Tag: postaday
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Mirror
Aurora looked into the mirror and liked what she saw, dancing and shimmering along the horizon, with shades of purple and green, as the stars twinkled in appreciation of the sight. Friday night at the cabin on a little lake in the Minnesota northwoods was special, indeed. Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Frame
The brilliant blue waters contrast with the battered window housing one of the many cannons of Castillo San Felipe del Morro (El Morro) in Puerto Rico. Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. “Frame” is this week’s theme. Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge; further details…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Opposites (The Blue and the Gray)
This past weekend coincided with the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. The Union versus Confederate armies represented the opposing sides in the Civil War, clashing mightily, battle after battle, with both sides sustaining massive loss of life not only from combat casualties but even more so from disease and illness…
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She Believed, So She Did (Weekly Photo Challenge: Partners)
As I sat on the bus at 5:45 a.m., I was reminded that the next several hours were going to come down to believing I could do it … I would do it … I was going to run a marathon. Despite the weather forecast, my anxiety disappeared the day before the race (perhaps recounting…
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Do Not Hurry the Journey (Weekly Photo Challenge: Half-Light)
Remembering to enjoy the journey, rather than missing the joys along the way because of a focus on the destination, is a constant struggle. C.P. Cavafy’s poem “Ithaka” reminds us in the most lyrical way that what fills our spirits during our lives are all those journeys connected together, making up the memories we treasure. Keep Ithaka…
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