As I've mentioned before, I try to choose a theme for each trip that I take -- something I photograph consistently which gives my collection of photos from the trip some shape. On a recent trip to Austria and Germany, that theme was windows.

I focused on what could be seen through windows...

... as well as the windows themselves.

This image shows the smokestacks of the crematorium at Mauthausen, a concentration camp.

They are reflected in the windows of one of the barracks where the prisoners lived.

I sat outside these windows in Salzburg and listened to a chamber orchestra rehearse.

I love the fanciful plaster work on these windows.

And the flowers were all in bloom -- everyone had window boxes.

Even broken windows somehow look prettier in Austria.

A note: I used a tool called Poladroid to turn my photos in to Polaroids. I learned about Poladroid from Teacher Meets World. She blogged about how to install and use Poladroid here!

And how did I find out about Teacher Meets World? Well, I met her through DeliciousBaby.com's Photo Friday. Thanks to all of you who joined me from PF, and if you haven't checked it out, do!