Researching Amsterdam

by | Oct 19, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Miscellaneous, Research

I have taken Maria Sybilla Merian and her family from Frankfurt, Germany, where she was born to Nürnberg, back to Frankfurt, on to Castle Waltha in Friesland, northern Holland and now to Amsterdam.This part feels different to me because I have not yet been to...
Inside the Old Walls of Nürnberg

Inside the Old Walls of Nürnberg

by | Oct 19, 2009 | Chasing Caterpillars, Research

The first photo shows the cobblestone street––notice the width of the street––and a modern wall that is boundary of someone's house/yard today. The second photo gives a better look at the outer wall.  The tower has the door which is an entrance to the upper...

Bat Column in Chicago

by | Jul 23, 2009 | Miscellaneous

While in Chicago I also wanted to find the Bat Column, a steel and aluminum sculpture designed by Claes Oldenburg.  It is on the grounds of the Social Security Building on West Madison Street.  My friends and I walked down Madison Street, keeping an eye out for this...