PostsCommentsgrindle in #hive-179017 • 7 days agoReflecting on a Baltic puddle. Contest entry Round 257Just a muddy puddle , a wet cold day out on the Curonian Spit Lithuania.grindle in #hive-194913 • 14 days agoAntique chessmen. Let battle commence.A rather amazing chess set on display under glass in the Rundāle Palace, Latvia; what a piece of treasure. I try but am pretty crap at playing, too much of a non strategy risk…grindle in #hive-179017 • 20 days agoReflecting on heads, Latvia #SMARP 255Just messing about catching some reflections in Rundāle Palace, Latvia; shooting into antique mirrors I do not have a clue who this bloke is ![_DSC35grindle in #hive-163772 • 24 days agoJūrmala, LatviaIt was an interesting stop for a few hours on the journey through the Baltic states, it was good to learn of its past history and stgrindle in #hive-163772 • 27 days agoRundāle Palace , Latvia. Rundāle Palace, built originally in the 16th century, demolished in the 18th and then rebuilt, over the years it changed hands through death and abdgrindle in #hive-194913 • last monthHowling at the moonI wasn't too expectant today to welcome in the 1st New moon of 2026, it had been a miserable day of cold wintery showers, cloudy skies; but as I rose from a late afternoon snooze…grindle in #hive-179017 • last monthPalmse Manor. Estonia. Reflections #SMARP 253Situated in Lahemaa National park, Palmse Manor is a restored baroque mansion and open-air museum. The complex Consists of gardens, and buildings dating back to the 18th…grindle in #hive-186239 • last monthThrow back Thursday, remembering a road trip through Ladakh, where have the last 10 years goneThe Hemis Monastery, high in the Himalayas, has been around since the 11th century. It is the largest and richest monastery in thegrindle in #hive-163772 • last monthTravels through The Baltics. Slava Ukraini!Estonia has, since the break up of the USSR been a close friend and ally of Ukraine. During the war following putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine Estonia has morally and…grindle in #hive-194913 • 2 months agoPeople on the islandsJust some people on the islands across the eastern Caribbean. The matriarch ![_DSC2822.jpeg](grindle in #hive-179017 • 2 months agoCaribbean PuddlesWhen the rains stop and the sun goes to work drying the concrete all we are left with is the occasional puddle Be thankfull for puddles.grindle in #hive-163772 • 2 months agoDoing Time. Antigua.So strolling around St John's in Antigua, a sudden downpour and darkening skies, I thought a look for somewhere to take temporary shelter wouldgrindle in #hive-184784 • 2 months agoArt at the cricket: A wall of fameOn the walls of the Antigua Recreational Ground All hail King Frank and the band ![_DSC2853.jpeg](grindle in #hive-104387 • 2 months ago"I don't like cricket. oh no."Sang 10cc in 1978. "Dreadlock Holiday" for some unknown reason made it to No1 in the UK singles chart. But I can relate to the lyrics, cricket isgrindle in #hive-163772 • 2 months agoA cruise in the east of the Caribbean Sea. December 2024"No!" I said, "you know how much I detest being stuck on a boat, especially a Marella, all inclusive one, full of lager swilling, beer bellies, football shirts and chav…grindle in #hive-194913 • 2 months agoRandom people in Lahic going about their daily lives. Azerbaijan. The people of the village of Lahic are an ethnic group, descended from the ancient peoples of Albania and Persia. *PARKING A CAR HERE IS STRICTgrindle in #hive-163772 • 3 months agoThe artisans of Lahic.But first some made in china tat. ![artis vil30.jpeg](grindle in #hive-153993 • 3 months agoYeddi Gumbaz Mausoleum Complex in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.On a hillside looking down on the town of Shamakhi, it's "ancient" mosque towering above everything else; I am at the Yeddi Gumbaz Mausoleum Complex ![stone grave7.jpeg](grindle in #hive-163772 • 3 months agoJuma Mosque, Shamakhi. Az.So the "historic" Juma Mosque of Shamakhi beckoned it is said to be the oldest in Azerbaijan. ![new mosk17.jpeg](grindle in #hive-163772 • 3 months agoThe biggest Market in Azerbaijan So a long drive ahead today across the wastelands of Az. Looking forward with great excitement when told we would visit the largest market in Azerbaijan for lunch, eat with the…