This week's #family history challenge--What's Your Favorite Discovery--from Amy Johnson Crow's #52Ancestors52Weeks sparked a vivid memory. In mid-January 2009 I discovered first hand what our nation's capital is like in winter. Washington, D.C.'s humid air wraps your body in a vise; a cold breeze off the river increases its grip. I walked briskly from the … Continue reading Grandma Serena Had A Cat
Photographs and Memories
A place to find all sorts of digital images including photos, document scans, maps, and screen snags.
Leaves on Kitchen Creek
In the big scheme of things
In the big scheme of things, I am just one person, one set of feet walking across the National Mall and into the National Gallery. I am just one camera capturing light and shadow, positive space and negative line. However "only" I am, I do have a vision of a just and safe space for … Continue reading In the big scheme of things
Renewed Acquaintance
Monarch butterflies come through northeastern Pennsylvania every year, finding our cone flowers tempting way stations. This year a specimen stayed focused on the nectar hunt long enough for me to snap dozens of photos from a variety of angles. I like these three perspectives for the detail that I could observe and research. The first … Continue reading Renewed Acquaintance
Heading Out
I am going to feel mixed up all week. Monday holidays scramble time frames and Tuesday will be Monday all week long. So I head out into this week, a bit off kilter, but hopeful that the path will lead to people and ideas that nourish hope. My reading list includes Rev. Dr. William J. … Continue reading Heading Out
Shoots, Roots, and Leaves 