Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #383: Looking back to #174-Shapes and Designs

I learned that "shapes" are what are found in Nature; "designs" are what humans make, often mimicking that Nature. "I think that I shall never see a Poem as lovely as a Tree" is a little snippet of poetry that I'll bet every school child learns (author is Joyce Kilmer, who was male-yeah, I never …

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Random photos, Hillsdale College campus

We have never been on campus in the winter before. This time, the daytime temperatures hovered around 23F, and at night got close to zero. The campus is in the middle of a huge construction boom, with multiple areas closed off and full of construction equipment. Snow was everywhere. One of the new buildings going …

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #254: Spiritual Sites

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 …

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Lens-Artists Challenge #116: Symmetry. It’s hard-wired.

In my graduate studies in Psychology, one unit we studied was "interpersonal attractiveness". The professors at my university had done numerous studies of what makes a person attractive.  They asked thousands of study subjects to rate photographs of various people, male and female, young and old.  There are many dimensions to attractiveness, and different people …

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A Trip to Hillsdale College, 175 years!

The first week of October, Hubby and I flew to Michigan, to attend the Hillsdale College 175th Anniversary Gala, and the dedication of the new Christ Chapel.  The weather was fine on the flight out, and we got to see Mount Rainier from above. We arrived in Detroit, picked up the rental car, and headed …

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