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Various ventures into Mr. Scott’s mind.

Cemetery of Memories

The first time I approached the cemetery in Lipnica Wielka was November of 1996, and I headed up for my first experience with All Saints' Day in Poland. I took pictures and made mental notes for my journal: I left my apartment around 4:30 and headed up to the cemetery...
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Trstená Supermarket

Just across the border from where I lived in Poland (Lipnica Wielka) and where my wife grew up (Jablonka) is a Slovak town called Trstená. We go there every time we visit family in Poland. I love Trstená because unlike much of Central Europe, it seems frozen in time....
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Warszawa Centralna

Looking at some old pictures, I found a shot of Warszawa Centralna train station from about 2002. It was an exterior night shot, and there was little indication of what the station looked like inside. What it looks like now is vaguely similar, but there have been so...
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Eighth-Grade Dance Pictures

May 14, 2018

Follow this link to download the pictures from the eighth-grade dance. If you would rather download a zip file with all the pictures in it, click on this link (or look for the file...

Horse-drawn

Horse-drawn

Jan 21, 2018

A farmer brings in hay with a horse-drawn wagon.

Snow Day 3

Snow Day 3

Jan 19, 2018

Hopefully, everyone enjoyed this unexpected vacation. See you all Monday. In theory.

Snow Day 2

Snow Day 2

Jan 18, 2018

Don't you wish you had this much snow to play in?

Snow Day 2018

Snow Day 2018

Jan 17, 2018

When I lived in Lipnica, I never had a snow day. There was snow on the ground the entire winter -- you just had to live with it. Enjoy your day off.

Rest in Peace, Dolores O’Riordan

Jan 16, 2018

The Cranberries were a pretty big deal when I was in college. Their lead singer died unexpectedly at age 46 today, just one year older than I am. Mortality knocks at your door. "Linger" was their...

I’ve Seen All Good People

Jan 13, 2018

A classic from the prog-rock band Yes: "I've Seen All Good People." The music is fantastic, but it would be nothing without those costumes!