Sweet Adversity #1
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. Joseph Campbell This is what I did the day before surgery. I curled up in bed, wishing for the impossible–that I didn’t have...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: (Famous and Personal) Monuments
In our travels, we often seek out famous local monuments and sites. Like many tourists, we spend time admiring the statues of and tributes to conquering heroes who won great battles for their...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Winter Warmth (in Chicago)
[W]inter tames man, woman and beast…. ~William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew (Grumio) Here’s my definition of warmth for this week’s photo challenge: On a recent cold winter night in Chicago, I...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Staying Afloat and Rising Above Like Neil Marks
This little sailor in front of an antique store caught my eye last summer when we were visiting Greenport, Long Island. He is bravely staying afloat and rowing against the tide. (In fact, his task...
View ArticleWPC: Looking to the Future
This is that time of year when we seem to be stuck in the winter doldrums and I want to leap ahead towards spring and summer. So, this week’s photo theme is right on target. I’m very happy to...
View ArticleLens-Artists Photo Challenge: #24 Seasons
If you stay stuck in the past season or fixated on the future season, you will miss the one you’re in. — Maree Dee The seasons follow their own rhythm. They are proof that change is a natural part of...
View ArticleLens-Artists Photo Challenge #39: Hello April
In the first week of April the weather turned suddenly, unseasonably, insistently lovely. The sky was blue, the air warm and windless, and the sun beamed on the muddy ground with all the sweet...
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