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Weekly Photo Challenge: On The Move – Guatemala

In Antigua, Guatemala, the transportation is as colorful as the surroundings.  Hover over each photo to see a description.

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Weekly Photo Challenge Split-Second Story: The Loneliness of the Rock ‘N Roll...

Rock Box Tuba Player, Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France Serendipity is one of the best parts of travel.  We ran into a performance by the street band  Rock Box one night in Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France.  You...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent Into the Grand Canyon

Maybe we should just view it from the top. Our destination, The Grand Canyon, Arizona, as seen in a warning sign as we start our descent. The real problem is hiking back up. This week’s challenge:...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Minimalist

This week’s challenge:  show a minimalist photo. This is the steeple at the chapel of Bishop’s Lodge, just outside Santa Fe. The chapel was built for the priest, Bishop Lamy, who was the inspiration...

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Fresh: NYU Graduation

This week’s photo challenge is “Fresh” which makes me think of college graduation, which is a fresh start, full of fresh young faces and enthusiasm for the future. “I’ll make a brand new start of it in...

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Blur: Kids Playing in Guatemala

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Blur.” I usually throw out the blurry pix because they’re not blurry on purpose, just bad camera settings.  But a little blur gives a great...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Afloat–Kayaks in Rockport, Mass.

Kayaks ready for a spin in Rockport Harbor, Massachusetts. On one of my favorite kayak trips from Rockport, on the Massachusetts coast, is to the Dry Salvages, a group of giant rocks off the coast of...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Enveloped….By Dogs

Don’t fall into this melee of hunting hounds at the Chateau de Cheverny in France–you’ll be enveloped. The Chateau of Cheverny in France’s Loire Valley is positively awash is hunting dogs.  Don’t walk...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Broken in Haiti

In Haiti, children make toys out of just about anything they can find. Just about everything is broken in Haiti.  Consequently, children fashion toys and activities out of whatever broken items are...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: On the Way in New York City

This glowing being looms over a New York policeman on Broadway. She’s on a giant advertising billboard and the cop next to her gives perspective. It’s easy to rush through New York City on your way to...

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“They’re Off”: A Vivid Horse Racing Experience

“They’re off!” Horse racing at Keeneland in Lexington, KY. In light of the Preakness tomorrow and the possibility of American Pharaoh winning the Triple Crown, it seems like a horse racing picture is...

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Rainbow Colors at St. Peter’s Fiesta, Gloucester

St. Peter’s Fiesta Carnival in Gloucester, Massachusetts You can’t beat a carnival for color. Each June, on the weekend closest to the Feast Day of St. Peter, the Italian-American fishing community of...

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Doors in Morocco

Doors inspire my imagination. Who lives inside?  What’s their life like? Poet Carl Sandburg* said “Shadows and ghosts go through doors.”  None are more mysterious or elaborate than the doors in...

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New Mexico Chilis: Know Your Boundaries

Click to view slideshow. Sometimes you need to set your own boundaries, know your limitations.  That’s especially the case with chilis. They may merely add flavor to cooking or set your mouth ablaze in...

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Careful! A Stroll Through MacKenzie-Childs

Click to view slideshow. Whenever I travel I carry a big black purse because it holds everything I need all the time–notebook, camera, water bottle, goodies I buy…. However, when I stroll through...

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Fabulous Holiday Windows in New York City

Architecture was the theme of this window at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City. It’s the time of year when retailers ramp up for the holidays with ornate holiday displays.  Nowhere in the U.S. is the...

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Trio of Spoons at Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis

A trio of souvenir spoons, each a gift from a guest at Spoon and Stable restaurant in Minneapolis. Chef Gavin Kaysen has a reputation, not only for his cuisine and his award-winning new restaurant...

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One Love? Maybe Not

I love street art.  Look carefully, you may find some great tongue-in-cheek advice for life, as with this little sign in Rockport, Massachusetts. weekly photo challenge

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Half-Light: Sunrise in St. Louis

I’m not fond of getting up before the sun rises, but sometimes it’s worth it.  Here, the half-light of early morning illuminates the Courthouse and the St. Louis Arch, reflected in a puddle....

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The Humor and Home of James Thurber

Cartoons and funny articles in a style that is spare and gentle. James Thurber was one of the most beloved humorists of the last century and his cartoons were regularly featured in The New Yorker for...

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