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Reader, writer, loner | Dabbling in photography, haute cuisine and history | Untangler of mysteries and teen wrangler | Will travel | Chicago, IL, USA | davidpmolina.com
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The sun rises and the air warms up on an autumn day in Chicago. The trees in this park already wear their cold season colors. October 2025.

#Stunday #Chicago #park #autumn #sunrise #photography #landscape
The sun rises and the air warms up on an autumn day in Chicago. The trees in this park already wear their cold season colors. There is a lagoon reflecting the cloudy sky and the trees with yellow and orange leaves.
October 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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From inside, raindrops
Each seems a small universe
Light, dark, a whole life.

#BlueskyArtShow #Inside

Ohio River, March 2025.
View from inside, through a window, while it rains. Several large raindrops are on the glass, reflecting the daylight outside. Some green from a blurry forest is in the background, and a wide river.
October 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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What do you get when you combine good German sausage with French style bread and South American vegetables? A "Completo" (Chilean hot-dog). This is a Italiano type, with diced tomatoes, mashed avocado and mayonnaise. History in ALT. My regards to @francescabrooks.bsky.social

#Completo #Chile #food
A staple of finger food in Chile, a "Completo italiano" is almost a full meal in itself. It's the most popular type of completo, and it has nurtured at low cost many generations of college students without the means or the time to access a more proper meal. There are different ingredients for completos: sauerkraut (called "chucrut" in Chile), salsa americana (a type of finely minced giardiniera), salsa verde (onion and cilantro), and others. The most important aspect of Chilean completos is the quality of the ingredients. Good sausages and bread are a must. Chileans, when they visit the USA, refuse to eat the unappealing, over-processed offal that is presented as hot-dogs here. An actual quote from a Chilean visitor: "The humblest completo from the poorest gas station in Chile is better than any hot-dog you can find in the USA". I'd have to agree. To make Chilean completos, you must find high quality sausages, the fewer preservatives and extraneous chemicals the better (tip: they are never cheap). As for bread, good sub buns will work, especially if they are brioche or a similar French type; even a good baguette will do in a pinch. For the basic garnishes, try tomatoes (finely diced), mashed avocado with a pinch of salt and a splash of olive oil, and good mayo (home made goes incredibly well). Other than Italiano, my favorite garnishes are sauerkraut with mayo and Dijon mustard. A close-up of a Chilean-style completo italiano. A toasty sub bun, with one side cut open and pointing up, holds diced tomatoes, mashed avocados and mayonnaise.
October 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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"Your man-made structures won't contain me, human. I'll endure and I'll succeed. Your pitiful garden is just a temporary nuisance at best. I will escape this prison, and will eat my fifth meal, make no mistake".

#cats #photography #portrait #PrisonOfTheMind
A tabby cat lies on her back, taking in the sunlight on garden soil protected by burlap. She looks at the viewer from behind two lines of thin orange string, representing the forces of capitalism trying to contain the righteous anger of the feline. She's indignant at being impeded from digging holes in the garden, but also at being fed only three times a day. "Your abject regime will fall, as so many others before!", says the revolutionary meowgitator.
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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A sunny, warm new day begins at Eagle Lake in Glacier National Park. Montana, August 2025.

#scape #EagleLake #Glacier #NationalParks #Montana #photography #morning #landscape #travel #camping #hiking #reflection
A sunny, warm new day begins at Eagle Lake in Glacier National Park. Part of the lake appears in a close-up, with the water reflecting a deep blue sky. Green trees and grass are visible on the right side. A light brown and yellow mountain appears far.
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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On a nice, sunny summer day in Paris, a young tourist sits in front of the Arc de Triomphe, taking in the view. August 2023.

#HumansofBluesky #ArcdeTriomphe #Paris #France #photography #travel #monument #people
On a nice, sunny summer day in Paris, a young tourist sits in front of the Arc de Triomphe, taking in the view. The person wears a green windbreaker and is sitting on top of a thick hanging chain used to protect the access to the monument.
October 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Human-made and Nature shapes in an abstract composition. A visitor enjoys the view from Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin. July 2021.

#HumansofBluesky #EagleTower #PeninsulaStatePark #Wisconsin #photography #travel #camping #forest #people
A visitor enjoys the view from Eagle Tower in Peninsula State Park, Wisconsin. Photo taken vertically, from top to bottom at a height of about 20 meters. On the left of the image the head and upper body of a woman are visible, while she leans on the fence. On the right there is part of a concrete and stone deck, and then the forest, very green and lush, with a dead tree laying on its side.
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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People enjoy a Sunday morning stroll at the Rue de Caumartin, 9ème arrondissement, in Paris, France. August 2023.

#RuedeCaumartin #Paris #France #photography #cityscape #architecture #people #travel
People enjoy a Sunday morning stroll at the Rue de Caumartin, 9ème arrondissement, in Paris, France. A woman with jeans pants and jacket walks close by. The buildings on either side of the street are five stories high, with continuous facades. The street is cobblestone, with regular bricks in different tones of grey and brown. There are some restaurants with awnings in red and green. The sky is blue with some white and grey clouds.
October 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Still life in the neighborhood. The Earth tilts, shadows lengthen and frost appears. Colors on Nature are muted and darker days inspire a more contemplative mood. The rain adds a shine to the surface of things and reflects the sky. We begin to long for summer days.

#StillLife #Chicago #photography
A wooden fence appears close by, in bright natural wood, wet with rain. Behind it there is the small structure of a garage, painted white, with the painting peeling off. A couple of green vines still grow on one of the walls of the garage. A one meter long branch floating on the surface of a lagoon. Yellow and brown leaves float around the branch. The lagoon water is dark green, and its surface has light green stripes of algae floating. The water reflects the light grey sky. A white plastic container holds a bunch of citrus full peels, lemons and oranges, wet and bright under the filtered light from the clouds. The container sits on top of a dark wooden fence. A flower pot holds some dry, off color purple flowers. The pot sits on a wooden deck, wet with rain and reflecting the sky.
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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A day with sunny skies in southern Montana gets interrupted by fast moving storms. August 2025.

#BlueskyMonday #Montana #AmericanWest #photography #travel #landscape #storm #prairie #weather
A day with sunny skies in southern Montana gets interrupted by fast moving storms. Over a blue sky thick and dark clouds close in. The green and yellow prairie appears wet by the rain, and low mountains are visible in the background.
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Two children stand near the Aon Center building in downtown Chicago. Nearby appear the Two Prudential Plaza and Blue Cross Blue Shield buildings. June 2023.

#BlueskyArtShow #Vertical #Chicago #photography #people #portrait #architecture #sky
Two children stand near the Aon Center building in downtown Chicago. The camera is pointing upward. Nearby appear the Two Prudential Plaza and Blue Cross Blue Shield buildings. The children wear similar T-shirts in blue color, and the sky also appears blue with some wispy high clouds. It's a sunny summer day.
October 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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A relatively simple dinner tonight (no, it isn't cat): chicken with vegetables and mashed potatoes. The chicken stew borrows from the coq au vin recipe, with the pieces marinated in white wine and herbs for a few hours before sautéing. Also, I didn't have bacon, so I made do with beef fat.

#cooking
A white round plate with a meal of mashed potatoes, vegetables and chicken, topped with some cilantro leaves. The vegetables are carrots, red and yellow peppers and some almost transparent onion pieces. The sauce from the stew surrounds one side of the mashed potatoes, creating a narrow sea of deliciousness. Aye aye, captain! An unplanned dish which made use of the things I had at home, chicken and vegetables and leftover white wine. Oh, and a lot of potatoes. Potatoes are excellent. You can boil them, mash them, stick them in a stew. Lovely big, golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish... but I digress. If you ask me, the key to this dish is adding flavor from different sources (herbs, olive oil, animal fat, wine) without any one overpowering the others. That, and being ravenous after a hard work day, either on the fields, as our ancestors did, or on the keyboard. A close-up photo of mashed potatoes, vegetables and chicken topped with cilantro. The vegetables are carrots, red and yellow pepper. The chicken skin looks toasted.
October 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Oh well... I guess it will be cat for dinner tonight.

#cats #centerpiece #selfcentered #Chicago
A tabby cat sleeps at the center of a dinner table in a house. Why did she select such a place? There are no certainties, although it may have to do with the smells of past meals served on said table. Hearty fish soups, creamy pastas, sizzling grilled meats, warm and crusty breads, all create an unavoidable attraction for the furry individual, who may be dreaming of epicurian feasts of times gone by. She's not without discernment about foods, though: she may eat bugs and weeds, but will draw a line on eating salmon that has not been properly sliced to her specifications, or beef that is inadequately seasoned. Our time on this Earth is limited, and one ought to make it as endurable, nay, enjoyable as possible, affirms the sybaritic feline.
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The cathedral Notre-Dame of Bayeux receives the first sun rays of a cool summer morning. First consecrated in 1077, its construction spanned between the 12th and 15th centuries. France, July 2023.

#Scape #Bayeux #cathedral #Normandy #France #photography #travel #roadtrip #cityscape #architecture
The cathedral Notre-Dame of Bayeux receives the first sun rays of a cool summer morning. The building is very tall and its stone and masonry have a warm yellow-brown color, with a main tower and several smaller ones, and many ojival arches. A very blue sky with a few wispy cumulus clouds is in the background. A cobblestone street leads to the cathedral.
October 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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People stroll around the Wrigleyville neighborhood on New Year's Day, on a cold and wet evening, looking at the last of Christmas decorations before the brunt of winter arrives. Chicago, January 2021.

#HumansofBluesky #streetphotography #Wrigleyville #Chicago #photography #portrait #NewYear #winter
People stroll around the Wrigleyville neighborhood on New Year's Day, on a cold and wet evening, looking at the last of Christmas decorations before the brunt of winter arrives in force. A woman and two kids, boy and girl, are seen walking with umbrellas and wearing coats. They are illuminated by the greenish light of a shopwindow. The street is wet and reflects the lights around it.
October 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Netflix:
Still from the show Futurama. Fry extends a hand holding a bunch of money and is saying "Shut up and take my money".
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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This one goes to all of you freaks of nature who go to sleep late and get up before sunrise to take photos.

The dawn is seen from the rooftop of my car at Craters of the Moon in Idaho. August 2025.

#CratersoftheMoon #NationalParks #Idaho #dawn #photography #travel #camping
The dawn is seen from the rooftop of a car at Craters of the Moon in Idaho. The sun is still below the horizon, but an orange band is visible on the east, which transitions up to a pale blue color. Both the warm orange and cool blue reflect on the roof and hood of the car. There are some small clouds in the sky, and the terrain seems to be all low hills and prairie.
October 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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I made these two days ago. A poster image of weekend family breakfasts in Chile, this delicious bread is called simply Pan Amasado, or "kneaded bread", the same way all indigenous people throughout the world have called themselves "the people". Recipe in ALT.

#bread #baking #food
Pan Amasado, or Chilean Kneaded Bread. 800 gr flour 1 Tbs yeast + 1 tsp sugar. ~ 40 gr lard or oil (4-5 Tbs). ~ 2 cups warm water, total, including dissolving yeast and sugar. ~ 1.5 to 2 tsp salt, depending on personal tastes Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1 cup water and rest 10 min. Mix all ingredients (dissolve salt in the rest of the water), knead well and rest for 40 min. Make flat circles (12-14) and rest for 20-30 min, pinching them three times with a fork. Bake at 350° F for 20 min, then broil for 2-3 min if a toasted color is desired.
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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A gardener cleans debris from a pond in a public park of Guilin, China. July 2015.

#garden #Guilin #Guangxi #China #photography #travel #people
A gardener cleans a pond in a public park of Guilin, China. The person squats over a low stone wall that divides the pond, using a long tool and wearing a hat that hides their face. There is plenty of green vegetation nearby, as well as some plants floating on the water.
October 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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I bought this online, but it might be broken. It moves a little and then goes back to the position shown. Sometimes it makes loud noises. Should I return it?

One star ⭐ * * * *

#cats #onlineshopping #photography
A tabby cat sleeps at the side of a cardboard box, with brown packing paper all around.
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The sun dips below the horizon in Chicago. Autumn is well underway, and the daylight will become shorter and shorter, until sunrise arrives around 4:20 pm. October 2025.

#Autumn #sunset #mirror #reflection #Chicago #photography #cityscape
The sun dips below the horizon in Chicago. Autumn is well underway, and the daylight will become shorter and shorter, until sunrises arrive about 4:20 pm. This is a photo of the reflection on the side rearview mirror of a car, and it shows a street in the city, with cars, utility poles and traffic lights.
October 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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The sunrise light filters through the fog in Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin, adding a layer of mystery to a pastoral countryside scene. October 2016.

#Stunday #Wisconsin #autumn #fog #dawn #photography #travel #camping
The sunrise light filters through the fog in Governor Dodge State Park in Wisconsin, adding a layer of mystery to a pastoral countryside scene. The light passes among trees and it has a warm color. There is a bridge across a marrow stream, and the ground is covered with green grass.
October 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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The lights at the Chicago Navy Pier shine bright at night. It's the summer solstice and visitors, as well as locals, enjoy a night out in town. June 2021.

#BlueskyArtShow #glow #NavyPier #Chicago #summer #photography #nightshot #reflection
The lights at the Chicago Navy Pier shine bright at night. It's the summer solstice and visitors, as well as locals, enjoy a night out in town. The multicolored lights of the Ferris Wheel and other attractions reflect on the waters of the lake. A Water Taxi is docked on the pier.
October 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Otokomi Lake, in Glacier National Park. Despite the sunlight and apparent calmness of its waters, a storm is moving in from the east. Montana, August 2025.

#Scape #OtokomiLake #Glacier #NationalParks #Montana #photography #travel #hiking #lake #mountains #landscape #Rockies
Otokomi Lake, in Glacier National Park. Despite the apparent calmness of its waters, a storm is moving in from the east. The water is very transparent and reflects the sky, clouds, mountains and trees. Near the camera there is a natural dike made of tree trunks.
October 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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A zorro culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) barks a warning while roaming on a mountain in Chile. One of a few species of South American fox, it's more closely related to wolves and jackals. May 2005.

#ZorroCulpeo #Chile #CoastalRange #fox #photography #travel #hiking
A zorro culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) barks a warning while roaming on a mountain in Chile. One of a few species of South American fox, it's more closely related to wolves and jackals. Its body is brown-grey with reddish-brown legs and a darker tail. It stands on rocky soil.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM