Category Archives: 2020

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Nov 2020

306-2020 – Back to the UK

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a moment worth remembering, after 3 months in Romania the entire family is back to the UK. Initially we were thinking to return for good in Romania, but after 3 months we realised that nothing has changed and I don’t think it will change anytime soon. As my wife said, “Let’s not forget why we left in the first place”. In conclusion, we would like that our daughter will have the best opportunity for a decent life, with less unnecessary struggles if possible and if […]
28
Oct 2020

302-2020 – Moonrise Over Carpathian Mountains

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of the moonrise over carpathian mountains as seen from above Tarlung Reservoir. In reality, the moon looked much bigger and I wished I had a zoom lens to capture the scene. Nevertheless, the aerial shot brings its own advantage – a unique vantage point, which makes the image better. Like, comment & share!
25
Oct 2020

299-2020 – Family Portrait

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is a family portrait captured in the patio of Branești residence. For this image I used a Canon G16 camera with flash on a small tabletop tripod and wirelessly sent to the iPhone 11 Pro and edited in Lightroom mobile app. Like, comment & share!
24
Oct 2020

298-2020 – Vineyard Sunrise

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is vineyard sunrise image from Brănești, Galati, România. It’s true, the best times to take images are the sunrises and sunsets. Just look at the colours and tell me I’m wrong. Like, comment & share!
19
Oct 2020

293-2020 – Garden Dahlia

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a beautiful garden dahlia. Dahlia pinnata is a perennial herbaceous plant with a rhizome and tuberous roots, reaching a height of 70 to 120, rarely 160 centimeters. The stem is erect being branched only in the inflorescence. The leaves are usually simple, with leaflets that are ovate and 5–10 cm long. The plant is slightly shaggy. Like, comment & share!
18
Oct 2020

292-2020 – Oven cooked gander

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about an oven cooked gander meal with mash potatoes. I’ve marinated the meat in 14 years old red wine, freshly squeezed orange juice, salt and pepper for 24 hours in the fridge. Today, I took it out and left it at room temperature for three hours before I shoved it into the log burner oven. Beforehand, I chopped two onions, apples, carrots and mix it with salt, pepper and spices. In the cooking tray where the marinated sauce was, I’ve added the chopped vegetables and lay […]
16
Oct 2020

290-2020 – Masks do work

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is about a discovery I’ve made about masks, and I can say with 100% certainty that masks do work…when painting the fence! Painting the fence when self isolating is the perfect excuse to wear a mask and “protect” everyone around you against COVID-19. My family lost someone already because of this virus, due to the lack of care in Romanian hospitals, since almost all of them are focused on treating patients with COVID-19 and neglect or refuse to treat patients with every other disease. My father-in-law had […]
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Oct 2020

289-2020 – Using a blowtorch

Today’s photo of the day, part of “a photo a day challenge 2020”, is of me using a blowtorch on an old friend – Mr. Gander. Today, I have learned that the male goose is called gander! If you are skirmish, I don’t recommend reading the next paragraph or check the images below! by Augustin Galatanu I never sacrificed a chicken in my life, so catching and killing a gander was a nerve racking experience. After chasing him a few lapses around the house with a pitchfork in my hand, I finally cornered him as he entered the basement of […]