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Swaltersky

@swaltersky.bsky.social
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Retired software executive, ardent book reader. Enjoying slow travel, learning to cook, and searching for fine wine growing. Grandfather, husband, father, brother. Recorder of Seattle sunrises. Voting blue.💙 All photos are my own, except for reposts.

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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 16h
Normally on a foggy day like this the ferry horns would be blasting through the morning. But it’s been quiet. Turns out a silent ferry worker strike started. komonews.com/news/local/s...
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If a spider stays on our window for seven days is it now a pet?
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The parade of interesting sunrises continues on the Seattle water front.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Seattle waterfront on fire this morning while Mt Rainier wears a top hat to welcome the sun.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And some days you get pinks and oranges to go with the grays on the Seattle waterfront.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
After several days of beautiful oranges and pinks at sunrise, we return to fifty shades of gray on the Seattle waterfront.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The sun peeks over the Cascade Mountains to say Good Morning Seattle.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good morning sunshine. Good morning Seattle.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sunrise over Seattle waterfront.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Pre-sunrise Seattle.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We were in Madrid so I had to stop by and say hi to Picasso ‘s Guernica again. While not an art lover, this painting amazes me. Every time I view it I see something new. Today’s focus was the bull’s head and body.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Bucket list getting to see my favorite team, Ferrari, live in FP1 in Madrid MADRING Spanish Grand Prix.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
San Gines Madrid in the morning light
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In Madrid checking out MADRING F1 venue before tomorrow’s racing. This is a bucket list item but have feared it wouldn’t be completed in time. Couldn’t find any signage for my entry gate. Breaks squealed. Mini van stopped. 5 guys poured out with just in time signs.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A door to many loves in the opera district of Madrid.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
A door to an old abandoned castle on Naxos Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
An old door that used to go to somewhere.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Evidently there are Catholic Churches in Greece. Found this one at the top of castle hill in Naxos.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A view from the top of a mountain on Naxos Greece after finishing a wonderful late lunch at Rotonda.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Marble quarry at top of mountain on Naxos Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Alien underwater invaders coming ashore at Naxos Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tall ship cruises by Naxos.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sunset over Paros Island taken from Naxos.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I am really at a warm beach Geek island. Hard to slow down and just be.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Life is slow and good on a beach in Naxos Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Timing was everything today. Got to see the sinking bridge at the mouth of the Corinth Canal rise from the depths.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Doors to a quick swim from the Bourzi Fortress in the middle of Nafplio Harbor.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Another day in Greece another two wonderful archaeological digs in Mycenae and Epidaurus. Acropolis at Mycenae amazing seen theough the Lion’s Gate. The acoustics of the theater in Epidaurus is why there are still live performances there.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Fortress at the top of a cliff in Nafplio. 1000 steps to climb. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I think I will drive up.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Took a break from visiting Greek and Roman archaeological sites to enjoy wine in the Greek PDO of Nemea. Semeli Winery and Ktima Bairaktaris tours and tastings were fabulous. George and Katerina were fantastic guides.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Views of columns at Ancient Olympia Archaeological site
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Early morning calm in Ancient Olympia Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Visited the Oracle at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi Greece. Asked how soon Trump would die? 🤷
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Sunset reflections in a cloudy sky after 106 F day in Meteora Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Loving the doors at the monasteries in Meteora Greece. Always a mystery what is really going on behind these doors.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Doors to the tomb of an ancient Macedonian King Philip. Hades must be nearby. 🎃
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gate to somewhere in antiquity. The info blurb said it was a gate to the city crapper that could handle 400 people at a time. 🤷
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The black cat of the Thessaloniki Rotunda protecting the ruins.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Roman Forum Thessaloniki.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Ancient Greek Masonry Dudes repairing ancient floor tiles at the Rotunda in Thessaloniki Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Door to the Rotunda in Thessonaliki Greece.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Thessoloniki Greece. Tourist pirate boat ready to go loot cargo ships. 🎃
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Thessoloniki Greece at night.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Ancient Door to Nowhere. Athens Acropolis Museum.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Managed to walk up to the Acropolis and see the Parthenon. I didn’t have this on my bucket list but I do now. What an incredible example of ancient architecture. I cannot imagine the manual labor it took to build these monuments. I love the efforts to restore. Huge jigsaw puzzle.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Acropolis with all the lights turned on.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Acropolis at night.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Acropolis at sunset.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
First view of the Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens Greece. To state the obvious it sure stands out from the rest of the city. Can’t wait to see the Parthenon tomorrow.
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Swaltersky @swaltersky.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Totality of eclipse near Haro Spain.
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