Category Archives: Photo Challenges

It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

My neighborhood today is snowed in, with the snow still falling. Gotta love March in New England… The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge today was to do a post completely from a phone, including a photo of your neighborhood. As nice as … Continue reading

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Forward… Across the Bridge

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Bridges – Their whole purpose is to connect things – to carry us safely from on place to another. One of the lovely things about many cities is that their rivers run right through them. And it seems to me that … Continue reading

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Just a Kiss…

Remember when you were little and fell down? Usually more startled or scared than hurt, you would run to the nearest grown-up – often Mom, for comfort. And she would kiss it and make it better. The placebo effect of … Continue reading

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Purple Mountain Majesty

I’m really a water person.  I’m drawn to lakes, rivers, oceans, and even the little stream in my back yard. But there’s something majestic and awe-inspiring in the mountains as well. I grew up in Pennsylvania, where the rolling Appalachians … Continue reading

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Home Sweet Home

We’re getting better at this “named winter storm” thing in New England. Our governors have learned to close limited access highways before six 18-wheelers have skidded off the road, and to keep us off the other roads early, so that … Continue reading

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Love in its Many Forms

Love isn’t simple. The ancient Greeks understood this so well that they had three different words to express it: 1)   Agape –  Perfect, unconditional love – Often characterized as the love of God. Most of us mere mortals have … Continue reading

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