The massacre of over a hundred innocent French and other citizens was horrific, and expected. The enemy of Western Civilization has been invited in their thousands to Western Europe for decades. Islam, and Islamists will forever be the enemy of Western Civilization, until they are rooted out and destroyed. Chance of that happening any time …
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This is the sanctuary at St. Joseph's Polish Catholic Church in Camden, New Jersey, during their 120th Anniversary celebration in 2012. The priest is Polish, and there is a Polish-language Mass daily. My husband grew up not far from here, and went to this church, and graduated from the parochial high school here (now defunct). …
Once, in a previous life, I was owned by a purebred Ruddy Abyssinian cat, named Veloce. She was the only purebred cat I have ever had, and it was a treat, just to look at her. Please enjoy this visual treat, in honor of National Cat Day. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/treat/National Cat Day
This week's challenge photo shows a lady who had to be VERY careful in order to get where she is shown. She has carefully climbed a rock spire at Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado. You can see her elation at having achieved her goal. However, this week's photo also requires another, to show …
I live in Snohomish County, Washington, north of Seattle. Yesterday I received my election ballot in the mail, since we have all-mail voting in our state. We have races for County Council, County Executive, and various other lower-level offices (City Councils, Assessor, Treasurer, Clerk, Sheriff...). The State of Washington also has "top-two" primaries, where the …
A closeup of Seattle's waterfront "Great Wheel" Ferris wheel. Up close, you can see the many elements that make up this beautiful engineering marvel. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/extraordinary/
When I need to get my groove back, I like to snuggle up with a good book and a warm cat. Here's the Warm Cat part, our Aristo-Cat Kikyo, draped over my legs while I recline on my bed with an Outlander book. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/happy-place/
A formal English Garden has many boundaries, usually some sort of hedge. The hedges separate the different kinds of plants in each area of the garden. This one is at Oxburgh Hall, near Cambridge, UK. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/boundaries/
In 2010, we literally raced a thunderstorm across Iowa. Taken from a moving car. https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/change-2015/
Just captured this this afternoon. Black-capped Chickadees, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Red-breasted Nuthatch, and Dark-eyed Juncos. From about two feet away. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGjwVJLLsfQ
