Tag: Caribbean
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Preserving Moments, Part I (30 Days of Gratitude: Day 6)
Photography is amazing — it allows us to capture a moment in time to revisit again and again. Some of those moments are heartbreaking. We have seen its power during times of tragedy and disaster … too many times in the recent days and months. Gratefully, photography also allows us to revisit happier times. Even…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Sea
A speck of pristine beach and palm trees waving in the breeze, surrounded by the turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean Sea. Over 20 years ago, for our honeymoon, my husband and I took a laid-back “windjammer” cruise, sailing the sea for several nights on an old clipper ship. (Since this was before the days…
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Weekly Writing Challenge: I Wish I Were
Miles away from the devastated northeast corner of the United States, and even farther away from the storm-ravaged Caribbean, it is easy to watch the news, scroll through the online media sources, and murmur to oneself, “such a shame, how awful.” Skimming through Facebook posts from friends close to and far from the path of Hurricane Sandy,…