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Life in Poland 2025
- Dec. 30-Szopka & Chapel
- Dec. 23-Friends visit.
- Dec. 18-Rynek Christmas
- Dec. 10-Christmas Market
- Nov.1st Cemetery-All Saint's Day
- Oct. 28-Night time in Solacki Park
- Oct. 21 Autumn in Bot. Gardens
- Oct. 18-No Kings Protest 2
- Sept. 19-Gdansk Trip
- September 17-Haircuts
- Aug. 30-Opera Fountain
- Aug. 25-Nowe Lokum Cafe
- August 11- Rakek's Mongolia Trip
- August 6-Scenes from Poznan
- July 15, 2025-Fort Colomb
- July 10-Summer Bot. Gardens
- July 5-Future Palmiarnia
- June 20-Park Gorczynski & Cake
- June 6th-The district of Wilda
- May 28-Walk in Poznan
- May 25-Visit to Oborniki.
- April 19-National Protest
- April 14-Kornik Arboreteum & Castle
- April 2-Spring trees
- April 5-National Protest Day
- March 29-Plac Kolegacki, Rynek & Soup
- March 9--PreSpring Bot. Gardens
- Feb, 5-Berdychowski Bridges
- Feb, 1-Solacki Park renovation
- Jan. 2-Szopka
- January 7-La Sagrada Familia-Spain
Life in Poland 2024
- Dec. 23- 3 Kings visit us.
- Dec. 16-Bielsko-Biala Christmas
- Dec. 11-Rynek Statues
- Dec. 10-Lodz Christmas Market
- Dec. 9-Krakow Christmas Market
- Dec, 8-Ice Festival
- Dec. 8-Wroclaw Christmas Market
- Dec. 7-Poznan Christmas Market
- Nov. 24-Winter Rynek at Night
- Nov. 1st-Ogrody Cemetery
- Oct. 26-Stroll through Solacki Park-Video
- Oct. 18-Autumn in Bot. Gardens
- October 16- 510 Bridge
- Oct. 8-Petit Paris & Wodziczki Park
- Sept. 30-Churches & Cafe Pawlowa
- September 1-Sculptures
- August 31-Jezyce Market
- Aug. 29-Goralska Street
- August 14-King's Castle
- August 10-Botanical Gardens
- Aug. 8-Mazowiecka Street
- August 3-Solacz Park again
- Aug. 3-Tall Ships
- July 29-New friends
- July 23-Ostrow Tumski
- July 20-New Castles
- July 18-Walk in Poznan
- Oldshukolowa
- July 11-Evening in Poznan-Fotos: Hanna Maria Osztynowicz
- July 10-Corner of Fredry & Kosciola street.
- June 21-Maravite Church-Plock
- June 25-Park Kasprowicza
- June 21-Hotel Podkowa-Plock
- June 18-Wilson Park Air-Raid Shelton
- June 17-Wilson Park
- June 8-Botanical Gardens Day
- June 2-Grodiec Palace
- June 1-Stary Browar
- May 25-Opera House Park
- May 23, 2024-Palace where great grandfather worked.
- May 22, 2024-Around Plac Wolnosci
- May 20-Monday's Moon
- May 18-Building Renovation
- May 19, 2024 Frank Lloyd Wright
- April 13-Citadella Park
- April 11-New Park near Gniezno
- April 7-Spring Botanical Gardens
- April 1-Easter Travels
- March 31-Easter
- March 22-Today's Rynek
- March 20-Changing Zamek
- March 14-Court & Other buildings
- March 7-Renovated Rynek
- Feb. 23-Palace in Rogalin- Photos by Aleksandra Marszewska
- Jan. 25-Poznan City Hall Basement
- January Therapy Pt.1(Video)
- Zalipie
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Life in Poland 2023
- December 28-Rynek Updated
- Dec. 23-Rynek update
- Dec.8 Rynek nightlights
- Dec. 2-Rynek Update
- Nov, 26-Stary Rynek update
- Nov. 17-Poznan Christmas market
- Nov. 14-Poznan Zamek
- Nov. 14-B, Gardens end of Autumn
- Nov. 7-View from the top.
- Nov. 1st-Poznan Cemetery
- Oct. 26-Rynek Update
- Oct. 7-Meeting Marcin, Czeszarek & Oliwia
- Oct. 1-Protests in Poland.
- VanGogh is coming!
- Sept. 23-Mackinac Island
- Sept. 16-Palmeria/Wilson Park
- Sept. 12-Stary Rynek
- Sept, 6-Malta Afternoon
- Sept 6- Stary Rynek update
- August 12-Anniversary
- August 8-The Gardens
- July 29-Bridge visit.
- July 23-Saturday in the park
- July 15-New bridge in Owinska
- June 25-Palaces
- June 19-Stary Rynek renovation
- June 17-Citadela Park & Flowers
- June 16-Protest against PiS government-fot. Robert Wozniak
- June 3-Spring Bot. Gardens
- June 1 -Walkaround 2 + strawberries
- May 31-Old Gas Building
- May 27-Panorama Raclawicza
- May 25-Walk around.
- May 22-Brodziak Photography
- May 21-Street renovation.
- May 16-Rusalka Lake
- April 30-Kornik Arboreteum
- April 22-Spring in Solacz Park
- April 21-Spring Botanical Gardens
- April 7-Stary Rynek
- April 3-The Moon
Life outside of Poland in Spain 2023
- March 23-Return to Poland
- March 21-Dinner w/Carmen & Jay
- March 17-Walking
- March 15-Chalet Barnuevo
- March 11-Walk on boardwalk
- Feb. 26-Carnival
- Feb. 26-Night & Day
- Feb. 11-Warminska Cleanup
- Feb. 2-Dinner with Jay & Carmen
- Jan. 31-Boardwalk
- Jan. 30-Haircuts
- Jan. 28-Dinner at the Guzmans
- Jan. 27-Language Club
Life in Poland-2022
- Stary Rynek fot. Krzysztof Tura
- Dec,10-Ice Sculptures(Photos-Piotr Skornicki)
- Nov. 23-Christmas Plac Wolnosci
- Nov. 19-Christmas fairs
- Nov. 12-Joan's help
- Nov. 2-Cemetery 2
- Nov. 1-Poznan Ogrody Cemetery
- Oct. 29-Remembering Zbyszek
- Oct. 27,-Citadela Park
- Oct. 19, 2022-Poznan Cemetery
- Oct. 9-Visitors
- Oct. 7-Stary Rynek
- Oct. 6-Solacki park & houses
- Oct. 6-Solacki drive
- Sept. 22-Bot. Gardens
- Sept. 2-Our new flat
- July 1-Cytadela Park
- Santiago de la Ribera
- May 26-Joan's 77th birthday
- May 18-Road to Dom Seniora
- May 16, 2022-Botanical Gardens
- May 13-Flowers for Ukraine
- May 12- Rynek renovation.
- April 27-Dom Seniora
- May 7-Visits
- Poznan-Destroyed-Restored
- March 31-World Ukraine Murals
- March 22-Mariupol, Ukraine
- March 19-War in Ukraine
- March 18-Holdomor-Ukraine
- March 16-Ukraine refugees
- March 6-Kyiv residents fleeing city.
- March 2-Worldwide Protests
- Feb.26-Ukraine War Protest
- Feb. 17 Blueberry Muffins
- Jan 16 Making Zurek
Trips in Poland 2021
- Dec. 21-Beef stew
- Dec. 12-Old neighbors
- Dec. 5*Ride to Joanna's-Video
- Dec. 5-Winter around Solacki Park
- Falling Water-FLW
- Wedding video
- Nov. 9-Goodbye Zbyszek
- Nov. 7-Marcin & Dorata
- Nov. 6-Protest against abortion law.
- Nov. 3-Gorczyn Cemetery
- Oct. 23-Gorczyn Cemetery
- Oct.22-Our new flat.
- Oct. 22-Solacki Autumn
- Sept. 18-Sofa goes
- Sept. 7-Bartosz returns.
- Aug. 10-Protest for TVN
- July 29-Joan's new hair
- July 3-LGBT & Solacki Park
- June 21-Dakowski Dwor
- May 30-Emil Bach House-FLW
- May 10-Flowers
- May 6-Napachanie
- April 4-Easter food
- April 4-Red Velvet Cake
- March 8--Joni Mitchell
- Feb. 27-Morkowo
- Feb, 15-Babka
- Jan. 17 Poznan Synagogue
- 1985-Live Aid
Trips in Poland 2020
- Dec. 31-Covid 2020 New Years Eve-Poznan
- Dec. 20-Koledy Beskidzkie
- Dec. 14-Christmas Tree
- Dec. 13-RELAX
- Nov. 10-Autumn in Poznan
- Oct. 23-Solar
- Oct. 13-Autumn in the U.P.
- Sept.30-Nature walk.
- Sept, 20-Clouds
- Sept. 15-Miscellaneous photos
- Sept. 1-Clouds
- Aug. 25-Lovely day.
- Aug. 22-New Exercise
- Aug. 2-No masks.
- July 23-Hydrangeas
- July 17-Joan outside.Video
- July 15-Birthday Card
- July 12-Botanical Gardens
- Palac Rudolfa Griebla
- July 1-Joan's New Exercises.
- June 6-Joan at Sowas
- June 5-THE WORLD IS WATCHING.
- June 4-Joan Outside, Video
- June 2-Joan's exercises.Video
- May 29-Bart & Joan Stairs,Video
- May 28-Lemon Shrimp Pasta
- May 26-Joan's Birthday Cake
- May 23-Joan on stairs.Video
- May 20-Beautiful day in the neighborhood
- May 14-Ball therapy
- May 8-Hair washing & therapy
- May 7-Joan's 3rd therapy
- May 6-2nd Therapy
- May 4.-1st day of therapy
- May 2-Keukenhoff Gardens
- April 25-Joan walking.
- April 2-Joan's new bed
- March 21-Miscellaneous
- February-Hospital in Spain
Trips Outside of Poland 2020
Trips in Poland 2019
- Chicago Christmas
- Dec. 23-Christmas in Wroclaw.
- Dec, 22-Stary Browar
- Dec. 18-Granddaughter Nikki.
- Dec. 17-Krakow Christmas
- Dec.14-2019 Christmas tree
- Dec.13-Meeting with Kuba
- Dec.12-Lunch with John
- Nov. 27-Aula Leopoldnia
- Nov. 22-Inowroclaw
- Nov. 1-Golina Cemetery
- Oct. 20-Autumn in Solacki Park
- Oct. 12-Autumn in Poznan
- Sept. 26-Bożenka's Award
- Sept. 21-World wide Climate Strikes
- Sept. 20-Poznan Climate Change
- Sept. 20-Warsaw Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-Washington D.C. Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-Australia Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-Ukraine Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-U.K. Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-Hong Kong Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-Uganda Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-New York City Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-Hamburg Climate Protest
- Sept. 20-Glascow Climate Change
- Sept. 12-Zbyszek & daughter visit.
- Sept. 6-Nurdles
- August 31-Motorcycle Parade
- August 31-Funeral for the Past
- August 24-Plaza & Rynek
- August 17-Fields of Gold
- August 12-Our 31st Wedding Anniversary
- August 11-Jezyce
- July 29-Summer in Botanical Gardens.
- July 11-Mykonos lunch
- June 23-Barbecue
- June 9-The rynek
- June 2-S.W. Marcin street
- June 1-Visit to 3 villages
- May 24-Botanical Gardens
- May 22-Drone's view of Poland
- April 29-Solacki Park
Trips outside of Poland 2019
- April 19-Evening rainbow
- April 15-Monday morning walk
- April 11-Yard flowers
- April 6-Carmen & Jay
- April 5-Goodbyes
- April 4-Granada
- April 3-Going to Granada
- April 2-Visit to Yecla, Spain
- April 1-La Manga Spain
- March 31-Dinner at home
- March 30-Murcia, Spain
- March 29-Joe's haircut
- March 28-K & J arrive
- March 27-K & J in Barcelona
- March 24-Lorca Semana Santa
- March 10-Carnival Parade
- March 9-Wines of Murcia
- March 7-Visitors
- March 5-Lunch at El Pez Rojo
- March 3-Pilar de Horrada
- March 2-Aguila, Spain
- March 1-Chinese dinner
- Feb. 28-Social Services
- Feb. 27-Street market with Mary
- Feb. 25-Dinner with Mary
- Feb. 24-Trip to Murcia
- Feb. 23-Bateria de Castillos
- Feb. 22-Mary visits.
- Feb. 20-Street Market
- Feb. 16-Lunch
- Feb. 13-Night time
- Feb. 11-Carmelo visits
- Feb. 10-Beach Market
- Feb. 8-Language clubs & juice
- Feb. 6-Visit with Ester
- Feb. 5-Lorca, Spain
- Feb. 2-Travels
- Jan. 31-Conversations
- Jan. 29-The Barber
- Jan. 28-The English Club
- Jan. 25-Santiago sunrise
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