Amanda Walker

@aw90

security & privacy geek by day, decorative artist by night. Not interested in cryptocurrency or gofundme scams, sorry.

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Amanda Walker@aw90· 10d

A couple of weeks ago I traveled to Singapore for the first time. It was a fascinating trip in many ways, and the recent US east coast heat wave had prepared me for the climate. Here's a view from our office of an afternoon rainstorm. Window reflections removed by Gemini, but otherwise unedited.

A view of the Singapore skyline from an office building in Mapletree Business City in Singapore as an afternoon storm rolls across the sky.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Jul 2

Let us drink a toast to the memory of Willis Haviland Carrier, the inventor of modern air conditioning. This message brought to you by a high of 96ºF/36ºC today. However, it was a beautiful day for a scenic drive up the GW Parkway along the Potomac.

A view of the Potomac River, framed by trees and greenery the foreground, and trees on the other side of the river. A blue sky with white puffy clouds. Take from a scenic overlook off of the George Washington Parkway in Virginia.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Apr 20

Excellent spring weather for a work visit to Zürich. It's quite pleasant to be outside the US for a bit.

A photo of the city center of Zürich, Switzerland on a partly cloudy afternoon with the tree-lined Limmat river in the foreground. In the middle ground, the roofs of Zürich HB (main train station) and Landesmuseum Zürich (national museum) show above the trees. In the far background are Zürisee (Lake Zürich) and the Alps.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Mar 26

I have to say, the office view here is hard to beat.

The San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge on a sunny day with high wispy clouds. Take from an office building at the intersection of the Embarcadero and Harrison Street in San Francisco.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Feb 13

Philadelphia as we flew past.

A late twilight aerial photo of Philadelphia, PA (and Camden, NJ). The city lights fill most of the picture, with the Delaware River clearly visible. On the horizon at left is the very last bit of color from the sunset, and in the middle left is the jet engine nacelle of the airliner the picture was taken from.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Jan 19

Agreed. I've started baking bread every 2 weeks, just as a grounding exercise.

A freshly baked loaf of whole wheat bread sitting on a decorative wooden cutting board on a white countertop. One end of the loaf has been sliced off, and the bread knife is sitting on the cutting board in front of the loaf.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Dec 11

Some train stations are prettier than others.

Tall wide angle view of the rotunda of Bahnhof Enge in Zürich, Switzerland. The circular rotunda has gray stone walls and a wooden ceiling with lights suspended from it, with a high circular light in the center of the ceiling. Hallways lead away from the rotunda to shops, the street, and the train platforms. Taken on December 11, 2025 with an Insta360 X5 camera.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Oct 19

Lake Tahoe from the air, taken during a cross country flight last month.

Aerial photo taken on September 26, 2025 of Lake Tahoe, which straddles the border between California and Nevada. It was taken from south of the lake looking north, showing the lake surrounded by mountains. The image has been adjusted to enhance contrast and detail.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Oct 19

Office archaeology: the first computing device I bought with my own money, working at a computer store in high school. It still works, after giving it new batteries. Somewhere I should still have the card reader and barcode reader accessories for it.

A Hewlett Packard HP-41C calculator, dating from 1980.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Oct 11

Ah, October.

A retail store display of Christmas trees, ornaments, and other decorations

Amanda Walker@aw90· Jul 11

I just got home from a short work trip to Silicon Valley & San Francisco, so have a picture of a blue sky.

The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge under a cloudless blue sky. The foreground shows palm trees along the Embarcadero, and in the distance is Yerba Buena Island, with the city of Oakland, California on the horizon. June 9, 2025.

Amanda Walker@aw90· May 28

I had a nice walk around Westminster yesterday. Very British weather, so I was glad to have an umbrella.

The Great Clock of Westminster, commonly called "Big Ben" (which is the name of the bell)

A view of the London Eye from across the Thames in London, England

Amanda Walker@aw90· May 26

I admit that I teared up a bit while visiting the British Library today. "In June 1215, negotiations at Runnymede culminated in the granting of Magna Carta which limited unjust and arbitrary behaviour by the king. It also established the principle that everyone was subject to the rule of law."

One of the original copies of Magna Carta, on display at the British Library in London, UK

Amanda Walker@aw90· May 2

First iris of the season.

Three sunlit iris blooms with yellow flags and purple falls, against a blurred gray background.

Amanda Walker@aw90· May 1

The closest thing I can get to a bonfire here in suburbia, but it will do.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Mar 18

en route IAD-SEA, early evening.

A view of of an airplane window, showing the tops of clouds, shy, and s stripe of orange at the horizon.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Mar 9

The garden awakens!

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Amanda Walker@aw90· Feb 20

I like my EV, and get more satisfied every year that there was no Elon Musk involved.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Feb 11

The best way to fly from DC to NYC.

Early morning photo of an Amtrak Acela train at the platform at Union Station in Washington, DC.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Dec 21

Bits of blue sky over Lake Zürich.

Afternoon view looking east over Lake Zürich, showing blue sky and broken clouds, with sunlight dappling the opposite hillside

Amanda Walker@aw90· Dec 20

Visiting Zürich for the week. They definitely go in for Christmas decoration. But to be honest, mostly it's nice to take a break from the US for a bit.

Looking south at twilight down Banhofstrasse in Zürich, Switzerland showing lights hung in a grid pattern over the street.

bleachers arranged in a triangle resembling a Christmas tree, decorated with greenery and lights. A Ukrainian children's choir, all wearing red hats, are singing Christmas carols. Reference: https://www.singingchristmastree.ch

Looking down a street in Zürich, Switzerland with star-shaped lights strung across the street, extending for several blocks.

A picture of Hüsli (Christmas market stalls) along Banhofstrasse in Zürich, Switzerland, photobombed from the right by a tram.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Dec 11

I made this in 2017; I really should get around to mounting it and wiring up a power supply. I have a feeling it will come in handy.

A piece of neon tubing shaped into the electronic symbol for a resistor, sitting on a workbench and hooked up to a high voltage power supply so that it glows bright red.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Dec 9

Dusk in DC: looking northwest along Massachusetts Avenue at dusk, towards the Carnegie library (which is now an Apple Store).

A view from an upper floor looking northwest along Massachusetts Avenue at dusk, towards the Carnegie library (which is now an Apple Store), showing office buildings, a pink sky, and moderate traffic.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Dec 1

Huge fun. I should go to local live music more often. creativealliance.org/event/the-ot...

Amanda Walker@aw90· Nov 30

Winter is coming. I've had a very stressful year from all sides, so it's useful to take a step out of my day to day schedule to pause and reflect. 2025 will be quite a challenge, no matter how it goes, so it's good to take some time to recharge.

background: sky just after sunset with colors shading from blue a the top to orange at the bottom. foreground: silhouettes of many leafless trees coving most of the image.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Nov 27

I've been reading a bit of "so much for 'resistance'; where are your pink pussy hats and protests now?" This time it wasn't a surprise, and people know more about what they're getting into. So it will take different forms, but as long as cruelty remains, so will resistance.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Nov 24

A night shot from just about the same spot in the air as my morning shot:

Amanda Walker@aw90· Nov 22

Another recent photo: downtown San Francisco in morning light as I flew home from a business trip.

Amanda Walker@aw90· Nov 15

I'll start with a photo of some blue sky. Taken from Pier 57 in Manhattan, overlooking the Hudson River with Manhattan on the left, Jersey City on the right, and the Statue of Liberty way off in the distance in the center (only a few pixels in this photo, alas). Last business trip of 2024 (whew).