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Tag Archives: photography
Phone Fun
The day was Friday, November 13. The time was 1:15 p.m. The occasion was my online-scheduled, social-distanced, not-so-express pickupped iPhone 12 Pro Max. With the alternating frenzy and lethargy of the last two weeks, I was uncharacteristically and unapologetically eager … Continue reading
Dostoevsky in Beulah Land
Despite the glorious, almost too-warm temperatures for a day six weeks into autumn, I took off for my late-morning walk with a heavy heart. I was depressed, outraged, and frightened over lost hopes for a return to American values, a … Continue reading
Posted in current events, divisiveness, hope, photography, politics
Tagged hope, meaning, photography, politics
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10,000 Steps (and Photos?)
Almost three months have passed since I last posted here–by far the longest dry spell since I started writing in 2016. Not accidentally, this hiatus coincides with my newly rediscovered passion for fitness. Last May, my family doctor told me … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, fitness, nature, photography
Tagged 10K-a-Day, exercise, fitness, Gerard Manley Hopkins, photography
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Saying Goodbye to Maggie
On November 1, 2016, a calico cat now known as Kedi (after the movie) gave birth to four kittens. By the beginning of December, even though the calendar had not officially passed the winter solstice, the weather was cold, and … Continue reading
Bible Belt Billboards
I am very much aware of the Great Commission. I memorized it in Sunday school when I was about eight years old, at a time when the King James version was still in vogue and children still memorized Bible verses: … Continue reading
Ennui; or, The Cat Who Read Mallarmé
La chair est triste, hélas! et j’ai lu tous les livres. [The flesh is sad, alas! and I have read all the books.]
A Monday Mystery
What is it? Please make your guess as a comment on the blog.
St. Roch: A Lesson in Faith
According to the Golden Legend (translated into English by William Caxton in 1483 as The Lives of the Saints), St. Roch/Rocke was born in the 14th century into a noble family in the city of Montpelier. His parents had prayed for an … Continue reading
Posted in cemetery, photography, religion
Tagged cemetery, faith, history, photography, religion
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