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A quick 48 hours in Big Bend National Park in January with my mom and dad. One day spent on the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive that ends up at Santa Elena Canyon, and another half-day spent in the Rio Grande Village & Boquillas Canyon area. Wildlife sightings were good - saw a pyrrhuloxia for the first time, a few greater roadrunners, Mexican jays, as well as bobcat and coyote encounters.

It was a bit of an upset this year, as Falla Exposicion - Micer Masco, which took 7th place in the 2022 Special Section, came out of nowhere to win first place. Falla Convento Jerusalen, having won it the past two years, ended up taking third place with a American West theme. And the crowds seemed larger than usual - this year the final two days fell on a weekend and the weather was pretty nice the whole time, so it got pretty nuts. Also, check out the Plaza del Ayuntamieno falla - they got fancy at night with a light & sound show every half hour of a beating heart.

My first time back to Carnevale since 2020, when I was standing in Piazza San Marco and they suddenly announced Carnevale was canceled early due to the northern Italy COVID outbreak. There were a few really foggy days this year, but crowds seemed to have returned back to pre-COVID levels.

Photos from a 10 day road trip through the Maritimes that started in Nova Scotia, went through New Brunswick, and then ended in Prince Edward Island. Lots of lighthouses, Kejimkujik National Park, and Fundy National Park.

Random photos from quick morning trips out for birdwatching.

Latest Update: January 2024 photos from Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Random bird photos from a June 2022 trip through Ireland (and briefly Northern Ireland) with my mom & dad. Rooks, jackdaws, tufted ducks, black-headed gulls, Eurasian moorhens, European robins, common chaffinch, a razorbill colony, and more.

SWCE 2023 was a 4-day convention that took place April 7-10, 2023 at the ExCeL London convention center. A lot of focus on The Mandalorian and Andor, and at the opening ceremonies they announced they will try to rescue the franchise from the realm of TV-only and finally start making movies again. Next up - Tokyo, Japan in 2025.

A few days spent birding in Thailand in June 2022. Sites included Benchakitti Park (in the middle of downtown Bangkok), a couple days in Kaeng Krachan National Park along the western border with Myanmar, and various locations in Phetchaburi Province (mostly rice fields).