It was a day with clear skies and a light wind. It was a perfect day for my first solo flight as a US Air Force student pilot. The thrill of piloting a jet all alone is hard to describe. It’s one of life’s experiences that never leave you. There are other memorable things that we do or places that we visit. One very powerful place is in France: the First World War … [Read more...]
Discovering Musée D’Orsay in Paris, France
My wife, Gaby, went to industrial art school in Antwerp, Belgium many years ago. She has an art studio in our home and loves to visit museums. Her favorite kind of museum is an art museum. She’s always excited to go to a larger city and check out what museums that city has. We don't have any big art museums in the KMC. One of our favorite cities to visit is Paris, France. … [Read more...]
Fixing Camera Shake and Shutter Speed for Better Photographs
Now that you're living in the KMC, you want your friends and family to see what it's like to be here. Your photographs are blurry most of the time and not very interesting. Even after you bought a really nice DSLR camera with a good lens, you still can’t get good pictures. Who wants to see pictures of something you can't recognize? Why can't you take a decent picture? The … [Read more...]
The French Officers Quarters in Paris, France
Paris is the number one tourist destination in the world with 45 million visitors annually. There is so much to see and do in Paris that no two trips are the same. We always enjoy visiting the city of light but it is a very expensive city to visit. One way to reduce your cost is find a cheaper hotel. If you are a military officer, you're in luck. The Cercle National des Armées … [Read more...]
The Beautiful European Magpie
I've always loved everything that flies, and especially birds. We live near the forest and have several trees around our back yard. There are birds in our yard every day. We had a nest in a pine tree on our fence line with a family of European Magpies. We noticed there are about 6-10 magpies that hang around our home. I'd never seen a magpie growing up in the Midwest so I … [Read more...]
