neighborhood playground". <jealous>
#photography #amateur #walking #bees #beekeepers #church #Austria #Alps

What's better than seeing one setting sun? 🌅
How about two setting suns? ☺️
#photography #amateur #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #sunset #Udupi #India

I can't tell you where the bananas went but I can show you where the banana peels ended up. 🍌
(Nov. 12, 2025. Shirooru Matha #Udupi #India. Fully-dried peels are burned to make "akshathe" for use in temple services.)
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #food #fruit #bananas #Hindu

Wednesday, I got bold/foolish and did a **17.4km** river walk, while *fasting*. Very little elevation change, but the longer distance and time, plus fasting, gave me a sense of progress.
Sharing some pictures now; more later 👇.
#health #walking #photography #amateur #Alps #mountain #river #nature

Picture I took of my TV screen during today's #IPL finals.🏏🏆
Happy that my team #RCB won the #trophy. Like they say in #Bengaluru:
ಈ ಸಲ ಕೂಡ ಕಪ್ ನಮ್ದೇ
ee sala kooḍa kup namdae
This time too the cup is ours
#Cricket #sports #RCB #halftimeShow #photography #amateur #India #Kannada

Pictures from my short and wobbly 3km morning walk in an Alpine valley.🏠🏔️
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #mountains #Alps #nature #travel

#SilentSunday: Somewhere along the Austrian #Alps
(shot today from inside a moving car)
#travel #photohraphy #amateur #mountains #nature

6.5kms morning walk today. Still 40% slower than normal but the goal was to increase distance while reducing discomfort, which I did by focusing on just walking; not looking around (which causes discomfort).
Got some nice pictures though. Same mountains and valleys as the last few days but in new settings and with some new elements.
#photography #amateur #Alps #mountains #nature #train #crane #walking #health

German bakeries do know how to make and present bread. 🥖
(shot today)
#photography #amateur #food #bread #bakery #Germany #Deutschland

Thursday was "yugaadi", #NewYear day in #Karnataka #India. The arrangement here is for "kani darshana", viewing auspicious things at day's start.
I value all items but the envelope the most for it's a personal blessing from an *ashta matha* Swamiji. 🙇‍♂️
#FotoMontag #PhotoMonday #photography #amateur

High chair. 🪑
(Jan. 16, 2026. Kaniyooru Matha #Udupi #India)
#photography #amateur #photoMonday #FotoMontag #monochrome

Sunday at "Trachtenfest" (celebration of traditional attire). 🇩🇪
#photography #amateur #Bavaria #Germany #clothing #parade #tradition

The nicest looking artichokes.
#Bavaria #Germany #veggies #stillLife #photography #amateur

Bangles for babies. The one on the left needs mending, to look like the one on the right. Meant to shape hands ward off evil.
The black beads are plastic; the yellow ones are gilded resin. The string is silver, copper, or an alloy.
#silentSunday #photography #amateur #bangles #jewelery #India

Jan. 9, 2025: A vibrant portrait of Krishna and his consort Rukmini. I found it stashed behind stuff on top of a storage closet at an office in #Udupi #Krishna Matha, #India.
(right bottom corner edited)
#tbt #throwback #throwbackThursday
#photography #amateur #portrait #painting #art

View from the balcony, at #sunrise. 🌅
Love how the golden rays gently light the tree on the right, and light the idols on the left performing the morning's "aarathi". 🙇‍♂️
#ama about the setting.
#photography #amateur #Udupi #India #nature #blessed

The #cradle all decked up for the new baby at a naming cradling #ceremony in #Bengaluru #India today.
#photography #amateur #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday

#Krishna subduing Kaalinga the #serpent.🐍
Cramped space, poor light, and the environment made photographing this #painting a challenge (Jan 15 2025).
BTW this form of Krishna is the main deity of Krishnapura Matha #Udupi. Today is the #birthday of that matha's Swamiji.
#art #photography #amateur

Seeing this fig at a store today brought happy #childhood #memories: I used to pick figs from trees at a friend's farm and eat to heart's content while playing in water gushing out of a giant tank. 😊
Wish I could go back in time. 🕰️
(Also, happy I was able to place the fig at a decent spot in the store for this picture. I love how the colors, texture, and shadows came through.)
#photography #amateur #stillLife #fruit #fig #gratitude #nostalgia #photoMonday #FotoMontag