Scott King

@scottking.bsky.social

Author, photographer, all round geek. Disabled. Nonbinary (they/them). 🇺🇸living in🇩🇪 www.ScottKing.info

I’ve not posted in a bit, because Lisa and I have been dealing with a move. We have said goodbye to Heidelberg, and are now back in the U.S. We did not want to leave Heidelberg, but because of visas and contracts, things got messy, and we didn’t have enough time to try and figure out how to stay.

Heidelberg castle sits on a hill above the city.

Paris in June. I think March into April, and September into October, are my favorite times of the year to be in Paris. Though last year the end of July for some reason was super quiet. There were minimal tourist, and a lot of locals were already gone for a month of vacation. #Paris #Photography

The Eiffel Tower between buildings with a pink sky behind it.

I'm heading to Belgium for a few days, and then the Netherlands for the Dutch Pen show! The last time I was there, it was winter, and I only saw the sun for about an hour over the course of 12 days. So I'm hoping for some better lighting this week for photos! #photography #bruges

A calm canal in Belgium. Cute houses line both sides of it.

This is from our trip to Strasbourg, a week and a half ago. We just finished all the cheese we brought back with us yesterday! I'm always a sucker for a good comté or morbier, but I've fallen in love with Saint-Félicien and Délice de Bourgogne. French cheeses are soooo good. #Photography #France

The sun setting over Strasbourg, France. In the foreground are clearly French buildings, while in the background, towering over the city is the massive Cathedral.

Grindelwald, Switzerland. I stood outside in -4f/-18c weather for an hour with an additional -20f windchills to get this photo last month, and I think it was so worth it! It's no wonder I always use any excuse to visit Grindelwald. No matter the season, it is gorgeous. #Photography #Switzerland

A view high up on snow covered slopes, looking toward the valley below. Clouds, thousands of feet below cover the warm lights of a small Swiss town. In the background huge glacial peaks reach into a pink and orange sky!

Inks I'm currently using in my pens! Imperial Purple, Kon-Peki, and Tsutsuji are my 3 favs, and are ALWAYS in a pen. I just found out today that Sailor is discontinuing a lot of inks, so I'll probably need to find similar colors to replace the Sailor inks once my bottles are empty. #fountainpens

A list of 16 fountain pen inks, with the colors to match them.

The Duomo in Florence. While taking this, someone tried to pick-pocket me, but got nothing. The only other time someone has tried to pickpocket me was in Paris, though in Bath, a British guy told me to give him my wallet. I told him to go f-himself, and he told me I was rude. #photography #italy

The Duomo in Florence under an orange sky.

It is a massive cathedral, taller than anything else in the city. The iconic red dome is so huge it stretches multiple city blocks.

I have a trip to Belgium and the Netherlands in June. I can't decide between adding in Bruges (the photo below), or Ghent. I have a few winter photos of Bruges, but would love some with greenery. On the other hand, I've never been to Ghent... Which should I do? #photography #Bruges

A canal winds between bricked buildings. In the distance, under a purple sky, is a towering belfry.

I'm going back to Paris soon. So I thought I'd share this from last summer. France was my most traveled to country last year, but It's only a 1hr drive and sometimes we go because the grocery stores are better. I do like Paris though. Mostly for the coffee and stationary. #photography #Paris

A cobbled street meets paved asphalt with a pink restaurant in the middle. Bright green ivy climbs the surrounded structures and the sky is lit with a mix of pinks and peaches.