Category Archives: Photo Challenges

Weekly Travel Challenge: Walls

Posted on January 25, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Mending Wall by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun; And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged Mending Wall, Robert Frost, Weekly Travel Theme | 31 Comments

Beyond the Horizon

Posted on January 19, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Photography is a remarkable thing. It can take us places we’ve never been. It can validate or change our views of history. It can bring back wonderful memories, or share them with people who couldn’t be there in the moment. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged Beyond, in the distance, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek | 23 Comments

Looking Glass Reflections

Posted on January 13, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

When I’m walking on city streets, I’m generally focused on where I’m going, avoiding other pedestrians, and making crossings safely. When I drive on city streets, I’m similarly preoccupied, and I rarely look above the first floor of any buildings. … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges | Tagged Glass, Montreall, photography, photos, reflections, Weekly Travel Theme | 30 Comments

Star Light, Star Bright

Posted on January 11, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

There’s something mystical and beautiful about a Moravian Star. It has a wonderful symmetry – and in fact, was supposedly first created as part of a geometry lesson in a Moravian (a Protestant denomination) school in Germany. It has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Travelogues | Tagged Christmas Star, Memories, Moravian Church, Moravian Star, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek, Traditions | 48 Comments

Fragile: Handle With Care

Posted on December 16, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged choices, Delicate, family, Fragile, lifestyle, Relationships, TLC | 37 Comments

Letting Go and Moving On

Posted on December 8, 2012 by The Retiring Sort

Reluctance by Robert Frost Out through the fields and the woods And over the walls I have wended; I have climbed the hills of view And looked at the world, and descended; I have come by the highway home, And … Continue reading →