African Eyes
Young school children peer through the open window of their classroom. Their eyes are wide with wonder and curiosity at these light skinned strangers wandering around their campus. These kids, and they are the lucky ones...
Abandoned in Darien
Abandoned in Darien
The last visages of the day's sun illuminates the Spanish moss dripping from the live oak that gives its shade to this forlorn house. A bare bulb struggles to make its presence known through the window, while the clapboards seem to want to go the way of the front porch. As I pass by...
Sheldon Church – Mystery and History of Backroads
Our road trips take longer than they used to. Whenever possible we travel the back roads, the blue highways, the roads less traveled. While America’s interstate highways are efficient, they are also predictable and boring. But there is a lot of mystery and history to be discovered on the roads less traveled. Recently, while exploring the swamps and marshes of coastal South Carolina, we learned of the ruins of a pre-Revolutionary War church. After more research and reading we found out there are actually five such church ruins tucked away in these backwaters and all but forgotten.
Of New Beginnings and Possibilities
Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is ajar. ___Jim Butcher, Dead Beat For Lynne and me, our life together is like an unfinished book. Many chapters…
A Mighty Oak Tree, a Tiny Cabin
A small cabin, shaded by a hundred year old live oak, at the edge of a Louisiana bayou. Think of the fierce energy concentrated in an acorn! You bury it…
Macro Monday – Abstract with Glass Rods
An assortment of glass rods such as glass blowers use. Some are transparent, some translucent, some opaque; all are colorful. Take two.
Peace, Joy, Love & Laughter
Peace, Joy, Love and Laughter for you and yours. Best Wishes ___Manne Quin
One is the Loneliest Number, Or is It?
A young boy sits alone with his thoughts in Kolkata, India.What are his thoughts?What are your thoughts?All alone! Whether you like it or not, alone is something you'll be quite…
Serving Up Curry and Naan in Kumartuli
Down a narrow, winding lane in Kumartuli (Potter's Town) in Kolkata , India, a vendor is busy serving up curry and naan to the lunch time crowd. The potters here…
Without Darkness There is No Light
Late afternoon light streams through the stained glass window of a tiny chapel on the outskirts of Port au Prince, Haiti. Perhaps a metaphor of Haiti herself. In order for…