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| Morning light shimmers on Grand Traverse Bay |
In
the year 1600, Elizabeth I was queen of England, and James VI the king of Scotland. Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” was (probably) performed onstage for the first time.
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| That isn't snow -- it's cherry trees in blossom |
In
Japan, Ieyasu set up as “unquestioned ruler” and was advised on shipbuilding by
navigator William Adams of England (see The Timetables of History). Rubens was at work
in Italy, and Giordana Bruno was burned as a heretic in Rome. The magic lantern
was invented (by Athanasius Kircher) and the London East India Company founded.
Wigs became popular.
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| Blooms at St. Wenceslaus Church |
Today's is the sixteen-hundredth post of Books in Northport, a blog quietly inaugurated
in the fall of 2007. Who knew I’d keep at it this long? Kind of like, when I
first opened Dog Ears Books in 1993, who know I’d still be selling books in
2016?
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| Forget-me-nots remind me of friends |
Time
goes by, one day at a time.
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| First supper outdoors in 2016 |
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| Seasons come and go |
