Day: March 10, 2018

SUDDENLY, THE YEAR TURNS

Suddenly ... Age is a very strange thing. You are a child, then you are young and these days, you are young for a very long time. Young really up through your fifties and for many people, pretty youthful into their sixties. Then, it changes. Maybe a little. Sometimes a lot and quite suddenly. The … Continue reading SUDDENLY, THE YEAR TURNS

GIRL POWER!

A Photo a Week Challenge: Girl Power From Nancy Merrill: While it might seem a bit cliché, literally none of us would be here without women. All of our lives have been touched by women: mothers, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, sisters. I was fortunately enough to take family photos for this wonderful group of women (and the … Continue reading GIRL POWER!

INTERNET ADDICTION AND POWER OUTAGES – BY ELLIN CURLEY

We lost power in a big wind and rain storm a few weeks ago. Our power was out for 24 hours but we didn’t suffer much at all. We have a generator that powers most of the house. We had most of our lights and our heat was on, as was our refrigerator and freezer. … Continue reading INTERNET ADDICTION AND POWER OUTAGES – BY ELLIN CURLEY

CEE’S DIRECTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – March 9, 2018 I am directionally challenged and never know which way I'm supposed to be going. There's a certain futility to my progress through the roads of the world. I can read a map -- fortunately -- but most maps don't show small, local roads, so once I'm … Continue reading CEE’S DIRECTIONAL CHALLENGE TO THE DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED

WINTRY – IT SNOWED ALL NIGHT

THURSDAY’S SPECIAL: WINTRY This year winter came late, but when it finally did, it hit us intensely with tons of snow and storm winds. Snow even appeared on the streets of Rome and Venice. I did not go south to capture it, but here is a scene from a small town nested amidst Italian mountains. … Continue reading WINTRY – IT SNOWED ALL NIGHT