Approaching the middle

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. Istanbul. 16 Apr 2024.

We're nearing the middle of the month, and I'm continuing to look back over photos, experiences and achievements from the previous year. I've now surpassed 2015's posts total and may end up near 2016's total of 263. That would be the most since 2012, which is not something I set out to do at the start of the year.

I have some interesting data points from the blog. One of my most read posts in the past week has been 2015's O Tannenpalm, which covered the then-25th anniversary of Corona's O'Tannenpalm ad. The Christmas-themed ad turns 35 (!) next year. By far my most read post ever on the blog is my overview of Elizabeth Key Grinstead, which continues to get many hits twelve years later.

I don't regularly look at the views for the blog, but there were about 5,600 so far in the past 30 days. The Research Question Progress and last month's write-up on proving the connection with the Gibson family using DNA have attracted some views.

I have a year-in-photos recap coming up (probably next week), along with a year-in-research post (closer to the end of the month).

The photo at the top shows a ferry operating on the Bosphorus, likely taking passengers between the Asian and European sides of Istanbul.