All historical references, especially American history
I am publishing this essay in its entirety, pithy, and in rhyme, to boot! It would be great if all of my followers would re-blog this. They say truth will set you free But it is the opposite of what we see Those whose crimes were concealed Are not punished when they're revealed When their …
Continue reading Guest Blogger (from Twitter): Nate Buttitta on What is Happening Today
How do you capture time? How do you even describe time? That's a brain-breaker indeed. One of my favorite things to photograph is the wake of a boat or a ship. The boat cleaves through the water, and always leaves behind evidence of its passing. If the boat is turning, it shows you where the …
So, this week's challenge mentions once-in-a-lifetime events. Visiting an erupting volcano is about as once-in-a-lifetime as it gets! On our cruise to Hawaii in 2018, we were treated to an after-dark experience when the cruise ship hovered about a mile offshore the Big Island of Hawaii, and we get all the sensations of a volcano …
Today is American Independence Day. On July 4, 1776, America with its Declaration Of Independence, marked its separation from England, and the initiation of the Greatest Country on God's Green Earth. In addition to becoming a country of its own, America became the first in all of human history. What First, you ask? America became …
There are some places that just lend themselves to a spiritual state of mind. I am always in awe of the power of Nature, especially features that demonstrate raw power. We harness the power of high waterfalls to make electricity. I could stand there for a long time, just watching and listening to the power …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #254: Spiritual Sites
Fragments are parts of things. Sometimes, you can tell what the original thing was, just by looking at the fragment. These pieces of driftwood were once trees. These fragments, all in a row, tell you that once on this beach, there was a dock for boats to tie up. This remnant is probably from the …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #253: Fragments
I have always been fascinated by architecture, as a demonstration of man's capacity to create structures of beauty. Cultures all over the world erect buildings that reflect their varying cultural traditions. Aside from cultural traditions, architectural details show the artistic period when the building was built. One day, I took my camera and went to …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #251: Beauty in the Buildings
A couple of weeks ago, there was an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, where the author wrote about the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, and how most of the world forgot it when the pandemic petered out and life returned to normal. I begged to differ at the time, but thought little of it afterwords. …
Continue reading Remembering Covid: A letter to the editors of the Wall Street Journal
On January 12, 1951, Rush Limbaugh was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He would grow up to be the most famous, consequential radio personality of the 20th and 21st centuries-not bad for a guy who hated school, didn't graduate from college, and got fired from his early jobs many times. As he always said, he …
Continue reading Happy and Sad at the same time: Rush Limbaugh’s Birthday
So Terri gave us alternatives this week. Photos of our town, or our favorite town. I live in Western Washington, in a small city considered a suburb of Seattle. This is the waterfront on Puget Sound, just north of the US Navy Base in Everett. This is Silver Lake, just south of my house. And …
Continue reading Sunday Stills: My Town, and my Favorite Town (not the same)
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